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Old Dec 7, 2014 | 12:14 PM
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2006 Dyna Fxdli
96" Big Bore 9.8 1 compression
Ported and Polished Heads with 1.900 valve
Andrews 37 cam
25 degree injectors

Will changing my throttle body to 50 mm give me more performance or hurt me ?
 
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Should only help, not hurt at all. The help will be concentrated in the higher rpms. I would just get your stock tb bored out by somebody like Dan Vance or splurge on a 51mm HPI, pass on SE unless you get some great deal.
 
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You may pick up anywhere from 2-3 HP and 4-6 TQ. Not really very efficient cost wise for what you'll get in return. But it's your wallet. If you want more power, dump the Big Radius pipes and get a D&D Fatcat.
 
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What were your intake runners cut to?

I ask cause you dont want to create a lip/wall where the manifold of the throttle body is bigger then having the runner of the head smaller. The SE t body is like 1.66-1.70, sorry don't remember exact, but stock 96" head runners are 1.610.

That I would say would hurt you by disturbing the flow. If the head runners are bigger than its ok you just don't want the opposite.
 

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Originally Posted by OldEnuf2NoBtr
You may pick up anywhere from 2-3 HP and 4-6 TQ. Not really very efficient cost wise for what you'll get in return. But it's your wallet. If you want more power, dump the Big Radius pipes and get a D&D Fatcat.


Already dumping the Big Radius for The D&D Fatcat
 
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Originally Posted by HD Bobber
What were your intake runners cut to?

I ask cause you dont want to create a lip/wall where the manifold of the throttle body is bigger then having the runner of the head smaller. The SE t body is like 1.66-1.70, sorry don't remember exact, but stock 96" head runners are 1.610.

That I would say would hurt you by disturbing the flow. If the head runners are bigger than its ok you just don't want the opposite.

I sent the heads out and had them CNC ported and Blend and 1.900 valve job done. Ill have to call AMS machine and find out
 
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Originally Posted by Thomas Eckenrod
I sent the heads out and had them CNC ported and Blend and 1.900 valve job done. Ill have to call AMS machine and find out
Yah call and find out cause that has nothing to do with anything done on the heads.....if left stock keep stock t body.
 
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Originally Posted by HD Bobber
Yah call and find out cause that has nothing to do with anything done on the heads.....if left stock keep stock t body.
My intake runners are 1.800
 
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you and i are pretty much runing the same build! hahaha Our shop can port and polish your stock TB, i made a few changes when i did mine and upgraded to 25* injectors and 2-1 but i saw 8hp and 13tq raise with the above changes. but biggest thing i notice with our port and polish is the throttle response, so crisp! plus porting and polishing is about 1/2 of what it costs for the 50mm tb hahaha

as you can see we also powder coated it











 
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Originally Posted by JRK5892
you and i are pretty much runing the same build! hahaha Our shop can port and polish your stock TB, i made a few changes when i did mine and upgraded to 25* injectors and 2-1 but i saw 8hp and 13tq raise with the above changes. but biggest thing i notice with our port and polish is the throttle response, so crisp! plus porting and polishing is about 1/2 of what it costs for the 50mm tb hahaha

as you can see we also powder coated it













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How much you charge ? What kind of turn around ?
You did that pulley locker plate for me powder coating was top notch.
 
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