When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Engine Mechanical TopicsDiscussion for motor builds, cams, head work, stripped bolts and other engine related issues. The good and the bad. If it goes round and around or up and down, post it here.
If I'm tearing motor apart to build it up whats the price difference between having stock crank balanced trued and welded or just get s&s stroker crank?
I dont have any parts bought yet just thinking if im in there and i know the stock cranks need work it might be about same price to just add more cubes
It has been a couple of years since I had any work done by Hoban. The last was a lower unit sent for case boring, crank T/B/W and plug, Timken was replaced ('02 cases so no conversion), main and pinion bearings replaced, labor to split and reassemble cases, new sprocket shaft seal and return shipping; total cost was $1200. If you sent them your lower unit, your turn around cost would be the same less the case boring or about $900.
A new S&S crank will run about $1300, plus shipping and you will bear the cost of new bearings and seals as well as perform the case splitting and reassembly. As suggested call Hoban and speak to John Dahmer, prices may have changed. Also take a look at R&R Cycles and Rev Performance.
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Becomes a Dark, Decepticon-Inspired Custom
Slideshow: Killer Custom's latest build relies on styling changes rather than performance upgrades, giving the cruiser an entirely different personality.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.