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Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 09:41 am: |
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Hey guys, just joined on the advice of a buddy, great site. I just bought a 2000 X1 Lightning Racing Stripe and it has the Race ECM and also the Power Commander. I have read poor reviews on the PW and have noticed it seems to miss a little over 3K rpm's at times. The original owner gave me all of the OEM stuff with the bike. How do I go about removing the PW to test how it runs? thanks Nathan |
Jramsey
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 10:00 am: |
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Unplug at the injectors,o2 sensor and the battery, hook up original injector,o2 sensor connections and deposit PC in file 13. |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 10:03 am: |
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thanks, but what is deposit PC in file 13? |
80rs427
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 10:10 am: |
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I'll translate....throw the power commander in the waste basket. |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 10:21 am: |
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so no tps reset or anything else? just unplug and ride? |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:08 am: |
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In theory you do not need to reset the TPS...assuming it was properly zeroed out previously. Many do not understand what is happening with the TPS reset- ALL you are doing is re-teaching the ECM where the zero point it on the throttle, then bringing the idle up to where it should be. Removing the PC should not affect that. That said, for proper running, I would find someone with ECMSpy, reset the TPS and reset the AFV to 100% and ride ride ride. |
Hootowl
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:27 am: |
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Yep. PC ONLY adjusts fuel. it sits inline with the OEM injector harness and adjusts the pulsewidth. TPS is not affected. |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:34 am: |
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cool, any issues with just running the race ecm and the V&H pipe? should i disco the battery to let the ecm learn anything new? thanks guys! |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:55 am: |
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disco? what do you mean by that? race ecm and vance and hines is a good combo. once you reset the AFV, take it out and ride it, keeping it above 3500 rpm for 10 minutes straight, that will cause the the ecm to relearn the new AFV. |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 12:07 pm: |
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disconnect the battery thanks, i would love to ride above 3500 for 10 min! |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 12:16 pm: |
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ah, gotcha. no, nothing happens to our ecms when disconnected. |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 06:42 pm: |
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ok need some help. in the middle of taking it out and i have half of the bike torn apart. i have traced the wires to the injectors, o2 sensor, and a green wire. i have disconnected the injectors and put the stock connectors back on. now i am on the o2 sensor and green wire. i do not know where to plug them back into? after i disco'd the PC, i can't find where to plug the stock stuff into? also there was a grey wire that appeared to be tapped into a connector that i believe is the tps. i cut it off? <img> thanks |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 07:12 pm: |
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well i figured it out. i need to put back the oe o2 sensor as it was replaced with one for the pc. anyone know the part number for the o2 sensor? common part? |
Jramsey
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 09:21 pm: |
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Buell # 65970-99Y $$$$$$$ Bosch # 12014 local auto parts store about $20.00 IIRC same a 'early GM FI. trucks. BTW welcome to Buell's and the forum. |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:45 pm: |
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Jramsey has it right- just go to your local autoparts store and ask for a Bosch 12014 or equivalent...much cheaper than the Buell one. Here's a link for ya, some good reading: http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/marriott/x1/ |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 - 11:49 pm: |
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awesome! my local parts store has it. used an 87 gmc 1/2 ton 350 cubic inch motor. part # 12014 thanks i will try and finish it tomorrow. i believe i unhooked the tps? is that gonna a problem? |
Jramsey
| Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 01:46 am: |
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Unhooking the tps at the wiring connection not a problem, removal of tps from throttle body itself requires a reset. |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 10:15 am: |
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sweet! hope to have her back together tonight. thanks for all the help! nathan |
Goldtooth
| Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 10:22 pm: |
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well just got done with the removal. new 02 sensor and plug wires. thinking maybe i should change the plugs? anyway, took it for a spin and it seems to run pretty good, maybe just a bit less power. i had no issues with PC but didn't want to run into issues with diagnosing problems in the future. less electronics, less to go wrong. still has plenty of power for me! thanks so much for the advice and help, i love a forum with so much tech and no drama. |
Drhacknstine
| Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 07:29 pm: |
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Oh, just wait there is drama, Just wait! Just let some one come around try'n to sell us some load a poo. (Message edited by Drhacknstine on August 23, 2009) |