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i just got some stock heads and jugs off a 2012 103 softail with only 3000 miles on it. 2 questions. I can just buy some pistons and stick these on my 07 flht and what’s the difference besides bore in the 96 and 103 motor in those years?
 
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Twin Cam 88 3.750 4.000
Twin Cam 96 3.750 4.374
Twin Cam 103 3.870 4.374
Twin Cam 110 4.000 4.374
Twin Cam 113 4.060 4.375
Twin Cam 120 4.060 4.625

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They inly have 3000 mliles so i can probaly just order stock soze pistons and not worry about honing them? Of coursec i will check bore before ordering
 
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1 more thing. If i put different soze headgaskets on it will it up the compression just a hair?
 
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1 more thing. If i put different soze headgaskets on it will it up the compression just a hair?
Thinner gaskets are fine to raise the compression a bit. 0.030" gaskets will bring you up close to 10:1 assuming chamber volumes and piston deck height is optimum. If you do this, you might consider what grade of gasoline you normally have available. One other thing: if you have the matching pistons for the jugs and know which pistons go with which cylinders, I would simply break the glaze on the cylinders, install new rings, and run the existing pistons, assuming they still look good.
 
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And at 10.0, you can use several different cams.
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One reason I am doing it. Already have andrews 54h in it.
 
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One reason I am doing it. Already have andrews 54h in it.
You might want to zero deck your pistons and take an additional 0.010" off the heads with that cam's intake closing. OR go back to your original plan-- new domed pistons to get that C.R. up a bit more.
 
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What do you think about KB performance forged pistons 3.875 bore 10.1? I know i should get the jugs fit to pistons but do you think I can get away with just sticking them in a standard 103 bore?

 
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What do you think about KB performance forged pistons 3.875 bore 10.1? I know i should get the jugs fit to pistons but do you think I can get away with just sticking them in a standard 103 bore?

As long as your cylinders are within tolerance (WITH torque plates) after breaking the glaze, you would probably be ok. I would not buy aftermarket pistons with this in mind without checking to make sure your cylinders mike within tolerance first.
 


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