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Road Warrior
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From: Central TX
What side you like, depends on several factors.....including weight of bike and rider, riders daily routine..., (what you normally do with your bike), type of bike, what and how much noise from your exhaust you find acceptable, cams (BIG factor) gearing, clutch, how much cash you are willing to put into your motor, and several other factors.
HP junkies of course like big numbers up top right side, but two up, heavy baggers or guys who tour with lots of gear would need a instant hit, left side power curve. For me, all that would do is spin my high HP lightweight bikes rear tire and be worthless...
No free lunch, and those who say power down the middle, on both sides, usually means compromises on both ends..... or pay big $ to get it everywhere.
No free lunch....
So-as as far as ported heads....OP, why wont you name your porter? I know several outstanding porters who will work on heads ported by others.
You want others to stick their neck out- but you wont? Ported heads are but one of a dozen motor mods to achieve a specific goal....look at your motor, bike, etc, as one unit. Period.
if you are happy with him, back him and walk your talk....
HP junkies of course like big numbers up top right side, but two up, heavy baggers or guys who tour with lots of gear would need a instant hit, left side power curve. For me, all that would do is spin my high HP lightweight bikes rear tire and be worthless...
No free lunch, and those who say power down the middle, on both sides, usually means compromises on both ends..... or pay big $ to get it everywhere.
No free lunch....
So-as as far as ported heads....OP, why wont you name your porter? I know several outstanding porters who will work on heads ported by others.
You want others to stick their neck out- but you wont? Ported heads are but one of a dozen motor mods to achieve a specific goal....look at your motor, bike, etc, as one unit. Period.
if you are happy with him, back him and walk your talk....
Last edited by txphatboy; Mar 20, 2019 at 08:33 PM.
Road Captain
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walk the talk? I asked a simple question asking what kind of bump in performance I would get going to Stage 2 heads and whether a set of Stage 1 heads could be used, as I have heard some porters dont want to rework others heads. I got my answers, thanked everyone, and responded I was not going to go Stage 2. Did not think I asked anyone to stick their neck out, or make some tough decision. I never said I was unhappy with the current heads - they are simply Stage 1 heads and I was thinking of going Stage 2 to improve performance. I did not want to give porters name, as I have seen too many posts get misinterpreted and people start flaming a guys work. I have never heard the porter mentioned on this forum and saw no value in bringing it up.
No excuses, if you support him, you stand by him...you proudly name him-you dont hide him. Nothing to misinterpret, it is what it is....the data is there-screw what anyone says about him. Period.
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