FuelTech
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FuelTech is a Brazilian manufacturer of high-performance engine-management and motorsport-electronics systems. Headquartered in Porto Alegre, the company ignition modules and software for drag-racing. It was founded in 20031 by electrical engineer Anderson Frederico Dick. After dominating the Brazilian performance market in the 2000s, the firm expanded abroad, establishing FuelTech USA in Georgia and building a dealer network on six continents. Its PowerFT line (e.g., FT500, FT600) and next-generation VisionFT line (FT700 family) power numerous championship-winning drag cars and, since 2025, the entire Stock Car Pro Series grid.
FuelTech is a Brazilian manufacturer of high-performance engine-management and motorsport-electronics systems. Headquartered in Porto Alegre, the company ignition modules and software for drag-racing. It was founded in 2003 by electrical engineer Anderson Frederico Dick. After dominating the Brazilian performance market in the 2000s, the firm expanded abroad, establishing FuelTech USA in Georgia and building a dealer network on six continents. Its PowerFT line (e.g., FT500, FT600) and next-generation VisionFT line (FT700 family) power numerous championship-winning drag cars and, since 2025, the entire Stock Car Pro Series grid. ==History== ===Founding and early years (1999–2006)=== FuelTech traces its roots to 1999, when Dick—then an engineering student at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul—built a turbo-fuel controller nicknamed TurboPro. Working from an 8 m² dorm room, he hand-assembled TurboPRO-1F units that managed only fuel injection. FuelTech was registered on 23 April 2003. By 2007 the firm held an estimated 70% share of South America’s high-performance ECU market and employed about 25 staff. ===Expansion to international markets (2007–2014)=== Dick began visiting U.S. drag-racing events in 2007. Satellite offices (2009–2011) produced few sales as racers doubted the all-in-one design. A 2012 meeting with Pro Line Racing led to joint development of the FT500 (launched 2014) and the opening of FuelTech USA in Ball Ground, Georgia. ===Product evolution (2015–2020)=== FT600 (2016) — waterproof 68-pin ECU, higher I/O and processing. FT550 / FT450 — mid-range models completing the PowerFT family. PowerFT units share the FTManager Windows suite and an on-unit touchscreen that integrates data-logger, dash, boost and traction control. By 2020 FuelTech had dealers in 20+ countries, growth achieved without outside investors. ===Recent developments (2021–2025)=== April 2024 floods submerged the facility; operations resumed after a global relief drive. May 2025 — FT700 Plus becomes the spec VCU for Stock Car Pro Series. ==Products and technology== ===Engine-management line=== ===Ignition & spark energy=== IGN1A Smart Coil (Motorsport-style coil-on-plug) ==See also== Electronic control unit Engine management system Drag racing ==References== ==External links==
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