88 vs 96
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From: Georgia
I've had both the 88 Twin Cam and now ride a 96 CID Twin Cam. They are as alike as two peas in a pod as far as performance. When you put the Stage 1 on them the 96 might have a slight edge but not much. The EPA stuff dulled down a lot of performance so they have had to increase the CID to keep the performance up to snuff.
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From: Double Oak, Texas
I think they had to add a little displacement because the Japanese V-Twins, well for them, a 1584cc/96 inch engine is now pretty much a middle-weight and most of them will flat run circles around stock air cooled Harleys, 'cept for maybe the XR1200; whether the Jap V-twin be air cooled or not.
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Negative ghostrider ... both 88 and 96 come with 3-3/4" bore
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From: Minden LA
I disagree; stroked, yes. bored, no. the 96 has the same bore size as the 88, the only difference cubic inch-wise is the stroker crank. If you put the next bigger pistons in a 96" it becomes a 103 and the 88 becomes a 95".
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Thank you Sir.
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I've run my '06 95" hard for 30K miles and wouldn't trade for a 96" or a 103" for any particular reason.
Technically, the 88" which has a 4" stroke, will wind up faster than a 96" turning on a 4 3/8" flywheel....
The '06 got a lot of things right, with the first year self-adjusting primary chain tensioner, the hydraulic cam chain tensioners, the roller bearing cam chains, the six speed transmission, the new frame design, it a great platform.
Technically, the 88" which has a 4" stroke, will wind up faster than a 96" turning on a 4 3/8" flywheel....
The '06 got a lot of things right, with the first year self-adjusting primary chain tensioner, the hydraulic cam chain tensioners, the roller bearing cam chains, the six speed transmission, the new frame design, it a great platform.