Power Commander or HD Download
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Power Commander or HD Download
I'm installing new head pipes, slip-ons and breather on my SG. I was planning on adding the power commander for tuning but the dealer keeps trying to talk me into letting them do a download. The download is about half the cost but what are the pros and cons of each?
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The download will still be lean because its still epa compliant. By using a power commander you can go in and change fuel and timing maps. Take the $100+ and buy a PCV. Fuel Moto will give you a canned map close to what your running and warranty it, but there are others if you ask around.
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Your dealer is giving you bad info. You need a fuel mapping device since you are changing headers and heavy breather. A stage 1 download is good for changing ac and slipons basically. Do ac and headers, now you got a different situation. A stage 2 download can work if you keep stock headers, do the SE heavy breather, SE 255 cams and slipons. Otherwise you got a poor running engine.
Find a competent shop that does dyno tuning as well.
Find a competent shop that does dyno tuning as well.
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I have a SERT on my 2011 SG, and I ran a PCV on my 09 Dyna. I like the SERT but every time you change anything you have to get the bike retuned and dynoed. With the PCV you just download a new map and go to town riding, simple stuff.
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For the same price as the (useless, ripoff) download, get a Micro Tuner from Fuel Moto - $199, it takes PC-V maps, and you can get them for free from FM.
http://www.fuelmotousa.com/site/micro-efi-tuner.html
http://www.fuelmotousa.com/site/micro-efi-tuner.html
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For the same price as the (useless, ripoff) download, get a Micro Tuner from Fuel Moto - $199, it takes PC-V maps, and you can get them for free from FM.
http://www.fuelmotousa.com/site/micro-efi-tuner.html
http://www.fuelmotousa.com/site/micro-efi-tuner.html
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