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Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 12:12:53 PM

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Okay! So I installed a Power Commander III USB (PCIII) on my bike last week. Lots of fun, but it takes a LONG time. (did a laser exhaust install at the same time, so I can't say for sure... but think 4 hours as a starting point) It's not for those that are technically challenged, but if you're willing to take the task on, here's something to help you along!

Tools you'll need for the job...

Your "Honda hex-key" from your "tool kit".
8mm, 10mm, and one 12mm Socket/Wrench
Screw Driver (flat head, mainly for prying and such)
Bungy cords or some other kind of wire/string/etc.

Okay! So here we go...
Take off both your seats.

Next, Take off your side panels (I left the lowers on the bike). I'm assuming you have your owners manual and can figure out how to take off your panels, so I won't go into detail here.

And when you're done... (both sides) it should look something like this.

After this, we need to remove the tank cover...

And then it'll look about like this...

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 12:13:10 PM

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Okay, you would need to get this deep to change your air filter... so if you haven't, this might be a good time to check it. I was in a hurry, so I didn't actually check mine, I figure I'll worry about that when I get my new BMC filter here in the future.

Next, we've got 2 options. You CAN do this with only propping the tank back...

Eventually, I got frustrated with the room that I had (there's a rubber "flap" under there that kept getting in my way), so I removed the tank. Not super hard, lets just hope your gas tank isn't full!) Anyways... now we grab our handy Power Commander...

Now, you don't hook the power commander to the (easy to get too) upper injectors, you go for the ones down lower, under this flap...

We're going for this set here....

Now we take the power commander and start at the back (you may want to remove the rear plastic to make routing the wires easier)...

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 12:13:22 PM

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Now, we pull the wires down through the tail section on the left side...

Route the wires down to the right of the battery and under the tank "pivot point". Hook up the negative from the power commander, then once past the gas tanks pivot point, run the wires back to the left side. Unplug the fuel injector plugs and hook in the PCIII bypass plugs from left to right. When you're done, it will look like this.

Then, we need to hook up the Throttle Position sensor (TPS) plug-in from the PCIII. It's hidden on the left side behind this set of plugs. Just unscrew the bolt here and move it out of the way.

And... now put it all back together! Turn it on, make sure it runs... then get a computer, hook it up and start maping away! Good luck!

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 3:42:24 PM

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Holy schnikey's...GREAT write up lrn2go!!!! I've done a few myself, that takes a lot of effort, well done ol chap

Did you start with a map downloaded from their website? Anyways.....nicely done.

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 3:49:46 PM

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It came with a map for the bike... but I didn't know if that ment it was a "zero" or "Stock" or what map... so I dumped a "Stock" map on it (the revised Dyno Jet stock-fix). I can't find one... unless someone knows of a place, that uses the Laser exhaust... so I've thought about playing around with different exhaust maps... though the design of the Laser isn't like alot of other exhausts (two-brothers, Jardin, Akrapovich, etc)... so I don't think it'll map up super well.

But hey, it's there to mess with, and until I get a custom dyno tune, mess with the maps I shall!

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 3:54:37 PM

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No pics of the exhaust?

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 4:22:18 PM

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Sure! I know it gets a ton of "I love it!" then "That thing looks dumb"... at least from my experience with opinions before I bought it... but I love it! Here's a few pics...

And just incase someone wondered how far they stick out in the back...

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 6:01:12 PM

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Ha, doesn't Power Commander say that the typical install takes 15-20 minutes? Mine took a lot longer than that too.

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 6:03:09 PM

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I can believe that would be true on some bikes... but there's no way in crap that'd be possible... unless you had a team of people, had done it several times before, and all of you were quick!

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 6:08:29 PM

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Agreed.

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 7:39:51 PM

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It takes an hour to get the plastic and other parts out of the way and to put them back on. To plug in the PC III, that takes 5 minutes. If you don't run into problems getting to the TPS plug.

Love the exhaust. I was really looking at it when I bought my 2 bros, but I couldn't get any dyno specs on it to say yes or no on performance. Love the looks of it, how's the sound?

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 9:27:03 PM

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The Only Dyno sheet I've come across was the ones produced BY laser... so I know what you mean. As far as the sound... it sounds like no other exhaust I've heard so far. I've got the "street" baffles ("road legal" in Europe) that are supposed to be about 1-2db's louder than the stock exhaust. The sound really isn't much louder (at least from the riders perspective), but it's noticibly deeper. (I've heard from people that I ride with that it is noticibly louder than the stock pipe, but not what they would call a "loud" exhaust) The best thing I can give an example of would be it's almost like a v8 engine sound with a quiet/stock-sporty exhaust. It's got a good lopping rumble at idle and smooth deep sound all the way up through the rev range.

Sometime here soon I'll pull the street baffles out and put in the "race" baffles (about a 30 minute job, not too hard) and see how much louder or how much it changes the sound. I really do like it. The lower tone is even deeper, I would say, than two-brothers or Yoshimura exhausts. I've got a sound clip (though they never do justice) of the stock, I'll take another of the Laser with street, and someday another with the race baffles. I'll send them to whomever wants to hear them (I don't know if youtube would compress and lose the quality or not). Just let me know.

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RE: Installing PCIII on 07 600RR - 3/17/2008 9:31:13 PM

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Oh... and I want to say, this exhaust is NOT for those who're looking for sound and looks on a budget. This thing ran me just under the cost of a full Yoshimura system, and it's just a slip-on. Thanks to the drop in the dollar and the raise in the Euro, these hand-made Euro import exhausts are retardedly expensive. The guy that I ordered mine from said there'd been 2 price increases this year already, one in January and another in February. That being said, I wouldn't trade it for any other one I've seen so far. The look is distinctive, it's rare to see anybody else with one, and the sound is both unlike any other, and you can change it's sound from street, to race, to a mix of both (1 or 2 race with 1 or 2 street baffles).

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