Guys - this forum rocks, love the feedback is awesome! I'm going to re-read and re-respond later with some depth, but just VERY quickly to some of the points:
The gains you are feeling are probably from the electronic throttle tuning.
100% agree. And yes, there is BIG improvement in throttle response, and I mean: BIG. Kate (wife - who is NOT into engine mods) could immediately tell the difference - without being told what the boat was tuned for. The difference is obvious - almost all of it due to the improved throttle response/tuning - exactly like you said!
Same top speed with gain of power in mid-range. So the bottom line is - if one wants to do this to smooth the throttle response primarily, and the results are fantastic.
The only other thing - to take it to the next level - would be to slap some Livorsi throttle levers on it!
Tune vehicles when you add or increase boost.
Yes, power increase in N/A is modest, and little gain at WOT - no more timing to pull and not boost to gain.
I'll be testing my range for improvements there, already planning a couple of controlled long runs - testing the reflash vs stock ECU programming.
HOWEVER
Please, guys, consider two important points:
1. I can tune or go back to stock in under 4min, on the water - that is an amazing feature of the Maptuner X system
2. Speed gains are ABSOLUTELY possible - and easy - because the RPM rev limiter can be changed as much as you ask for
Those gain require impeller modifications - repitching the impellers to take advantage of custom rev limiter. Otherwise (without re-pitching) the max RPM (and top speed) are only marginally improved - the boat is palpably "quicker" in getting to the top speed but not much faster at WOT.
TWO smart guys that are going to burst your bubble on tuning or monitoring these boats!
John, you've already burst my bubble - months ago!!!! LOL. Done.
It did 54mph the first time on the water. It did 54mph the last time out a dozen trips and mod fests later. No amount of monitoring the exhaust by-products of the stock engines is gonna change that.
Correct. I have known that for few years now, experimented with this in my old 190, never was able to gain much on top unless I started playing with impeller pitches. Then you cavitate on the bottom end/hole shot and so on...
So wait, that logging software is an ADDITIONAL $250? And I'm betting that's for ONE engine so it's actually $500? So that puts the total of 6 different software licenses to log and modify tunes for two engines at something OVER $3000? Are they insane? Oh plus an additional $400 for a couple of outdated widebands and an hdmi cable they can't even throw in for free? Yikes!
That's
why they call those things BOATS, don't they, LOL.
But seriously, John, there is no point of comparing an aftermarket cost of a performance mod for a mass produced car, take Honda Civic, with a small-niche
boat engine! Which is more like an exotic car as far as volumes. There is no way you can do this on the cheap, and I'm okay with that.
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