Power Commander 3 Full Install - Mapping to Installation (Part 1)

Part 1 of a 2 part Series

There are many reason why you may be thinking about purchasing a Power Commander. Increased horsepower, fine tuning your racing machine, addition of some aftermarket parts or maybe you just want to dive deeper into your knowledge. ALL ARE VERY GOOD REASONS.

As for me I recently purchased a new motor with 1,600 miles on it. With my previous bolt-on mods of a Yoshi Exhaust and K&N Air filter this made my new engine run lean, thus making the exhaust piping extremely hot (more to it then that but you get what I'm saying). With heat pouring out from the piping this made street riding unbearable. In fact the heat was so bad that it began to warp my cheap chinese fairings and discolor/buble my paint.

Now, don't get what i'm saying about heat confused. The pipes were heating up due the lean condition, not the engine, the engine ran at its normal operating temp and never overheated. The only way to richen out a lean condition is with a fuel manager such as a PC3.

******** 2020 UPDATE *******

For my 600 folks looking for a map you will find it under "Power Commander" dropdown AND NOT "Power Commander III USB". The pages are limited to only 10 maps per view and there is a total of 3 pages, so if you don't see your map on the first page be sure to go through all 3 pages .

*****Products Used in this Video******

Alligator Clips

Breadboard Jumper Leads

9 Volt Battery Snap

[TheChemistDIY]

2020 UPDATE ****

For my 600 folks looking for a map you will find it under "Power Commander" dropdown AND NOT "Power Commander III USB". The pages are limited to only 10 maps per view and there is a total of 3 pages, so if you don't see your map on the first page be sure to go through all 3 pages .

Update 2020 8/25/20:
If you are looking for your map on the Dj Website and cannot find your map after putting in the correct information please email DJ, give them your Year/Make/Model and they will email you your map.


Hope That Helps!

[glennbuchanan]

I just bought a Dynojet 5 this video will save me about $300 that Kawasaki was trying to charge. Thank you for the excellent information.

[yugol.]

Im not once thought the music was intrusive. Bc the info was very informative. 👍🏼 great job. And to does complaining about the music. You could have skipped the vid. Lol. Beggars can’t be choosers. Be freaking thankful someone took their time to showed this.

[edwardtoliver]

I have 05 GSXR 750 sir you have helped me a great deal really apreciate your vids

[toshiedrive]

Ur videos have given me the inspiration and confidence to troubleshoot and remedy if needed several applications outlined in ur videos. My 01 GSXR 1000 has a PC III USB with a custom map that I inherited when purchased. The bike started to backfire when idling after I repaired an exhaust leak at the mid pipe. When I hooked up my laptop, established comms with the PC III and was viewing the custom map I noticed at throtlle position 0, rpms 1000/1500 and 2000 had a -10 defined in the text fields which indicated to me a lean condition which in turn would cause my backfires when idling. I changed these values to 0 and the backfires immediately stopped. I know the bike needs a proper tune which will happen come springtime. THANKS for the informative vids. Much appreiciated....

[tlfanatics]

This was a very good tutorial.
I am new at programming the PC and this was very helpful.
Thank you very much!

[_GlockComa]

Thanks for the video, I was able to map my PC3 watching your video. It did have a map for my bike but I think it may have been wrong. I saved it just in case, like you did. Thx man! 🤘😎

[briansmith]

Hey Chemist, awesome tutorial. Have a PClll for the longest, just now going to install on my bike for this spring. CD never installed software (or I couldn't find it) and your tutorial helped a lot, thanks

[toddweiler]

Thank you....
This was an awesome tutorial on the commander 3. I just remapped mine due to this video. Step by step was right on. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, very clear and easy to follow. Every step from the power connector on the unit, to the program, maps etc.
Excellent!
Coyote

[toddweiler]

To Justin Westphal,
Follow up on the maps.
Once you create a login and look up your bike, you will then be able to save it in your garage.
Go to your garage and on the top right you'll see 3 dots, click on those and select browse parts. Select Power Commander III. Then scroll down to Tunes and keep scrolling to the bottom where it says ACCESS TUNES, click on that box. Find your map and download it. Then go through the process of programming. Very easy.
Good luck hope this helps.
Todd Weiler

[ThePsychokater]

Thanks, some kind of unorganized, but got every Information I needed to put my map on !

[PwndersWoW]

Perfect video dude, goddamn means a lot. Loved your prev video and this will help.

Imma just connect the usb cable with all connected and bike running, as dynojet said that works, easy peasy. This will befun

[tufftalk]

This vid was amazing man thanks for taking the time to break it down. So many jewels you dropped in this joint. Keep up the good work, I’m confident in moving forward with this PCIII I’ve had maying around I’ll put it on my 07 750 track bike since I have a new Arrow exhaust and I’m getting some back fire. Now my only question is do it matter what PC3 I get? Or is it more just about the maps you download? The PC3 was given to me free

[Tenerisius]

Thanks James, your Video is very helpful, like a Dynojet seminar. They should pay you for it ;-)

[turbski]

For the love of god next time turn the music down or off

[ItsThe]

I'm late to this video, but for those who are watching, you can't just use anyyy USB ( 7:00 ). It's a USB-A to a USB- Mini B (aka USB mini or mini-USB) not to be mistaken for a Micro USB. The USB-A is what's plugged into the computer and the Mini-B is plugged into the Power Commander.

[kidd]

Man I would say this video was great but that’d be an understatement! Everyone complains about he music shoulda watched longer you learn to tune it out

[flying-fijiantv]

Wow bro. This helped me out a bunch!!!

[anthonypalmerin]

put a resister in series with the coolant temperature sensor. Tricking the ecu into thinking the bike is cooler then it really is, thus dumping more fuel. putting the fan on a switch might be a good idea(for obvious reasons). 100ohms is a good base to start with and knowing how much the temp reading has changed is crucial.

[WheelRider_Catch-up]

Sorry for the Low IQ question but which map would I use if I have a

2003 Sv1000s
Sc project exhaust
Tre eliminator
-1. +2 chain and sprocket
K & N air filter

I see stock maps I’m all types of confused

Appreciate any help