Step 01· Done
Make a Can-Am folder on your computer
Create a folder on your desktop for your Can-Am files. Your PV_INFO file and every tune we send go in it, so they’re always together.
Install guide · Can-Am Maverick X3 · Power Vision 3
Your tune.
Your tune.
On your PV3.
Your Dynojet Power Vision 3 doesn’t come loaded with Packard tunes. You send us one small file, we send back a tune for your build, and you flash it at the glove box. Every step, for stock cams and for Packard performance cams.
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1FILEPV_INFO.TXT is all we need from you to build the tune
8,500RPMTarget rpm for your cams
11.5–12.5:1Target AFR under full load
The process
8 steps.
Check them off as you go; this page remembers where you are on this device.
01
Send us your PV_INFO file
Your Power Vision 3 doesn’t come with Packard tunes on it. One small file tells us which unit you have.
Step 02· Done
Finish Dynojet’s getting-started steps
Follow the Getting Started steps in the instructions that came in the PV3 box. The PV3 plugs into the diagnostic port under the glove box lid and pairs to your machine on its first flash.
Paired is permanent: per Dynojet, once a PV3 is paired to a machine it won’t tune another one unless you buy another tune license.
Step 03· Done
Copy PV_INFO.TXT off the PV3
Connect the PV3 to your computer by USB. A window opens with the device’s file list. Near the bottom is PV_INFO. Right-click it, copy, and paste it into your Can-Am folder.
FilePV_INFO.TXTConnectUSB
Step 04· Done
Email it to Packard with your mods in the subject
Attach PV_INFO.TXT to an email to [email protected]. In the subject line, list what’s been done to the machine: cams, plenum, a standalone ECU and your fuel (110, 116, Import or E85).
Build the subject line below and it opens in your email app ready to go.
02
Load and flash
Your tune comes back by email. Its name starts with BT, for Big Turbo.
Step 05· Done
Copy the BT tune onto the PV3
The tune arrives by email with a BT prefix, for example BT1300 or BT1200. Connect the PV3 to your computer, then copy the tune file from the email and paste it anywhere in the PV3’s file list. Disconnect from the computer.
Tune prefixBT
Step 06· Done
Plug in at the glove box and power up without starting
Connect the PV3 to the diagnostic port in the glove box. Power the machine up without starting it: don’t touch the brake, and press the ignition button.
Keep your foot off the brake. With the brake pressed, the button starts the engine.
Step 07· Done
Flash it
The screen goes to READY TO FLASH. Press the large square ACTION button on the far right side of the screen to get to the tune files, then select your BT tune with the same button.
If the PV3 throws an error at any point, start the sequence over.
ScreenReady to flashButtonAction, far right
Per Dynojet: don’t turn the key off or unplug the PV3 while it’s flashing. When it finishes, turn the key off and wait 45 seconds before you start the machine.
Step 08· Done
Time to drive
Use the performance key. Then check the car against the numbers below for your cams, and keep an eye on the wideband.
On the screen
Ready to flash.
The big square button on the far right of the screen does the work: it takes you into the tune files and selects the one you want.
Subject line builder
Tell us what you’re running.
The subject line is how we know which tune to build. Pick your mods and it writes itself, like the example we use at the shop: “Tune: Cams, Plenum, E85, Stock ECU.”
- To
- [email protected]
- Subject
- Tune: Stock ECU
- Attach
- PV_INFO.TXT
Your email app opens with the subject and message filled in. Attach PV_INFO.TXT from your Can-Am folder before you send; a web page can’t attach it for you.
Time to drive
The numbers to hit.
From the Packard tune instructions. RPM varies a little from machine to machine.
8,500RPMTarget with stock cams. 8,300–8,900 is safe.
17–18PSILow boost
21–23PSIHigh boost
11.5–12.5:1Target AFR under full load
9,200RPMTarget with Packard performance cams. 9,000–9,200 is safe.
17–18PSILow boost, OEM boost sensor
21–23PSIHigh boost, OEM boost sensor
21–23PSILow boost with a 3.5 bar MAP sensor
Use the performance key. Target AFR under full load is 11.5–12.5:1 on every setup.
Logs and fixes
If something’s off.
Off target
Send us a data log
If the car isn’t hitting its target rpm, boost or AFR, record a log and email it to [email protected].
- Press Log to start; a red banner runs across the top of the screen. Press Log again to stop.
- Missed the moment? Press and hold Log for two seconds to save the previous two minutes.
Dynojet covers this under Logging Data in the PV3 instructions.
Flash didn’t finish
Start over, or restore
If the PV3 throws an error during the flash, run the sequence again from the glove box. If a flash doesn’t complete or the machine won’t start, Dynojet’s fix is Vehicle Tools › Restore ECU on the PV3.
Over- or under-boost
Adjust the wastegate
On the Packard 2860 turbo the wastegate is preset to crack at 14.5 psi; a hand vacuum pump such as a Mityvac confirms the baseline.
- Too high: remove the circlip, turn the wastegate rod counterclockwise one full turn, drive it.
- Too low: remove the circlip, turn it clockwise one full turn at a time.
- Repeat until boost is where it should be.
Wideband
Run one. Every time.
We strongly recommend every boosted machine run a wideband AFR gauge; we would never run a forced-induction engine without one. Look for 11.5–12.5:1 at full load.
Questions
Questions riders ask.
Does my Power Vision 3 come with Packard tunes on it?
No. Packard tunes are built for your machine and your mods after you send us your PV_INFO.TXT file, then emailed back to you.
What is PV_INFO.TXT?
A small file on your PV3 that tells us which unit you have, so the tune we build loads on it. Copy it off the PV3 over USB and attach it to your email.
What does BT in the tune name mean?
Big Turbo. Packard tunes for the big turbo kit start with BT, for example BT1300 or BT1200.
What goes in the subject line?
Your mods: cams, plenum, a standalone ECU if you have one, and your fuel (110, 116, Import or E85). For example: Tune: Cams, Plenum, E85, Stock ECU.
Can I move my PV3 to another machine?
Per Dynojet, a PV3 pairs to the first machine it flashes and won’t tune another one unless you buy another tune license.
Which key do I use?
The performance key.
My PV3 showed an error while flashing. Now what?
Repeat the steps from the glove box. If the flash still won’t complete or the machine won’t start, use Vehicle Tools › Restore ECU on the PV3, then try again.
Waiting on a tune?
Email [email protected] with your order number and the subject line you sent. Or ask the team online.