DAMN so close
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From: Coweta, Oklahoma
I was almost able to join the 100 club. I got My bike back today from the dealer today after having it dyno'ed from the 103" stage 2 build I did. 88hp and 104tq damn so close, dealer told Me it would cost a lot of money to get that last 12hp, but it would not be much fun to ride afterwords because I would have to turn 6500rpm's to get it. i don't go over 35-4000 rpm's much so it seems kinda of a waste to Me.
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Tourer
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From: wayland ny
This bike has way more power than before and I love it no complaints here. The 255's should fit My riding style well as I don't doo a lot of high rpm riding anyways. I was more concerned with low end grunt than anything else, I could care less if the bike goes over 100 I wanted grunt. You all are rite they are just numbers.
agreed the TQ looks spot on, however the HP number seems low... as stated it is just a number, if you like the way it runs be happy, personally i would be pissed, but that is just saying wtihout knowing what all you did, did you just do pistons and jugs?
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Tourer
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From: wayland ny
I did pistons, rings, jugs, cams, big air sucker, and V&H big shots with S.E. race tuner. If I had a good 2-1 pipe it probably been 7'ish hp's higher.
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And the mid torque numbers would be up
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But let's be honest here....88hp is miles away from the magic 100 mark - perhaps $1,000 to - $2000 away. Having said that if your not getting at least 1hp per cubic inch then something is definitely not right.
There are 80" Evos that can get in the 88hp mark without too much work.
Sounds like you like the power lower in the rpm range so focus on your tourqe over hp.
There are 80" Evos that can get in the 88hp mark without too much work.
Sounds like you like the power lower in the rpm range so focus on your tourqe over hp.
even with big shots though that is plenty of pipe to let the motor scavange, a 2-1 pipe is not going to make that insane of a difference. if I was you I would look into a new tuner personally. or look up like builds dyno sheets and see what type of numbers they are pulling. yes they arejust numbers... but also, it is not cheap to do what you did, and you want to get the most out of it.