Power Commander ????? for IQ

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

I'm programming my 09 800 with a pc5 using the manual map. Do i need to put a + in front of my numbers to get more fuel or just the number itself? Thanks for the help.

 

[minus40]

No + needed but you need a - for fuel reduction

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

No + needed but you need a - for fuel reduction

Thanks, I figured it out. The thing that is weird is im up to 18 from 5500 rpm's to 9000 and I am seeing no plug color change at all

 

[skibreeze]

Did you make the changes and then send the map to the PCV.

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

Did you make the changes and then send the map to the PCV.

Yes. I sent a map to each cylinder and it said it received it

 

[skibreeze]

When you go to get map, does it show that it's there?

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

When you go to get map, does it show that it's there?

yes. I have been as high as 18 from 6k to 9k and the plugs are black, no change

 

[skibreeze]

Why are you adding fuel when the plugs are already black?

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

Why are you adding fuel when the plugs are already black?

I thought black was leaner than brown. Am I retarded?

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

I thought black was leaner than brown. Am I retarded?

Its not oily black, its just black

 

[skibreeze]

http://www.dansmc.com/spark_plugs/spark_plugs_catalog.html

Not the greatest, but gives you an idea.

Brown is very good, grey or white is bad, black is too rich.

There is more to it than that, like looking at the porcelin and the color at the bend in the electrode.

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

I'm thinking I'm in that 5 range, which means i need to get the sled/ engine to a good running temperature before I start looking at the plugs. Correct?

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

I did not let the sled run to long before I started dinking around with it tonight. So if cold is referring to engine temp then I probably need to get this thing out on the hill to do honest testing

 

[skibreeze]

When they say cold, they are referring to the heat range of the plug. We can ignore that. To properly read plugs you need to run the sled at the specific rpm range that you want to read. I'd run an 1/8 of a mile at that rpm and hit the kill switch, then read.

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

I'm gonna take'er out this weekend and do some seat of my pants tests. It will probably be better to test under load anyway. Thanks for your time and knowledge.