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Joker
May 13th, 2007, 09:33 PM
Anyone using one? Any difference noticed?

I just bought one.

Camp
May 16th, 2007, 07:22 AM
Well.....what are your thoughts so far? Is it making any difference on your bike?

:beer:

Joker
May 16th, 2007, 07:45 AM
Well.....what are your thoughts so far? Is it making any difference on your bike?

:beer:

I actually haven't put it in yet.

I've been doing some reading and it says I need a high performance O2 Sensor for it to be able to adjust the fuel/air mixture below 3500 rpm's.

They are a little exspensive from dynojet so I was told I can one from a mid 80's thunderbird.

We'll see if it's worth the extra cash I'm dishing out.

It might just end up on Ebay.:shrug:

jeepin64
May 22nd, 2007, 11:31 AM
i have one. it will help some. where it really helps out is when you get more custom parts like exaust and cams and shit like that. then you will take it to a shop to get custom dyno done on it and custom map for the pc3. out of the box you might notice some, but not much. in my mind its good to have though.

J

Joker
May 23rd, 2007, 06:45 AM
i have one. it will help some. where it really helps out is when you get more custom parts like exaust and cams and shit like that. then you will take it to a shop to get custom dyno done on it and custom map for the pc3. out of the box you might notice some, but not much. in my mind its good to have though.

J

Well I've changed the exhaust, Intake, and added a race ecm. So I figured adding the PC might squeak out a couple more HP.

Where did you get the custom dyno and how much did it cost?

jeepin64
May 24th, 2007, 12:06 PM
Well I've changed the exhaust, Intake, and added a race ecm. So I figured adding the PC might squeak out a couple more HP.

Where did you get the custom dyno and how much did it cost?

I havent gotten a custom dyno yet. the place that i bought it has maps already for certain stuff. i called them up and they sent me the map. i havent had time or money to go get a full custom dyno

J

Jeffro600
May 26th, 2007, 09:52 PM
If you get it custom mapped for you particular bike, it does make a good difference. After i did the header and pipe on my CBR, it loaded up down low and was pretty much un-ridable around town if you kept it anything under 5000 RPM. After i put the PC on it, it ran a little smoother but not much. I took it in and had them dyno tune it and it made a HUGE difference in power delivery, especially in the low RPMs. Smoothed everything out, improved throttle responce considerably and i even noticed a small mileage gain on long highway jaunts. It wont boost peak HP per say, but it will correct any fuel\air problems you have and make the bike much more pleasurable to ride. I have a full race header and exhaust, cams and a mild port job and picked up about 15-17 HP with just the parts alone. The PC added maybe another 2 on top after tune, but it smoothed out the power curve ALOT.

As for where and how much, i cant help you there...i had mine done out in CA in a buddies shop and he works for me for beer. Cost me a 12 pack of Fat Tire and a couple hours of our time. Expect to pay 150+ to have it dyno tuned out here though.