Help With a Power Commander V with Auto Tune
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Help With a Power Commander V with Auto Tune
I have a 2008 Ultra classic with Rinehart true duals , dorty power pack air cleaner and the power commander
V with auto tune. The bike runs great but my fuel millage sucks can anyone tell me what to adjust to make this better. Or if I can buy a base map from fuel Moto. (I did not buy it from them like a dumb ***.) I went from 230 miles per tank down to about 165 MPT after installing the power comander, the new pipes and air cleaner
Help is needed i don't have the cash to have it put on the dyno
Thanks Brad
V with auto tune. The bike runs great but my fuel millage sucks can anyone tell me what to adjust to make this better. Or if I can buy a base map from fuel Moto. (I did not buy it from them like a dumb ***.) I went from 230 miles per tank down to about 165 MPT after installing the power comander, the new pipes and air cleanerHelp is needed i don't have the cash to have it put on the dyno
Thanks Brad
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I bet the pipes a comparitively cool too. Sounds like the primary map has added way too much fuel. I don't think the auto-tune can compensate for that because it uses the primary as a baseline.
Go to the PC web site and find the nearest authorized tuner to you. Pay the $200 or so to have the primary map done right, on a dyno, and your auto-tune will do the rest.
Go to the PC web site and find the nearest authorized tuner to you. Pay the $200 or so to have the primary map done right, on a dyno, and your auto-tune will do the rest.
Tourer
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one thing i have realized is the best mpg regulator is your wrist if you crank on it all the time yeah you are going to get crappy gas mileage i found out the hard way when i went from 40 mpg to 25mpg because all that power and you twist a little more then usual i backed off a little bit and mpg went up to 36mpg i can live with that so before we start looking for a mechanical issue try it and see what happens, just my .02
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I would think that w/AT that the AT should be constantly tuning the bike to it's optimum, that is at least my take on it anyway. I don't necessarilly think that a "Tune" would help or is the solution to your situation. I would suggest that you call Jamie and tell him of your situaition and see what he says.
I would think that w/AT that the AT should be constantly tuning the bike to it's optimum, that is at least my take on it anyway. I don't necessarilly think that a "Tune" would help or is the solution to your situation. I would suggest that you call Jamie and tell him of your situaition and see what he says.
But like I said, I have only messed around with a few PC's with autotune so I am by ne means an expert with them, if Jamie would be willing to help him that would be great for him and very impressive of Jamie, since he hasn't purchased anything from FuelMoto. The funny thing is, I have talked to tech support at DynoJet and they still recommend a dyno tune even with the autotune.
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Cruiser
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Here's a link to an excellent write-up on setting up the PCV-AT for mileage and cooling: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...d-cooling.html
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Are you seeing any trims stored after riding? If not, something is hooked up wrong. If so, AT is working, just have to play with the AFR's do do better on MPG.
With the exception of MPG...how does the bike run? Any pinging or knocking?
With the exception of MPG...how does the bike run? Any pinging or knocking?