XIEDs to PCV, any advice?
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Road Warrior
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XIEDs to PCV, any advice?
I'm yanking the XIED's off, PCV is on it's way. Any steps i should take? I read somewhere I should run it a few times with no XIED's and no Power Commander so the ECU can reset itself? Anything I should do?
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This means that you disable a major component of the engine management system that helps the bike to adjust. You are setting the technology clock back to pre-'07 when there was no self-adjusting system on Harleys.
Dynojet recognise this and so you can pay a load more $ and get the Autotune feature for the PCV. But then you are just re-enabling something you disabled because of a limitation of PCV.
Save yourself the grief and just get a PowerVision, SEPST or TTS and do a proper job of it.
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As well as the damp issues that quite a few people have, there is also that there is a fundamental problem with the PowerCommander system. It needs the O2 sensors removed. It needs this because its a piggy-back unit and if the O2 sensors were left in operation then they, along with the ECU settings, would tend to undo the fuel changes the PC tries to make.
This means that you disable a major component of the engine management system that helps the bike to adjust. You are setting the technology clock back to pre-'07 when there was no self-adjusting system on Harleys.
Dynojet recognise this and so you can pay a load more $ and get the Autotune feature for the PCV. But then you are just re-enabling something you disabled because of a limitation of PCV.
Save yourself the grief and just get a PowerVision, SEPST or TTS and do a proper job of it.
This means that you disable a major component of the engine management system that helps the bike to adjust. You are setting the technology clock back to pre-'07 when there was no self-adjusting system on Harleys.
Dynojet recognise this and so you can pay a load more $ and get the Autotune feature for the PCV. But then you are just re-enabling something you disabled because of a limitation of PCV.
Save yourself the grief and just get a PowerVision, SEPST or TTS and do a proper job of it.
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just had issues with my pcv and had to replace it. make sure you use dielectric grease and then wrap the connection with electrical tape.
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Road Warrior
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Well, glad it took 6 people to NOT answer the question. I know everyone has their preference and idea of what's best. I've read and done research and PCV is the best fit for me as far as price point and performance. The PCV is already in the mail so no point in saying "don't buy that". I plan to install carefully and grease up all connections so I don't think I'll have corrosion issues.
That being said, I'm taking off the XIEDs and putting in the PCV. Should I do anything differently or just a straight switch? Possibly running the bike a few days with nothing before the PC goes on?
That being said, I'm taking off the XIEDs and putting in the PCV. Should I do anything differently or just a straight switch? Possibly running the bike a few days with nothing before the PC goes on?
Last edited by emerican19; Apr 4, 2012 at 09:54 AM.
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