Power commander or not

[Irongirltx]

I have an XL883n 2013 bought brand new. It now has 34k miles. It has a stage one, s&s high flow air filter, and short shots. I'm from Texas but had to come to OK. For another 2 months. The altitude change affected it a little. It started coughing and cutting out periodically and even dying just after take off. It ran 2 codes, P0107 map sensor and P0113 AIT. It was suggested to clean contacts on sensors. I did and it seems to be running fine so far. My question, should I put a Power commander on. I was told it seems to be running a little lean. Some advise would be greatly appreciated. Thx irongirltx

[aswracing]

I have an XL883n 2013 bought brand new. It now has 34k miles. It has a stage one, s&s high flow air filter, and short shots. I'm from Texas but had to come to OK. For another 2 months. The altitude change affected it a little. It started coughing and cutting out periodically and even dying just after take off. It ran 2 codes, P0107 map sensor and P0113 AIT. It was suggested to clean contacts on sensors. I did and it seems to be running fine so far. My question, should I put a Power commander on. I was told it seems to be running a little lean. Some advise would be greatly appreciated. Thx irongirltx

Welcome to HTT!

A Power Commander is what's known as a "piggy back" tuner. That means it hangs outside the ECM and intercepts and modifies signals coming and going. The ECM doesn't even know it's there. There are several brands and models of piggy back tuners on the market.

Another type of tuner is called a "flash" tuner. A flash tuner basically gives you access to all the internal settings and tables of the ECM, allowing you to teach the ECM what's going on in the motor. Again, there are several brands and models of flash tuners on the market.

And a third option is to get an aftermarket replacement ECM, which completely replaces the factory ECM. The "Thundermax" from Zipper's is the most popular, but Daytona Twin Tec offers one as well.

My personal opinion ... and you can find plenty of folks who disagree ... is that flash tuners are the way to go. You can just do a much better job of tuning your bike if you teach the ECM what's going on, as opposed to trying to fool it from the outside with a piggy back. And the stock Delphi ECM is a robust and capable piece.

And again, my personal opinion is that among flash tuners, the Powervision stands out for it's capabilities and ease of use, particularly for a do-it-yourselfer. It's built in autotune function just massively simplifies a process that's cumbersome on other flash tuners, plus it has optional wideband support, optional wideband closed loop support, very good software (although you can do almost everything you need from the display unit), configurable gauges, trip computers, on the fly adjustments, the list goes on and on. It's really a remarkable little device that lets you monitor and control practically everything going on in your motor.

[Irongirltx]

Great, thank you