Yes, as far as I understand it, there is that and also remapping voltages of the throttle APS map - similar to things like "Pedal Commander" (?) which by the way is another favorite of mine - in the truck, not available for our boats.
I must add, for the ultimate in throttle control there is RideSteady but that bypasses the binnacles altogether.
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I've heard nothing but good reviews on all 3 of those products. I believe with the information and review I've seen that they are all safe to use and present no imminent danger of damaging your equipment, and produce good results.
So......with that said, a few notes for others reading along.
An interesting (and important IMO) distinction to make between these products is that both Ridesteady and Pedal Commander intercept and alter the signals from the source sensor to the ECM, while MapTunerX actually modifies the ECM data.
Most ECMs have built in protections against improper signals being received as well as limits on the outputs to prevent damage to engine/transmission/accessories/etc. Flashing the ECM CAN (doesn't mean it does, just that it can) remove or otherwise circumvent these protections. In this case you have to ensure that the source of your tunes are from a reputable source. You're putting the control over your engine parameters in someone else's hands, and shouldn't take that lightly. Likewise editing the data on the ECM yourself should only be done if you understand the consequences of your changes and are prepared to accept the risk of the modifications. Again, I see MapTunerX and the tunes
@swatski has been using as relatively safe. We don't know exactly what parameters were changed (timing, fuel mixture, ECM protection overrides or defeats, or any other myriad of data points), however we have proven results with myriad of hours of run time and no directly related failures. I personally want to know more before I run it, but I have a background of ECM tuning am more curious than concerned.
A similar line of thought exists on products like the Pedal Commander. The ECM can only react to what its sensors tell it. Garbage in garbage out. If the data the ECM receives is altered to a poor state, then the ECM can only do so much to correct that data. So an ounce of caution should be used when looking at products that alter the signal to the ECM. Again, both the Pedal Commander and Ridesteady are excellent products, however there are a number of others out there that are not. I've used and tried a handful of them over the years, and more often than not they don't produce the results they advertise, and cause unintended side effects.
Moral of my ramblings here is that one should understand not just the intended outcome of engine management products, but also how they work, and what other items could be impacted.
Feel free to ask me to elaborate on any of these points. I have years of ECM tuning time, as well as additional experience building mechatronics systems that use the same components as your basic ECM setup.
*edit*.......I reread this post, and realized I had some spelling and grammatical errors. I fixed those. I should really type this length of post on a computer instead of my phone.
