power commander worth it? - SV650.org

19-09-10, 03:46 PM

hi.. i'v read a lot of posts that reckon getting a power commander for a sv650s is a wast of money, i have a sk6 with desnorkel and k&n airfilter and irdium plugs and scorpion end can. i understand that the gain i get will be very small but can u notice a diffrence? many thanks for the help... .. lol...

maviczap · 19-09-10, 06:32 PM

I don't have one, but I know Skip had one fitted to his Sv1000 and a remap.

I don't think there were any big power gains, but it smoothed the fuelling, making it much nicer to ride all round.

Could be the same for yours

19-09-10, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap

I don't have one, but I know Skip had one fitted to his Sv1000 and a remap.

I don't think there were any big power gains, but it smoothed the fuelling, making it much nicer to ride all round.

Could be the same for yours

ok nice one mate thanks for the advice....

19-09-10, 07:36 PM

same as tre if you want a faster bike buy a gixer or similar ,unless your loaded
its a sv a budget bike, only thing worth doing is suspension

andrewsmith · 19-09-10, 09:45 PM

apologies for double posting this

Search the forum for suspension upgrades as they will give you more use of the power that is there for not a lot of money.

a PC and tuning won't give you any gains unless the rest of the bike can take it

Skip · 20-09-10, 09:54 AM

Tis true I fitted one to my SV1000 - got it 2nd hand from ePay for £150 and spent £100 having it mapped properly. Bike made 111hp at the back tyre without it but 114hp with - but it was how it smoothed everything out throughout the rev range that I did it for - which is exactly what it did so for me personally - money well spent

20-09-10, 09:48 PM

Bought 1 off eBay for £80, new. Spent £140 getting it mapped by a god, and as far as I'm concerned, it was money well spent. Fuelling was smoothed right out, taking away low rev/slow speed jumpiness. Acceleration was improved, as was top end. Best mod I did after the GSXR suspension all round.

If I didn't get the PCIII so cheap, I probably would've settled for a Yoshi tune though.

I'm still running 74bhp from a 650 with only an Aky full system and the snorkel removed!

19-09-10, 03:46 PM	#1
ice Guest Posts: n/a	power commander worth it? hi.. i'v read a lot of posts that reckon getting a power commander for a sv650s is a wast of money, i have a sk6 with desnorkel and k&n airfilter and irdium plugs and scorpion end can. i understand that the gain i get will be very small but can u notice a diffrence? many thanks for the help... .. lol... Last edited by ice; 19-09-10 at 05:17 PM.

19-09-10, 06:32 PM	#2
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: power commander I don't have one, but I know Skip had one fitted to his Sv1000 and a remap. I don't think there were any big power gains, but it smoothed the fuelling, making it much nicer to ride all round. Could be the same for yours __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

19-09-10, 07:36 PM	#4
davepreston Guest Posts: n/a	Re: power commander same as tre if you want a faster bike buy a gixer or similar ,unless your loaded its a sv a budget bike, only thing worth doing is suspension

19-09-10, 09:45 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: power commander apologies for double posting this Search the forum for suspension upgrades as they will give you more use of the power that is there for not a lot of money. a PC and tuning won't give you any gains unless the rest of the bike can take it __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

20-09-10, 09:54 AM	#6
Skip Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3,151	Re: power commander worth it? Tis true I fitted one to my SV1000 - got it 2nd hand from ePay for £150 and spent £100 having it mapped properly. Bike made 111hp at the back tyre without it but 114hp with - but it was how it smoothed everything out throughout the rev range that I did it for - which is exactly what it did so for me personally - money well spent __________________ '81 Honda H100A '18 Honda MSX125 (Grom)

20-09-10, 09:48 PM	#7
phil24_7 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: power commander worth it? Bought 1 off eBay for £80, new. Spent £140 getting it mapped by a god, and as far as I'm concerned, it was money well spent. Fuelling was smoothed right out, taking away low rev/slow speed jumpiness. Acceleration was improved, as was top end. Best mod I did after the GSXR suspension all round. If I didn't get the PCIII so cheap, I probably would've settled for a Yoshi tune though. I'm still running 74bhp from a 650 with only an Aky full system and the snorkel removed!

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