Well done. Nothing like a little engine work on these magnificent V-twins to wake them up from their anemic stock output!

 

Will post the dyno after break in.
FYI...Zanotti's shipped the kit for $630.
The SE map worked well; the PC V worked better.

 

A port and polish and bigger valves will give you the biggest bang for your buck. It makes no sense to put in cams and big bore and what not and try and push more fuel and air through the same restricted HD heads. JMO

 

There are two ways you can skin a cat. You can start in the front, or the back.
I don't disagree with your methods it just was not in the stars for me. Don't forget the 96" heads were redesigned to outperform the 88". Have you ridden a 103 Stg2 w/o head work? It feels pretty damn good to me.

 

i am in canada and this winter i will get some head work and a nice cam.
i will leave the rest alone..no piston no cylinder....now have to try to find the right
person for the head job.....

 

As one of the heads was damaged during my accident I went ahead and we are in the process of doing a 103 stage 1 (punched cylinders, 10.1 pistons, Hi flow, V&H pipes and PCV), not getting cams done because there was no budget for it and the bottom of the engine isn't having to be opened.

Not getting the heads done as the Serv. Mgr said pretty much what you said above re; 88 vs. 96. Expecting around 92 ft# which is fine for me.

I worked a Dyno run into the job, with 103 parts, cylinder work and install for $700.
Which happened to be almost exactly how much $$ I saved by buying all my parts for the accident repair on a "Parts Sale Weekend".

That allowed me to get the work done and still stay within the Insco's repair check.
Timing is everything.

Pelliot, Do you plan on a 500 mile break in, as when new?


Still waiting for a new Tank from HD, now on day 58, which is holding up the entire process.

 

I did a cams only for $300."37's", I feel I was lacking more in the cam department than porting or big bore, I do plan on going to a 103ci and a mild port job but both will be done at the same time, I can't see pulling the heads for porting only OR pulling the cylinders for big bore only, it might cost a little more doing both at the same time but you save a lot of time and time = money.

 

I'm keeping it under 4K mostly but not babying it. I won't bang the limiter till I get it broke in good. The tach really helps.