ynojet Research is a pretty familiar name in motorsports, founded back in 1972. In the three-plus decades since then, Dynojet has grown to become a recognized world leader in the development and manufacturing of a whole list of performance enhancing products and tools. Offering a full complement of jet and slide kits for carburetors and all those Power Commanders for fuel-injected bikes–and the state-of-the-art dynamometers themselves to test and tune all of that–the name Dynojet has become just about synonymous with optimized fuel management. When the goal is maximum performance and increased overall efficiency, riders, racers, shops and mechanics everywhere look to Dynojet.
     Serving riders worldwide, Dynojet’s even partnered with a number of other industry-leading companies in more than 25 countries to assure that local technical support is always available–where it’s needed and when it’s needed. With offices in Nevada, Montana, Holland, England and Germany, Dynojet is never very far away. There are more than 4,000 dyno tuning installations established, including sites with OE manufacturers, vehicle importers, exhaust-system manufacturers, tuners, race teams, dealers and independent service shops. Establishing even more credibility, Dynojet’s dynamometers are officially licensed with AMA/ProStar, AMA SuperBike and NASCAR.
     Right from the beginning Dynojet Research has relied on state-of-the-art technology to provide the best products available. Very often those products weren’t available anywhere else. In the carburetor years it was jet- and slide kits. Now, with the motorcycle manufacturers almost total use of fuel-injection, it’s the full line of Power Commanders and their custom electronic fuel mapping. Dynojet runs a full schedule of training classes for dealers, ensuring that customers get the most out of their products, and the product line is constantly expanding with new applications and features coming online all the time. That’s a company philosophy that’s never wavered. Dynojet Research believes in customer support, and that support filters right down to one-on-one individualized attention if that’s what it takes.
     After thirty-plus years in the industry, Dynojet Research has rightfully claimed the Number One position in the field–street and track.



Dynojet’s mobile dyno-tuning center has become an invaluable fixture at the races. Anyone (factory riders and privateers alike) racing at the track that is using any Dynojet product can take advantage of their tuning expertise.

or more than a decade, Dynojet’s been a fixture at the AMA races. With its mobile dyno-tuning center, Dynojet has helped countless competitors tune their bikes to the optimum potential. For 2004 all that’s gotten even better; Dynojet’s brand-new soundproof truck now allows that dyno-tuning support to be brought right inside the track and set up right in the middle of things next to all the teams, factory and privateer. The noise is no longer an issue.
     Dynojet’s support and tuning expertise is available at no charge to anyone at the track who is racing and using any Dynojet product. Anyone using a jet kit receives jetting advice and those with a Power Commander receive a full fuel-curve mapping session. It’s a popular service. At any time during the race meet it’s not unusual to see 10 or 15 bikes waiting in line to get into that truck. The Dynojet crew will open up for service at 8:00 in the morning and sometimes they’re not done until 10:00 at night. With Dynojet sponsoring Team Yamaha and Team Kawasaki it’s not unusual to see those factory bikes at the truck as well. Tommy Hayden’s motorcycles were on the dyno at every race this year. At one race, Dustin Schaller, Dynojet’s man on the scene, remembers, “We had every Team Yamaha bike come up to the truck at the same time, both the A-bikes and the B-bikes. The entire team was at our truck, which certainly raised eyebrows”…and credibility. If factory teams put their trust in Dynojet, why shouldn’t you?
     The Dynojet support crew goes to every AMA race, 11 events during 2004. For the most part that’s the truck’s role, although on occasion Dynojet will send this mobile tuning team out to dealer open houses and so forth. And everywhere it goes everyone gets the same treatment, whether it’s Factory Team Yamaha and Kawasaki, or Joe-average racer. There’s a sign always posted outside the truck attesting to just that. “Dynojet,” it reads, “is here to support the people who support us.”

