I think that would be a great feature to have. My preference for the 3 modes are as follows...
ECO for economy;
SPORT for the aggressive maps, like a race/track mode;
NORMAL for a show/exhibition mode including the exhaust burble/popping/backfire you mentioned was possible in a past post.

Not sure if this would be possible but starting the car in "Valet mode" would be really sweet and valuable to some. Personally, I purchased your tune for the performance, anything extra is icing on the cake.

 

Tune files sent out to several people.
If you need any help, questions, troubleshooting, anything please contact us by support@ovtune.zendesk.com. I will be available all weekend.

I am working on other ECU IDs to get to everyone this weekend.

 

Thanks Mat for releasing the tune; it's been 3 years in the making haha .

Here are my initial thoughts and comparison to the TTi Stage 2 tune:

If you take nothing else away from this, the OV Tuneis better for driving than any of TTi's tunes. On the butt dyno, the TTi made more power, but it's difficult to tell because TTi's was stage 2 whereas OV is stage 1; furthermore, TTi is all midrange (3000-5000RPM) whereas OV is much more linear. The throttle on OV is more responsible and has less delay before it goes at 2500 when you hit boost. Finally, the transmission tune holds revs better than TTi. I can't tell if it downshifts quicker as it's fast enough for me, but it definitely upshifts faster.

The way I described the car on OV Stage 1 to Mat is: it's like a less torquey 328i. While that may not sound fantastic, the 328i is all torque which makes the driving experience a little jarring sometimes.

Cheers!

 

NX 78132 tuned! Thanks to Mathew for all the work, first and foremost. Below are some comments/observations in relation to TTi's stg 1 ECU+TCU tune.

EDIT EDIT EDIT Apparently this isn't the final version yet, with TCU unchanged! EDIT EDIT EDIT
EDIT EDIT EDIT Apparently this isn't the final version yet, with TCU unchanged! EDIT EDIT EDIT
EDIT EDIT EDIT Apparently this isn't the final version yet, with TCU unchanged! EDIT EDIT EDIT

THE GOOD:

• Throttle response from a standing start is instantaneous.
• Seems to pull a lot harder than TTi stg 1 from 4-5.5k.
• Engine sounds almost as smooth as the factory tune and not as coarse as TTi’s.
• No CEL on my drive to work. I’m currently on RON 100, which converts to about US 95.5 octane. No downpipe as well.
• One price for both ECU + transmission tune. Had to pay extra for TTi's.

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED:

• Throttle response from a rolling start of around 30-40 Km/h seems a little sluggish.
• Transmission is not eager to downshift even at what feels like 80% accelerator input, feels like an ’07 Camry 3.5 V6 we used to have, which would rather slug up from 2k rpm rather than downshift.
• While rev limit is still stock, auto-upshift in M mode still seems to be there.

Transmission issues may be related to 6AT vs IS's 8AT and might be able to be solved by implementing the Tacoma 6AT improvements. Will keep everyone posted on further observations.

 

This would be great. The ideal set up for me would be:

ECO: Conservative VVT and fueling, more of that simulated Atkinson cycle thing that Toyota touts to save fuel, normal shift tables, maybe even more ECO than the factory tune's ECO depending on consensus. This can act as valet mode as someone requested.

NOR: Performance VVT and fueling, normal smooth shift tables

SPO/+: Performance VVT and fueling, performance shift tables, transmission solenoids activating a little more aggresively

• With 1.01, what variations were introduced among modes?
• Are there provisions to alter steering assist in the ECU tune file, or is that located in another vehicle control module?

 

Any ETA for 53Q22?

 

On my IS200T (everything stock, not tuned yet), I can disable auto-upshift in M mode by manually disabling traction control (here is how I do that: while the car is in complete stop, HOLD the traction button down for more than 3 seconds until your dash screen shows a message saying traction control is OFF). Once the traction control is at its lowest setting (OFF) + M mode, auto-upshift no longer intervenes, you'll have to upshift the gear yourself or engine will just cut off the throttle when at RPM rev limiter.

I am not sure if this simple trick works on a NX, you may give it a try and test it out.

 

My preference would be as follows:
ECO> replace it with the stock NORMAL mode.
Here are the reasons:

• I never use the ECO mode because it just makes the car feels very lazy even for normal driving.
• I prefer to keep the stock NORMAL mode because I think it's advantageous to retain the Auto-Atkinson mode for light engine load scenarios (e.g. highway cruising)

NORMAL> OV's tune

SPORT> OV's more aggressive tunes

just my 2 cents.

 

This unfortunately doesn't work on the NX, even with TCS fully disabled (Amber light in addition to center message).

On another note, Normal and Sport modes seem to be flipped in my vehicle's tune, with N feeling way livelier than S. I'm still waiting for the full/non-test tune from OV.

 

Everything pending will be out this week. For 53N82, and 83 we have an update for the TCU we will send to everyone.

After that, we will begin our code development for the next patch.

 

Would be really cool to have a straight up ECO mode where you can basically drive with minimal boost.

and yeah the transmission is tuned really soft from the factory during WOT upshifts. you can feel the clutch packs slip. i wonder how crisp tuning can make that. can it shift like the 8 speed in the RCF/ISF? Is it just tuning that distinguishes the two transmissions?

 

http://www.passwordjdm.com/JDM-Lexus-Parts-C3496.aspx

PasswordJDM has a lot of carbon fiber engine pieces of the 200t.

 

I haven't received my tune file yet, are you guys releasing them over the weekend?

 

Seriously Orangevirus need to update us about their progress on our tune...i'm still waiting for my tune file...78035

 

Likewise. I was sent the test tune on April 6 but was told that this doesn't incorporate transmission changes yet. Sport and Normal modes seem to be flipped as well.

In the meantime, I installed an FTP charge pipe earlier this week. Low end torque seems to have diminished, but the top end seems to pull a lot harder. Did anyone notice this as well? I speculate that this stemmed from the larger charge pipe diameter causing both lower intake velocity for a given psi at the low-end and larger flow capacity at the high-end, though I don't have any hard data to prove it.