Does a Power Commander really help?

I sell Power Commanders and I have found that they are a must have for fuel injected motorcycles using aftermarket exhaust pipes. (I.e., Bub Chambermaids.) Conventionally, you would re-jet a carb after adding aftermarket pipes. In theory, your doing the same thing with a Power Commander, except instead of re-jetting, your changing air/flow mixture providing your bike with maximum usable horsepower and torque.

My overall opinion is: If you want to maintain optimum performance as well as maintain mechanical performance, I would strongly suggest a Power Commander.

P.S., there are other ECU units out there, so if you don't want to spend the loot on a Power Commander, drop me an email and I'll let you know of the others.

I have a 2002 VTX 1800 C with quite a few mods made to it... 3" big straights from DG Hard Krome, Kuryakin hypercharger with K&N filter, ported and polished heads, direct port wet Nitrous Oxide system, and the Dnyajet Power Command unit allows me to tune the onboard injection system to max the horsepower to fuel ratio. Even before the mods to engine and exhaust, the changes realized from the power command module woke this bike right up. So yes I would say the system would help you too. Just take it to a reputable shop that is willing to play with the mapping to maximize your gains without sacrificing performance or fuel mileage.

Generally speaking,most motorcycles come from the factory tuned to be a little on the lean side.This is for emissions.

Even if you dont change the pipes,a power commander would help with performance but a less restrictive set of pipes could lean it out enough to over heat the exhaust valves and crack them.Have your new pipes started turning blue yet?

If they do, it could be too lean.