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PowerFT Series - Fully Programmable Standalone ECU
Inspired by a passion for victory - whether on the track or the personal satisfaction of a perfectly tuned car - FuelTech created the PowerFT line of ECUs. Designed to extract maximum performance and safety from your project, street car, drag car, off-road vehicle, motorcycle, or any application that demands serious functionality with ease of use and great results.
The FuelTech FT450 is the perfect choice for cost-effective builds. Featuring a robust, waterproof plastic housing with an automotive 26-pin connector, 7 configurable inputs and 10 configurable outputs, it packs serious capability into a compact package.
The 4.3" display shares the same dashboard as the FT600, providing clear heads-up information to the driver while enabling features like an engine start button and virtual LEDs for warning lights - high beam, turn signals, and more. The display also gives complete access to all map adjustments, so you can edit tables and settings without a computer. It's the perfect integration between ECU and dashboard.
4.3" Display
Same dashboard as FT600 - tune without a computer
Up to 8 Cylinders
Otto cycle with 2 Wankel rotors supported
Waterproof Housing
Robust plastic enclosure with 26-pin automotive connector
Drag Race Ready
Burnout, 2-step, 3-step, pro-nitrous & more
| Feature | FT450 |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Otto cycle engine control | 8 cyl |
| Wankel engines (rotary) | 2 |
| Sequential, semi-sequential and multipoint fuel control | YES |
| Distributor and crank trigger ignition control | YES |
| Wasted spark and sequential ignition control | YES |
| Electronic throttle body control (Drive-By-Wire) | NO |
| Idle speed control by PWM valve | YES |
| Idle speed control by electronic throttle, stepper motor and ignition timing | NO |
| Closed loop injection through O2 sensor (wideband lambda) | YES |
| Real-time programmable via screen or PC through FTManager Software | YES |
| Inputs | |
| Differential input for RPM signal | YES |
| Differential input for cam sync signal | NO |
| Input channels totally configurable (digital and analogical) | 7 |
| High sensitivity inputs (gear shifter force sensor) | NO |
| Editable sensor reading scale | YES |
| 103 psi internal MAP sensor (7 bar absolute, 14.7 psi vacuum, 88 psi boost) | YES |
| USB port for computer and FuelTech software connection | YES |
| CAN ports (FuelTech FTCAN 2.0 / 1.0 - WB-O2 Nano, EGT-8, Racepak IQ3, VNET, AIM, etc.) | 1 |
| Outputs | |
| Configurable output channels | 10 |
| Blue outputs¹ | 6 |
| Gray outputs² | 4 |
| Yellow outputs³ | 0 |
| Injection Control | |
| Sequential injection (blue outputs) | 6 |
| Closed loop fuel control through O2 sensor (wideband) | YES |
| 2 injector banks (staged injection banks A and B) | YES |
| Main map to MAP or TPS to RPM | YES |
| Main map 3D advanced up to 32×32 points (adjustable map index and size) | YES |
| Simplified 2D map with up to 1×32 cells per MAP or TPS and RPM compensation | YES |
| Injection time resolution 0.001 ms | YES |
| Fuel enrichment and decay adjust | YES |
| Individual cylinder trim setting by MAP or RPM | YES |
| Starting engine map with engine temperature | YES |
| Ignition Control | |
| Sequential ignition with individual coil | 5⁴ |
| Main map to MAP or TPS to RPM | YES |
| Main map 3D advanced up to 32×32 points (adjustable map index and size) | YES |
| Simplified 2D map with up to 1×32 cells per MAP or TPS and RPM compensation | YES |
| Ignition angle resolution 0.01° | YES |
| Timing compensation (air temperature, engine and gear) | YES |
| Dashboard Screen / On Board Computer | |
| Screen dashboard with different sizes and styles for any equipment or sensor | YES |
| Upper tab with 10 LED lights, coloured RGB and adjustable progressive shift light | NO |
| 4 RGB LED side lights (3 different combined settings) | NO |
| 4 Virtual LED | YES |
| Diagnosis dashboard with real-time info on all inputs, outputs, CAN and status events | YES |
| Internal Datalogger | |
| Multiple logs recording (channels) | 256 |
| Configurable sampling rate per channel | 1, 5, 25, 50, 100 or 200Hz |
| Automatic activation by RPM, through screen or external button | YES |
| Data storage for up to⁵ | 2h 50min |
| FTManager Datalogger Software for viewing and comparing logs | YES |
| Drag Race Features | |
| Burnout mode, 2-step, 3-step, timing table for rev launch, 2-step by wheel speed or pressure/position of clutch, time-based RPM limiter, time-based ignition timing compensation, pro-nitrous setting (up to 6 stages), gear shift output, time-based output, staging control, wheelie control | YES |
| Other Features | |
| Integrated GearController (clutchless gear shifting via strain gauge sensor) | NO |
| Integrated BoostController, wastegate valve pressure control, idle speed control by timing / step motor / PWM valve or electronic throttle body, deceleration fuel cut-off, cooling fan control (up to 2), A/C control, fuel pump control (6s prime), VTEC control, progressive nitrous control, automatic transmission control, lockup control, launch delay control | YES |
| Protection & Alerts | |
| RPM limiter by fuel or ignition cut; shift light⁶ with sound and dashboard alert and/or external shift light; configurable safe mode options | YES |
| General Characteristics | |
| Display brightness adjusts, night/day mode, audible & visual alerts, external shift light, 5 memory positions, user & tuner protection passwords, PC communication via USB | YES |
| Working temperature | -4°F to 158°F |
| Maximum power supply | 20V |
ECU
5.75" × 3.62" × 2.13"
Weight: 10 oz
Box
12.2" × 8.86" × 3.34"
Weight (with harness): 92 oz
¹ Recommended for high impedance injectors without an external driver (up to 4 injectors per output)
² Recommended for ignition (open collector outputs with 5V power supply)
³ Recommended for driving stepper motors, electronic throttle, ignition and 12V loads
⁴ Use blue output number 6 as a 5th ignition output on FT450
⁵ Data recording time depends on the sample rate and the number of channels being recorded
⁶ FT550LITE not supported
All specifications, features, and technical data sourced from official FuelTech documentation.