Power Commander V
Road Master
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From: PA
the PCV itself doesn't use the o2 sensors. you can remove them and plug the holes with dummy plugs, or you can also upgrade to the autotuners and those do use the o2 sensors.
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From: Out on Deranged
Yes but not HD's original sensors right? They send you new ones. And I was told not to bother with autotune by FuelMoto unless i were getting more extensive engine work done in which case I could order the AT unit then.
Road Master
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From: PA
Yes, I do believe that they have their own o2 sensors.
Road Warrior
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Why not start with an equivalently priced tuner that does a better street or track tuning job than the PVC and can also handle just about every kind of modification without expensive add ons? If you are going to be spending that much $$ on performance parts, why compromise on the tuner... a lot of guys are saying that currently the TTS tuning kit is the best option out there for late model bikes. You don't have to justify compromise in performance just to save dyno $$$. There are plenty of happy customers but there are also ton's of PCVs and IIIS and Thundermaxes just gathering dust on garage shelves because owners just could never get them to work satisfactorily, in spite of who sold it to them, or they burned up. I haven't heard of anyone going back after switching to TTS. You won't need to depend on anyone, although you may choose to.
Just saying that, if you are seriously considering a tuner or improved riding satisfaction, watch the marketing hype, check what actually works on the street, and determine just how much of a breakdown chance you want to take to save $50 or so. The story has been changing over the past year or so, just a year ago the PCV may have been the hot ticket for applications where we just want a satisfying ride. Today not as hot.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Stratford, CT.
Water
Regarding the water concerns. I just installed my PC-V this week. Today I was washing my bike before a ride. I purposely soaked the PC connector with the water hose. I just wanted to know if I may run into trouble if I get caught in the rain. I had no problems at all.
FYI I have the Black and Gray cable connector located in front of my fuse box, behind the motor oriented vertically with the wires coming out the top. People with the water problem may have it located differently.
FYI I have the Black and Gray cable connector located in front of my fuse box, behind the motor oriented vertically with the wires coming out the top. People with the water problem may have it located differently.
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From: Kalaui Kona HI
You can dyno tune a power commander with the Fuelpak you can only load maps no dyno tunning capabilities.
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From: Cameron, NC
I'm not gonna mess with it...
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