05-01-2018, 12:09 PM
Well you don’t necessarily need to do both. If you want to remap your air/fuel accurately then a power commander and fuel map generated on a dyno will give you the best performance.
Some people will bypass the dyno and use maps others have had made and posted online. They will include the bike setup of things that affect the air/fuel mix like the type of exhaust and any mods to the air inlet. That method can get you better than stock results but only if you have a similar bike setup.
Some of the ecu flashers will do a couple of things one of which is to flash a new fuel map into the ecu. Again that works best if the map they use was based on the same configuration of your bike. They can also typically remove the speed limiter and raise the rev limit a few hundred rpm as well.
If you are primarily interested in better throttle response and power and are willing to spend for a power commander I would skip the ecu and spend the money to get it tuned in a dyno. If you are planning on changing your exhaust, headers, or air intake do that before the dyno.
If you aren’t planning on making mods to the exhaust or air intake then either finding a map online to load into the power commander or getting the ecu flashed with a fuel map for stock exhaust would also work and may be cheaper than the Power commander and dyno.
Of course if you want the speed limiter remover you will need to have the ecu flashed regardless of a power commander.
The bike is setup lean from the factory to help meet emissions in the u.s. Re-mapping the fuel gets more gas in the engine that the engine is capable of burning. Gas mileage can go down depending on how you ride but once you feel how much smoother the throttle is especially when first getting on it you likely won’t mind any gas mileage difference. Eliminates that jerky response when first rolling the throttle on.
I have a power commander with both intake and exhaust mods. I had it tuned on a dyno. I love it. I did end up flashing the ecu as well but only to have the speed limiter removes and the rpm limit raised 500 rpm. I told them to leave the fuel map stock. That way I can simply remove the power commander and have it running stock as far as the fuel mix goes.
But there are some in the forum that only had the fuel map changed in the ecu flash and are happy with it.
Are you planning on any mods to the intake or exhaust?
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Some people will bypass the dyno and use maps others have had made and posted online. They will include the bike setup of things that affect the air/fuel mix like the type of exhaust and any mods to the air inlet. That method can get you better than stock results but only if you have a similar bike setup.
Some of the ecu flashers will do a couple of things one of which is to flash a new fuel map into the ecu. Again that works best if the map they use was based on the same configuration of your bike. They can also typically remove the speed limiter and raise the rev limit a few hundred rpm as well.
If you are primarily interested in better throttle response and power and are willing to spend for a power commander I would skip the ecu and spend the money to get it tuned in a dyno. If you are planning on changing your exhaust, headers, or air intake do that before the dyno.
If you aren’t planning on making mods to the exhaust or air intake then either finding a map online to load into the power commander or getting the ecu flashed with a fuel map for stock exhaust would also work and may be cheaper than the Power commander and dyno.
Of course if you want the speed limiter remover you will need to have the ecu flashed regardless of a power commander.
The bike is setup lean from the factory to help meet emissions in the u.s. Re-mapping the fuel gets more gas in the engine that the engine is capable of burning. Gas mileage can go down depending on how you ride but once you feel how much smoother the throttle is especially when first getting on it you likely won’t mind any gas mileage difference. Eliminates that jerky response when first rolling the throttle on.
I have a power commander with both intake and exhaust mods. I had it tuned on a dyno. I love it. I did end up flashing the ecu as well but only to have the speed limiter removes and the rpm limit raised 500 rpm. I told them to leave the fuel map stock. That way I can simply remove the power commander and have it running stock as far as the fuel mix goes.
But there are some in the forum that only had the fuel map changed in the ecu flash and are happy with it.
Are you planning on any mods to the intake or exhaust?
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