Tacoma - OVTUNE - VFTUNER - Update Info and Original Development

At the ready!!!

 

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Or, you could put Windows on your internal drive and store all your porn on an external drive.

 

Yes, you will need to register your computers system ID with OVTune before you can have any access to what you paid for, you will not need the OBD cable to do this step. Looks like Matt has already replaced the old registration instructions on the website with the updated instructions for the flasm manager. I would suggest waiting until the flash manager is live and available for download as it includes the new process for registering the ID

https://www.ovtuned.com/pages/instructions-downloads

 

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and Over Powered lol

 

Being that they're updating the FM software anyway I wonder why they don't automate this process... Plenty of other applications that limit your use to a certain number of computers allow you to register and de-register computers from your license via the interface without all this manual intervention. Seems like it would save Mat a lot of work / e-mailing and be more user friendly as well.

 

Has anyone asked if we need to get new registry file or if the one already in use will work.

 

Stop. Now. You are offending my design sensibilities

 

Going on 40 minutes here, must be one massive dump!

 

The registry file you have will work as long as you haven’t changed the computer it’s registered to.

 

I was thinking the same thing, but reading the instructions it looks like FM still uses the flash utility so I think anyone who is registered already will be good to go.

 

ongoing development. you're right in the middle of it. everything could be perfect in a perfect world...

 

With our new flash Manager release comes two new tunes for the AT.
1. Revised Base (mpg)
2. Performance ( 87, 91, 93)

The revisions to our base mpg file (which is the file that has been released) changes: idle target speed, ignition timing, valve timing slightly, and a few other controls to mitigate issues on some trucks that have mis-fires during cold start. Along with fixing unstable idle on some ECUs.

Regarding performance version:
There will be 3 versions (based on octane).
87 Octane Performance version does not add power except for higher RPM.

Changes made to the performance version:
- Revised Shift scheduling and Revised downshift controls for D mode.
- 6800 RPM rev / Shift limiter in 1rst and 2nd gear. - Datalog below shows that 2nd gear @ 6800 RPM = 70mph.
- Ignition timing curve has been completely recalibrated for performance, and as a result from 5000 to 6800 rpm is much more responsive. Wheel spin is a concern above 5500 RPM.


Data-Log test results
Cold engine misfire count (taken with techstream)
A maximum of 4 misfires counted during a 12 minute drive from cold engine (35* outside)
(Gap in log is where truck was shut off, restarted and drove aggressively)






Knock Control on Performance version (93 octane test)
A maximum of 1.2* of knock retard recorded (Before KCS learning curve applied) with KCS @ 30+
Ignition curve is smooth and increasing with RPM as seen. This 1* of knock will be trimmed out with later driving.



Ignition Curve -
Our Performance oriented Ignition curves targets a maximum of 31* peak advance at WOT. Producing as much power as possible with pump gas.



Performance Testing - Highway Speed:
As you can see here you can reach 70MPH in 2nd gear with our new performance map at 6800 rpm.
1rst gear is very aggressive up top, so we caution you to take some time to get used to it.
3rd gear and above are limited to stock shift limit @ 5800

At operating temperature with aggressive and highway driving zero misfires were counted.




Knock control working properly adding and reducing based on immediate feedback. Other than some tip-in low RPM knock which is extremely common on high compression engines these days, knock is almost non existent or within an acceptable 1* reduction range.





Fuel Pressure stays above 2500 PSI during long, high load pulls. (2nd gear - highway - 68000 RPM)




Camshaft timing -
Camshaft timing has been modified slightly for better knock control.
One thing that has been noticed on my test truck is that the exhaust cams (bank 1) does not always respond as quickly as Bank 2 in acquiring the target VVT angle.
Not really an issue and very unlikely to be a hardware problem. Just an observance.
This is NOT a cause for concern or for people to get all worked up over. < bold, italic, underlined in red because I know how some people react >





Overall

Performance version is very likely the tune that people are wanting when it comes to more response, with a minimal decrease in mpg.
Performance version of the tune does drive exceptionally on the highway, however due to the changes to the tune, you may not see as much MPG (especially city driving) as the base - MPG oriented version of the tune.

 

just for clarity.. no new MT tune with the new FM release? if no, we'll shut up and wait in the background.

 

Tried to update flash manager and it gave me a folder not available error?

 

Gearlock version is performance + locking
So it's :
base mpg
Performance
Performance + Lock up

 

Where are you seeing FM? I don't see the link.

 

Personally I wouldn’t do it like that but to each their own. One more thing to potentially go wrong and cause problems during the flashing process.

This is also not a supported configuration from either Apple or Microsoft, so do so at your own risk. It’s very likely a future update could blow the whole thing up.

Also keep in mind running windows off a usb drive is going to be slower than running it off the internal drive, sometimes significantly so depending on your configuration.

 

Soooooo when is this going live