Big inch motor help.
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From: Alberta
Quite frankly; if I wanted to go any faster than my current bike, I'd build somethinng like this with an 88" motor; seems counter productive to do a high performance build on a bike that weighs over half a ton with rider.
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I wrestled with the same question a couple years ago when I decided I wanted a bigger motor. Fortunately, up the road from me is Rosa's Cycle Shop (some of you guys not from LI may have heard of them as their work is frequently found in the mags; American Iron, IronWorks), and they do some of the best performance work around.
Rather than just buying some manufacturers motor, they basically built a custom motor which delivers awesome power but is also streetable and reliable. Some of the components which went into the build are listed on my sig.
Now I don't know if there are any reputable performance shops out by you that have the experience and really know what they're doing, but if there are that may be worth looking into.
Good luck with your project.
Rather than just buying some manufacturers motor, they basically built a custom motor which delivers awesome power but is also streetable and reliable. Some of the components which went into the build are listed on my sig.
Now I don't know if there are any reputable performance shops out by you that have the experience and really know what they're doing, but if there are that may be worth looking into.
Good luck with your project.
This isn't a dyna question but I will bet you guys can still offer some advice.
I kinda have the hots for a chopper (custom build) with a big inch motor. My question is, what brand of engine do you think is the best/most dependable? Personally I tend to lean towards S & S but I probably don't even know enough to have an opinion.
If you have any experience with this, I would value your opinion.
Thanks,
I kinda have the hots for a chopper (custom build) with a big inch motor. My question is, what brand of engine do you think is the best/most dependable? Personally I tend to lean towards S & S but I probably don't even know enough to have an opinion.
If you have any experience with this, I would value your opinion.
Thanks,
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This isn't a dyna question but I will bet you guys can still offer some advice.
I kinda have the hots for a chopper (custom build) with a big inch motor. My question is, what brand of engine do you think is the best/most dependable? Personally I tend to lean towards S & S but I probably don't even know enough to have an opinion.
If you have any experience with this, I would value your opinion.
Thanks,
I kinda have the hots for a chopper (custom build) with a big inch motor. My question is, what brand of engine do you think is the best/most dependable? Personally I tend to lean towards S & S but I probably don't even know enough to have an opinion.
If you have any experience with this, I would value your opinion.
Thanks,
For Twin Cam, Star Racing/G2 Motor Sports put together some pretty solid big inch S&S motors ... see link for some of their builds that are pretty impressive ... http://www.starracing.com/vstreet.php
For Evo, Delkron has been around a long time and solid reputation ... recently (within the past 3 years) merged with Hayseed Engineering another top-notch outfit ... I believe they have a 120 crate motor that is very highly regarded .... http://www.delkron-mfg.com/products/...BlocksComplete
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