PC-V Reliability
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 226
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From: Connecticut
Had a P/C 5 on my 2009 S.G
Did a Screaming Eagle103 stage 3 kit. Put 8600 miles on it without out a ounce of problems.
I am currently having a Screaming Eagle 103 Stage 4 Pro kit installed .
I opted out from the Dealer to use the S.E Race tuner, and they are installing a P/C 5 on my 2012 S.G . Also installing D&D Fat Cat 2-1.
My Dyno Tech here in Ct.[ Dr. Dyno ] Loves the Tunable characters of the P/C 5.
Did a Screaming Eagle103 stage 3 kit. Put 8600 miles on it without out a ounce of problems.
I am currently having a Screaming Eagle 103 Stage 4 Pro kit installed .
I opted out from the Dealer to use the S.E Race tuner, and they are installing a P/C 5 on my 2012 S.G . Also installing D&D Fat Cat 2-1.
My Dyno Tech here in Ct.[ Dr. Dyno ] Loves the Tunable characters of the P/C 5.
Last edited by Fastbagger09; Mar 5, 2014 at 09:36 PM. Reason: typo
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,421
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From: USA
Curious to know about the failure rate on the PC3 USB. Put mine on in 08 and 75000 miles still seems ok.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,648
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From: Monroe, Louisiana
I have been running a PCV for about 3 years on two different Touring bikes. Not a glitch. I would at the very minimum make sure I had the map that is on the PCV backed up to my computer just in case. You can convert the PCV map to PV map with the Win/PV software using the import tool. I have an Excel spreadsheet that can convert PCV to PV or PV to PCV. It really isn't that difficult. The main thing you need is the stock map for the PV as reference. Not saying it is simple but do able.
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Road Master
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 803
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From: Port St. Lucie FL
Dr. Dyno did my tune at Daytona a couple of years back. The map in my PC is his. Great job. Once of the reasons I didn't want to lose the PC if I didn't have to.
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3rd Gear
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
From: SoCal
Hi All. I've had a Power Commander V from Fuel Moto since 2011. Have had the bike dyno'd and a custom map put in and the bike has run well. I've heard from a few sources, however, that PC-Vs sooner or later will just go, usually at some point between 3-5 years. I don't know how true any of this is, but if it is true then I want to change out to an ECM flash fuel management system rather than a bolt-on before the darn thing leaves me on the road somewhere. Yes I know I can just yank the thing if it does that but I'd rather avoid the problem altogether if I can. Just don't want to spend money I don't have to.
Those of you who have had PC-Vs in for a while, how long have you had them and have they been trouble free? Thanks!
Those of you who have had PC-Vs in for a while, how long have you had them and have they been trouble free? Thanks!
So without going into the details, this is my experience with DynoJet. My advice is do not do anything to your motorcycle that requires using any of their products. It may work for a year or it may work for a week, you don't know. But I can tell you, if you are trusting your life to these clown's products, you are on thin ice.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 689
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From: Glen Rose TX
My Power Commander V recently died after 4 months. Long story short, these guys have the worst customer service I've ever experienced. They are a bunch of clowns. After pissing away $380 on this pos, I then get to deal with their utterly retarded "techs" (Jerry?)and equally retarded customer service (Chris Kelly, Stan Lass). Even if I ever do eventually get this thing back from them, I have no confidence that it won't just suddenly die again. Because I'm sure that their "engineers" are no better than the rest of this scam of a company. I have seen the same story too many times online about them. I suspect they are using components such as caps, LDO's, or FET's which are under-rated and that's why they are failing. But it apparently has been going on for several years and they've taken to action to correct the problems.
So without going into the details, this is my experience with DynoJet. My advice is do not do anything to your motorcycle that requires using any of their products. It may work for a year or it may work for a week, you don't know. But I can tell you, if you are trusting your life to these clown's products, you are on thin ice.
So without going into the details, this is my experience with DynoJet. My advice is do not do anything to your motorcycle that requires using any of their products. It may work for a year or it may work for a week, you don't know. But I can tell you, if you are trusting your life to these clown's products, you are on thin ice.
