Power Commander question

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  1. Galo

    Galo New Member

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    My VFR came with a power commander. I'm not too big into modifications, I prefer to keep my ride as original as possible, specially the engine.

    I have a small clue as to what this power commander does, but can ya'll tell me more about it, which setting should I keep it in (is in low right now) and will it hurt the engine?
    I don't hot ride it, nor will I, just cruise around town and short out of town trips, that's about all riding that I'll do.

    thanks in advance.
     
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    Galo - Derstuka gave you a good link list. I'll throw in my 2 cents - If the the bike has some mods, slip-on, aftermarket air cleaner, the bike should run smoother with the PCIII. You will probably want to leave it on, as mods tend to make the bike run a tic leaner. Then if stock it will most likely run smoother too. Then again, if the bike is bone stock, and your not that picky, you could disconect it and try out the bike, see how it runs for you. From your riding style description, you may not notice the difference. Honda generally for emissions purposes has to set the fuel/air mixture in their engines to the lean side. While this may satisfy the Big Brother EPA or CARB, it is not neccessarily optimum for engine performance.
    (Makes Dyno Jet very happy.)

    Oh yeah - BTW, no it wont hurt your engine.

    Good luck,
    MD

    Geez I kinda broke wind on that one..:rolleyes:
    1200 posts - whoo hoo...
     
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    thanks for the info. Great threads, that's what I was looking for. I never paid attention to the PC and what it was for, all I knew was that it was for performace.
    I know I won't notice the difference in Stock and with the commander, I don't ride hard nor will I, well maybe a little!! :biggrin::biggrin:
    I'm gonna leave the commander on, and about the only other thing that I'm gonna do to the bike is replace the air filter with a K&N filter.

    thanks again
     
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    Good choice, and might I say you could even try some of the maps to try and get better fuel economy. It wont be drastic, but It can help. Mine is set to squirt fuel out the exhaust, with the way I go through gas it seems. It makes it more fun that way!:smile:
     
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