I can modify maps all day long. I bought my AP and got AccessTuner Race back in 2012, though. Of course, I can't modify the locked FREEKTUNE maps I have. But I self-tuned for years before finally going pro. Peeps like me, who've had our AP's and ATR for years, have full access to making map alterations.HMMMMM , time go versatuneI am using their base OTS map and then I modified it to my liking. Works awesome. With 1:1 mapping you do get way more throttle early on. The stock tune in 2nd is at like 40% throttle up to 80% foot pedal, it's crazy and made the less linear feeling. Now in 1st gear I just give it a little and it goes. Reminds me of my dsm with actual cable throttle which I liked. I do need to be lighter on the pedal for sure but I like it. Before it was like I had the pedal almost wot before the car felt good and at stop lights I would just be crawling forward or going balls out lol now I have a nice middle ground pull. I don't have my tables right now but I can show you what they look like and how mine are set. It took me about 5 minutes to change them. Does the AP not let you modify an OTS map?
It's the new guys who are getting shafted, which has caused the new push toward Versatuner for a lot of folks. In some ways, Versatuner is better, including the ability to fully disable SWAS without unplugging, control of various tables up to 8,000rpms (instead of ATR's 7,000), and @steve@versatune seems much more intent on continuing to support our "dead" platform than COBB has been.
In the end, I'm a pragmatist. My AP works for my purposes. Heck, I still have an APv2b, not even a v3. Maybe one day when I build and would like to rev out to 8k, I'll go over to Versatuner; but at this point, doing so would be a luxury, not a necessity.