When should the crank be upgraded
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When should the crank be upgraded
I’m thinking of going to a 107 or 110 with head work etc on my 2010 FXDF
At what HP & torque level should the standard crank be upgraded?
Thanks
At what HP & torque level should the standard crank be upgraded?
Thanks
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there is no "written in stone" rule on this,i tell our customers its a good idea on any buid & not to do so is a crap shoot at best.
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When you're going to increase the stroke.
Honestly, make sure yours is true and run it. Unless you're making a drag racer engine for bracket racing you don't need a crank for a 110ci build.
Honestly, make sure yours is true and run it. Unless you're making a drag racer engine for bracket racing you don't need a crank for a 110ci build.
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All it took my stock 06 TC crank to fail was 551 cams & a Power commander V. I never run my bike hard, in fact it's rather pampered. I wish HD would be proud and spend an ounce more energy on their whimpey cranks.
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I guess it's just like anything else, guns, cars, airplanes etc., good enough is never good enough for a lot of us.
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we`ve seen way more cranks loose the rod bearings than going out of true to where its actually a problem,this is one of the reasons we recomend going to a S&S crank over just rebuilding & plugging a OEM crank.the OEM rods without races are a very poor idea that dosnt work very well
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we`ve seen way more cranks loose the rod bearings than going out of true to where its actually a problem,this is one of the reasons we recomend going to a S&S crank over just rebuilding & plugging a OEM crank.the OEM rods without races are a very poor idea that dosnt work very well
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we`ve seen way more cranks loose the rod bearings than going out of true to where its actually a problem,this is one of the reasons we recomend going to a S&S crank over just rebuilding & plugging a OEM crank.the OEM rods without races are a very poor idea that dosnt work very well
I thought the later TC SnS cranks don't have races. It was only the ones with the 1.5 inch crank pin that had the races. IMO they weren't very good cranks.
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we`ve seen way more cranks loose the rod bearings than going out of true to where its actually a problem,this is one of the reasons we recomend going to a S&S crank over just rebuilding & plugging a OEM crank.the OEM rods without races are a very poor idea that dosnt work very well