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Terrycoxusa
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 06:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I spent a couple of hours removing the Power Commander III that was on my 99
S3 when I bought it. It runs so much better now. Why would anyone put one of these on? The seller included the receipt, he paid $350 for it and another $350 for labor and dyno tuning, and it ran like crap.
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Sloppy
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 06:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

PC / V&H have Marketing Appeal and have (or used to have) a quality name behind them. Yet another lesson in caveat emptor...
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Safd
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 09:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Why did it take a couple of hours? I'm getting an X-1 that has one on it and will probably take it off as well. Just trying to get an idea of what is involved.
thanks
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Goldtooth
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 09:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

lots of work involved. mine took a few hours on my x1 also. took off the tank, battery, cutting lots of zip ties, new o2 sensor, etc.
have fun
nate
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Firemanjim
Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Old style Power Commander--probably PC 2, not 3. They were OK if tuned right(had to leave learned fuel areas alone).Terry did alot back in the days before ECM-Spy, but nowhere as nice as PC 3 and new PC 5. Though they have none of these for Buells.
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Terrycoxusa
Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 09:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Safd, Same as Goldtooth said. I had to take off the seat, seat cowling, and prop up the tank, then go buy a one wire O2 sensor. Undoing the connections just takes a few minutes.
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