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Boondocker82

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I bought a power commander 5 from a fellow Snowester and was wondering if I just plug it I'm and go our do I gave yo have the stock map reflashed to something? I currently have a 09 assault with the update from polaris and an SLP pipe and can. The PC-V I purchased has the SLP map loaded on it. Thanks in advance.

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Yes, your throttle position sensor must be within specs or the the PCV will not operate properly.
 
My question was in reference to the PC-V itself. I think there is an option on it for calibrating the throttle position. Is this necessary?

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My question was in reference to the PC-V itself. I think there is an option on it for calibrating the throttle position. Is this necessary?

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I have a PCV, it does not calibrate the TPS. You have to set your TPS to factory specs before installing the PCV.
 
SETTING T.P.S. & SYNCHING the PC-5

Ok, I should be good then. I just had it done last year.

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TWO separate issues.

1) SETTING YOUR T.P.S. This should be done whether or not you have a "piggyback" fuel controller (PC- 3, PC-5 or other). Info is pinned at the top under "INCREASING YOUR IQ" then "BEST BANK FOR YOUR BUCK" TECH TIP THREAD. You'll need a $ 50 tester and accurate voltmeter to get the job done.

2) SYNCHRONIZING THE PC-5: If you have a POWER COMMANDER PC-3, PC-5 it needs to be synch'd to your sled. The goal is to get your PC-5 to read 0% when your sled is at idle, and your PC-5 to read 100% when your sled is full throttle.
Reason for this is since the PC-5 map "cells" are added at different "percentages" of throttle openings, (0%, 20%, 40%, etc.)
POWER COMMANDER instructions walk you through it, VERY simple takes 5 minutes or so. No special tools required, just your running sled on a track stand, (with PC-5 installed on the sled) and computer (laptop preferred, desktop will get the job done) hooked up to the PC-5 .

Hope this helps
 
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Do I need separate maps for 0-2000ft and say what I ride in the mountains 6-9000ft. ? Or will one map adjust accordingly?

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Kraven is exactly correct - thank you for your knowledge and input.

Regarding elevation changes in reference to the fuel map....
There are plenty of schools of thought on this issue and many users will alter their fuel maps for different riding areas. The PCV will not change its fuel map to self-compensate for the different air pressures - instead the ECU still is compensating for these changes and the PCV will piggyback on these changes.
The beauty of a percent based system within the PCV, is that is solely relates to your engine efficiency. If you increase the airflow through the engine via pipes, intake, big bores, etc., your fuel flow must increase in the same amount to keep the burn at acceptable levels. If your engine is making 10% more power, it needs 10% more fuel than what the ECU knows - Always - at every condition. One elevation will not be different than another.
Instead, what is occurring, is your machine is now changing its operating conditions based on air density. All of your clutching parameters must be different when making less power at altitude. People might think that the fueling is off from a lower elevation to higher, but usually the cells that are being hit in the fuel map are slightly different. For example - to run the trail 40MPH at 6800RPM at low elevation might take 40% throttle....now at high elevation, those same conditions of 40MPH and 6800RPM could require 44% throttle solely based on the lesser air available.
The internal engine is not requiring a different "added" fuel amount (other than what the ECU is altering already) because it's efficiency did not change...only the conditions.

If this sounds odd, know that it was also hard for me to wrap my head around it at first based on what I'd heard throughout the years.

~T.J.
 
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