Why Do You Need a Power Commander?
If you change the air flow of a carbureted bike for different pipes, air-box, cams, etc, you would
need to change the jetting. With a fuel injected bike, you must adjust the fuel curve
electronically. With a Power Commander equipped bike you have more control over the fuel
curve than with carburetion, i.e. you can improve deceleration popping without affecting
idle, something you can not do with carburetion. Your bike will run more smoothly, cooler and have
better throttle response.
The Benefits:
- Improves Horsepower, throttle response, and rideability.
- Reduces running temperatures, pinging, and can help prevent pipe bluing.
- You can continue to add performance accessories of any type and simply install a new map to tune the Motorcycle.
The Hardware
The Power Commander is a fuel injection adjustment module that connects
"in-line" with the bikes stock ECU/ECM
- Produced with state of the art electronics which include a four layer surface mount circuit board with a built in Microprocessor.
- Each unit is lightweight, compact and sealed for maximum durability and reliability.
- Fully adjustable, with a wide variety of maps available for most applications, to provide maximum results in the minimum time.
- Makes changes in real time on the road. It makes no permanent changes to the stock ECU/ECM.
- Plugs in using O.E.M. style connectors, no splicing required.
The Software
If you have a Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computer, you can upload alternate maps or make changes to the existing map using the Control
Center software and link cable (Serial or USB depending on model) supplied with your Power Commander. (Detailed Software tutorials and quick reference software screen shots are available on the CD-ROM or web-site).
How do I get 100% optimization?
First ask yourself is it necessary?
When you installed the Power Commander, you noticed a positive improvement and the most annoying problems
like overheating, surging or pinging have been eliminated. In this state you are probably
90% optimized. If you desire 100% optimization or you require a custom map for a special
application, you must select a dealer that has the proper equipment and training to
accomplish this for a reasonable cost and without damage to your motorcycle.
