Power Commander Required?
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06-27-2005 | 08:55 PM
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RE: Power Commander Required?
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The bike will run rich with this slip-on (go figure) so it will not hurt your bike , after I installed a PC3 , loaded a map and turned on the Accelerator Pump mod it rode like a different bike (smooth with a ton of power)
I still have plans on getting a custom map to wring out every last HP , I just dont have the $405.93 to put the bike on a dyno right now.
The bike will run rich with this slip-on (go figure) so it will not hurt your bike , after I installed a PC3 , loaded a map and turned on the Accelerator Pump mod it rode like a different bike (smooth with a ton of power)
I still have plans on getting a custom map to wring out every last HP , I just dont have the $405.93 to put the bike on a dyno right now.
when i got my pipe put on without the powercommander it ran lean.
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06-27-2005 | 09:05 PM
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06-28-2005 | 02:54 PM
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Well, since this post is active again, I wanted to mention that ever since I put this pipe on, I get alot of hesitation in the low rpms. For example if I am cruising down the street at 15-20 and the throttle is still, it shakes and coughs. But in the high end I have no problems. Would this be considered as running lean or what would you call it?
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06-29-2005 | 04:33 PM
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RE: Power Commander Required?
Sorry bout that. Just like on a carb bike when you put on a pipe the throttle bodies may need to be synched. Involves hooking up a 4 dial vacuum gauge and adjusting the #2,3, and 4 cylinders to the same idle intake pressure as #1. The reason why is because with the new pipe the engine is breathing easier -- if the throttle bodies were out just a bit before you might not have noticed it but with a new pipe it becomes more noticeable.
The throttle cable slack can cause the bike to be jerky at low rpms also. If there's a lot of freeplay in the throttle (movement before it actually starts opening the throttle) then you can use the adjusters to tighten it up. Procedure is in the owners manual. Check this out first as it's the easier of the two to do.
Good luck.
The throttle cable slack can cause the bike to be jerky at low rpms also. If there's a lot of freeplay in the throttle (movement before it actually starts opening the throttle) then you can use the adjusters to tighten it up. Procedure is in the owners manual. Check this out first as it's the easier of the two to do.
Good luck.
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06-29-2005 | 04:36 PM
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RE: Power Commander Required?
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It keeps the A/F ratio from spiking lean when the throttle is abruptly opened.
Accelerator Pump Utility
I'm at 75% sensiivity, 20% fuel add & 20 rotations.
It keeps the A/F ratio from spiking lean when the throttle is abruptly opened.
Accelerator Pump Utility
I'm at 75% sensiivity, 20% fuel add & 20 rotations.
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07-06-2005 | 12:05 PM
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RE: Power Commander Required?
It should come with detailed installation instructions in the box. Mine did and the installastion was easy minus accessing the injectors deep under the tank and the throttle position sensor on the left side of the bike. After trying for about 10 minutes I finally got the throttle position sensor pluggend in. Sending a map to the PC is real easy.