FuelTech
FuelTech (FuelTech Brasil, CNPJ 05.704.744/0001-00; FuelTech USA)
FuelTech is a Brazilian maker of all-in-one ECUs with built-in touchscreens, ignition products and sensors, with a US operation in Ball Ground, Georgia. It is strong in drag racing with its PowerFT (FT450-FT600) and VisionFT (FT470/FT700) lines.
History
- 1999Roots: Anderson Dick built the TurboPRO fuel controller as a UFRGS engineering student (Wikipedia)
- 2003FuelTech registered on 23 April 2003 in Porto Alegre
- 2007Dick began visiting US drag events; est. 70% share of South American performance-ECU market (Wikipedia)
- 2014FT500 launched (developed with Pro Line Racing) and FuelTech USA opened in Ball Ground, GA (Wikipedia)
- 2016FT600 launched (Wikipedia); electrification division created (Motor Show)
- 2020Acquired Energy Systems, an EV-conversion technology company (Motor Show)
- 2022First SEMA Show appearance (Motor Show)
- 2023VisionFT line (FT700 family) and new Vision software (Wikipedia)
- 2024April 2024 floods submerged the facility; operations later resumed (Wikipedia)
- 2025FT700 Plus became spec VCU for Stock Car Pro Series (Wikipedia)
Contact
- Address
- FuelTech USA: 455 Wilbanks Dr., Ball Ground, GA 30107, USA. Brazil: Avenida das Indústrias, 864 (entrance Rua Bernardino Bernardi, 10), Anchieta, Porto Alegre - RS, CEP 90200-290
- Phone
- USA 678-493-3835 / 855-595-3835; Brazil +55 (51) 3019-0500
- Not published
- Website
- www.fueltech.net
- Contact
- Contact page ↗
Tuning software
- Current
- FTManager 5.71 (FT600/FT550/FT500/FT500LITE/FT450); FuelTech Vision 00.03.00.01 (FT470/FT700/FT700PLUS, Windows and macOS)
- Cost
- Free downloads; no paid licence mentioned
- Download
- Official download page ↗
- Old versions
- Official archive ↗
Software history
- 2010FT400/FT350 Software Pack 1.93 · 'Previous generation software - 2010 & older' ECU Manager/Datalogger
- 2014FTManager · PowerFT line software; archived from v3.05 to v5.70; FT500/FT500LITE supported only up to 4.91; start year is when FT500 launched, not a confirmed FTManager release date
- 2023FuelTech Vision · Software for VisionFT line; current 00.03.00.01
Links go to the maker's own download pages. Installers are not hosted here.
FuelTech ECUs
6 current. Cheapest first.