The new PCIII USB unit for the Polaris Sportsman 700 Twin EFI is Dynojet’s latest addition to their line of Power Commanders for ATV’s. This simple-to-use, no hassle, high-tech unit requires no splicing or cutting of the stock harness and comes with all the necessary cable links and software.

he Polaris Sportsman 700 Twin EFI is the latest ATV to have a Power Commander now available for it. It’s not just any Power Commander, either. It’s the feature-laden PCIII USB.
     Just like all Dynojet Power Commanders, the new Polaris unit uses all the OE style connectors so there’s no cutting or splicing of the stock harness required. The PCIII USB comes with all the software and cable links needed to allow you to change between different fuel-curve maps or make simple adjustments to an existing map file, and that USB port makes for an instant and no-hassle connection between the Power Commander and your computer. And like always, the fuel curve can also be changed by simply using the faceplate buttons on the PCIII USB. There’s a +FUEL adjustment to richen the fuel curve in each area of the map, and there’s a –FUEL button to tune the mixture leaner. All the changes, made either by computer or those faceplate buttons, are made to the ATV’s fuel curve via the Power Commander’s onboard microprocessor. There’s a large area of adjustment available, and it’s all done without making any permanent changes to the ATV’s stock ECU (electronic control unit). Removing the Power Commander instantly returns the ATV back to its stock condition.
     But why would you want to do that? A Power Commander III USB opens up the world of Dynojet-developed fuel maps, all written to optimize performance with all the popular aftermarket exhausts, air filters, and other tuning combinations. Those maps are supplied on a CD, and they’re also available online at www.powercommander.com. Plus, the PCIII USB is so easy to use. It connects instantly. Simply power up the unit and plug-in the supplied USB cable between the computer and the PCIII USB and you’re ready to tune. As soon as you connect the PCIII USB to the computer and launch the software the installed map is displayed, too. No searching through the files. The PCIII USB even stores notes from the various maps in its onboard memory making it really easy to see just which map is loaded and any special instructions you might have added.
     All PCIII USBs have a “cylinder trim” adjustment, too. This allows you to offset fuel delivery between one or more cylinders. Advanced users can precisely adjust the fuel curve for each cylinder throughout the entire rpm/throttle position range. The PCIII USBs software also allows you to compare two map files, and do it without the Power Commander even being connected. There’s a numerical display as well as a brand-new graphic display. Making things even easier, every PCIII USB comes with a power-up adapter so you can program new maps and interface with the Power Commander right on your desktop. And finally there’s an expansion port ready for any upcoming accessory Dynojet develops.
     All of this is now available for the Polaris Sportsman 700 Twin EFI and will soon be available for the Polaris Sportsman 800 Twin EFI and the Suzuki King Quad 700 EFI. New applications are constantly being developed. Check out the website at www.powercommander.com to see the latest.

New for 2005, Dynojet has developed a Power Commander unit for BMW applications featuring “Wide Band” integration, which will allow for a one-step adjustment of the fuel mixture for steady-state cruise areas, along with the same high-resolution tuning as the current PC models.

ust around the bend, Dynojet will have a Power Commander module for BMW applications featuring “Wide Band” integration. What’s that? Simple: The new Power Commander will offer the same high-resolution tuning as the current Power Commander models, but will combine all that with a simple one-step adjustment of the fuel mixture for the steady-state cruise areas. This area of a fuel curve is often referred to as the “closed loop” range. Dynojet’s replaced the less accurate OE narrow-band oxygen sensor with a Bosch 5 wire LSU4 wide-band sensor. This allows exact fuel settings for the closed loop area, rather than having to settle for an overly lean stock setting. With an optimized air/fuel ratio now available all the surging and poor running at constant highway speeds becomes a thing of the past. Outside of the closed loop area in the fuel curve all fuel adjustments are made in the same manner as with any regular Power Commander, and all the maps for common modifications will be available.
     The BMW Power Commander uses all OE style connectors and it’s a simple installation; as always there’s no cutting or splicing involved. The complete kit, including the Wide Band oxygen sensor, will be available for most BMW fuel-injected models including the F650, R-Series Boxers (including the GS) and K Series machines. The suggested retail is $495 and it’ll be in the Parts Unlimited warehouses in 2005.

For more information see:
www.powercommander.com


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