Ordered a power commander.

White Chocolate · 08-30-2008, 01:12 AM

I ordered a power commander from starcycle.com on monday, it's friday now and nothing yet as far as a shipping email. Do these need to be programmed before they ship out or what. Any ideas to why they have not sent me an email on shipping yet?

Thank you.

Rollin_Again · 08-30-2008, 05:05 AM

I would call or send them an email. There is no setup required on the unit by the retail seller. The only setup required will be performed by you and involves the download of a custom map based on your bike configuration. How are they supposed to have shipped the item? (Ground, Air, etc.) Where is the retailer located in relation to you? Did you pay for shipping or was it free? If the shipping was free because you spent over a certain $ amount I would guess that it has shipped ground and will take a while.

Regards,
Rollin

speedpoker · 08-30-2008, 09:15 AM

I would not get worried about it yet. Some places will install a map on it before they ship but that is probably too late in your situation. That does not matter though because getting the map on there is no problem as long as you have a computer with a usb port. Hopefully you do not have a Mac. If you need help finding the right map let me know and I can point you in the right direction. Also you will probably need to do the 02 sensor block thing. Unless you got the "street" model.

White Chocolate · 08-30-2008, 10:25 AM

Well I did not get free shipping. It was ground. I believe they are in Cali. But places usually send a email telling you they shipped it out with a tracking number. I did email them back a couple days ago using the email they send me for the reciept. Nothing in return as far as a email. I know Cali takes four days to ship to from here in South Dakota since I work in shipping. So I would be getting it soon if they would have shipped it already. I have no idea if they did is the thing because of no email. I believe it works with the 02 sensors, which I have on the bike still.

speedpoker · 08-30-2008, 11:44 AM

So you got the power commander usb EX model? That is the one you don't have to mess with the 02 sensors on.

White Chocolate · 08-30-2008, 02:42 PM

$279.95 - 02-05 Honda VFR800 VTec Power Commander PCIII USB | StarCycle, USA

Power commander PCIII

speedpoker · 08-30-2008, 04:49 PM

Looks like you will need to trick the 02 sensors then. No problem. Its easy.

White Chocolate · 09-06-2008, 10:07 AM

How would you do that, just cut them off at the wires underneeth and just leave some left just in case you have to wire them back on? I do have the commander on right now and it does not seem like its running bad. It has the map for stock intake, exhaust and 02 eliminators. Should I switch to zero map?

MileHighInterceptor · 09-06-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by speedpoker

So you got the power commander usb EX model? That is the one you don't have to mess with the 02 sensors on.

The way the stock setup is on the bike, it should overall (my humble opinion), run better with the O2 sensors in place. Now by run better I mean some more power but predominately the elimination of nearly all the RPM lag/sputter that occurs at random places along the gauge and gear range. My 2002 has Staintune's, K&N, and the PCIII USB w/ O2 eliminators. Runs great under the European maping for a Staintune setup. I went with the Euro map over the US one (both downloaded from the site) because I read somewhere that the US re-maps every 500 RPM vice every 250 RPM of the Euro map. Either way, there is more power and far smoother through the range. Much more linear, live V-bikes should be!

speedpoker · 09-06-2008, 03:43 PM

Do not just cut the wires. Follow the directions here. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/i...howtopic=20350
I heard the o2 sensors do not work well with the Power Commander 3. The street version of the power commander is made to work with the o2 sensors hooked up.

White Chocolate · 09-06-2008, 04:36 PM

Well if I go ahead and do this to the o2's what do I plug the wholes with on my motad headers?

speedpoker · 09-06-2008, 04:39 PM

You do not have to pull the sensors out. You can just leave them there.

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08-30-2008, 01:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
White Chocolate Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: 11-29-2008 01:26 PM Location: Sioux Falls, SD My Ride: 2003 VFR 800 non abs View my Photo Gallery Posts: 77 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ordered a power commander. I ordered a power commander from starcycle.com on monday, it's friday now and nothing yet as far as a shipping email. Do these need to be programmed before they ship out or what. Any ideas to why they have not sent me an email on shipping yet? Thank you.

09-06-2008, 03:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
speedpoker Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 10-11-2008 09:42 AM Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Do not just cut the wires. Follow the directions here. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/i...howtopic=20350 I heard the o2 sensors do not work well with the Power Commander 3. The street version of the power commander is made to work with the o2 sensors hooked up. Last edited by speedpoker; 09-06-2008 at 04:41 PM.

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Rollin_Again Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Today 02:11 PM Location: Duluth, GA My Ride: 2007 Honda VFR800 (RWB) Posts: 109 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I would call or send them an email. There is no setup required on the unit by the retail seller. The only setup required will be performed by you and involves the download of a custom map based on your bike configuration. How are they supposed to have shipped the item? (Ground, Air, etc.) Where is the retailer located in relation to you? Did you pay for shipping or was it free? If the shipping was free because you spent over a certain $ amount I would guess that it has shipped ground and will take a while. Regards, Rollin

08-30-2008, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
speedpoker Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 10-11-2008 09:42 AM Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I would not get worried about it yet. Some places will install a map on it before they ship but that is probably too late in your situation. That does not matter though because getting the map on there is no problem as long as you have a computer with a usb port. Hopefully you do not have a Mac. If you need help finding the right map let me know and I can point you in the right direction. Also you will probably need to do the 02 sensor block thing. Unless you got the "street" model.

08-30-2008, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
White Chocolate Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: 11-29-2008 01:26 PM Location: Sioux Falls, SD My Ride: 2003 VFR 800 non abs View my Photo Gallery Posts: 77 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well I did not get free shipping. It was ground. I believe they are in Cali. But places usually send a email telling you they shipped it out with a tracking number. I did email them back a couple days ago using the email they send me for the reciept. Nothing in return as far as a email. I know Cali takes four days to ship to from here in South Dakota since I work in shipping. So I would be getting it soon if they would have shipped it already. I have no idea if they did is the thing because of no email. I believe it works with the 02 sensors, which I have on the bike still.

08-30-2008, 11:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
speedpoker Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 10-11-2008 09:42 AM Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	So you got the power commander usb EX model? That is the one you don't have to mess with the 02 sensors on.

08-30-2008, 02:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
White Chocolate Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: 11-29-2008 01:26 PM Location: Sioux Falls, SD My Ride: 2003 VFR 800 non abs View my Photo Gallery Posts: 77 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	$279.95 - 02-05 Honda VFR800 VTec Power Commander PCIII USB \| StarCycle, USA Power commander PCIII

08-30-2008, 04:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
speedpoker Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 10-11-2008 09:42 AM Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Looks like you will need to trick the 02 sensors then. No problem. Its easy.

09-06-2008, 10:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
White Chocolate Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: 11-29-2008 01:26 PM Location: Sioux Falls, SD My Ride: 2003 VFR 800 non abs View my Photo Gallery Posts: 77 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How would you do that, just cut them off at the wires underneeth and just leave some left just in case you have to wire them back on? I do have the commander on right now and it does not seem like its running bad. It has the map for stock intake, exhaust and 02 eliminators. Should I switch to zero map?

09-06-2008, 04:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
White Chocolate Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Last Online: 11-29-2008 01:26 PM Location: Sioux Falls, SD My Ride: 2003 VFR 800 non abs View my Photo Gallery Posts: 77 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well if I go ahead and do this to the o2's what do I plug the wholes with on my motad headers?

09-06-2008, 04:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
speedpoker Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: 10-11-2008 09:42 AM Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	You do not have to pull the sensors out. You can just leave them there.