Power Commander V durability?

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Oct 18, 2010 | 07:29 PM

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KutenFLHX

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You always hear about the problems, but you don't hear about the hundreds with no problem for every one that does. I have the Power Commander V on my bike and had no problem with it. I find it easy to use, update, and to alternate between my 2 tunes on it with the switching capability.

Oct 18, 2010 | 07:39 PM

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dlrshort

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My tuner who was willing to use Harley's tuner or PCV was very biased toward the power commander.

Oct 18, 2010 | 07:40 PM

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Ronp42

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Originally Posted by Freebee

I've considered one for my 09. There is a member here that occasionaly posts pictures of power commanders in the trash can, at his shop. Needless to say he is not a fan !!

The SERT / SEPT whatever they call it this week is too rich for my wallet by the time you pay for some dyno time.

I recently talked with the service manager where I bought my 2010 RK. I asked him about the SERT and did it require a dyno? He said no. You plug it in to a laptop and take it out for a ride. It builds a map. I asked another and he told me the same thing. Not that I'm planning to buy a Tuner.

Oct 18, 2010 | 07:43 PM

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bigdumbnoitall00

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any tuner can give u "issuies"like some zit faced kid at the dealer that thinks hes a tuner.pc can and do fail fuelmoto gives a 2 year warrentie, knows what there doing when it comes to mapping,u cant say that about the dealer. if u have an electrical issue it takes about 5 minutes to remove a pc and go back to stock.so far every electrical issuie ive had was harley and not pc.

Oct 18, 2010 | 07:45 PM

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OklahomaSam

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I've owned two PC's, a three and a five.

The three ran for four years in Southwestern Oklahoma where temps regularly get into the triple digits in the summer and it was still working when I traded the bike in last year.

The five was installed early this year on my '09 Ultra and it's run without a single hiccup in the +100 temps this summer.

Oct 18, 2010 | 07:50 PM

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TheJimer

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I live in the desert southwest were outside air temps average 110+ in the summer and I never had a problem with my Fuel Moto PC-V, nor do I know anyone that has.

Jim

Oct 18, 2010 | 07:54 PM

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bigdumbnoitall00

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wonder how mant of those pc"s on the dealers shelf were actually bad?maybe hes selling a few to many serts(at a crazy mark up)

Oct 18, 2010 | 08:31 PM

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tully_mars

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Originally Posted by bigdumbnoitall00

wonder how mant of those pc"s on the dealers shelf were actually bad?maybe hes selling a few to many serts(at a crazy mark up)

Good point. I wonder how many actually were working and they just had bad maps in them making the bike run bad.

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Oct 18, 2010 | 08:53 PM

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bigdumbnoitall00

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or it wasnt even related to the tune ,maybe a bad sensor,the service manager replaces sensor then runs around saying bad pc told ya soo. now buy one of my overpriced serts.

Oct 18, 2010 | 09:17 PM

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iclick

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Originally Posted by tully_mars

I live in southern AL where it gets hot down here, and many people I have talked to about this say the PC's don't hold up in the heat. I read about so much success on here I want to get one, but I don't want to invest in something that isn't going to last.

In many years of reading PC threads on forums I've never heard any reports of PC's failing in hot environments. I live in S. LA, which isn't any cooler in summer than S. AL, and I had a PCIII on my SG for 2½ years and a PCV for another 1½ years without any problems. They are commercial-grade solid-state devices and should hold up as well as the ECM on your bike or car.

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My dealer has a drawer full of PCs he has pulled off of bikes that don't work and replaced with SE Tuners.

I wonder about this claim. Does your dealer tell you this because he wants to sell you a SEST at a much higher markup? The techs at my dealership actually prefer PC's, and I'm told they have had very few failures. Fuel Moto claims their return rate is <1%, and most of those returned were in fact not defective. Give them a call, as they are straightforward and honest, as has been testified here hundreds of times in the past.

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