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Old Jul 26, 2022 | 10:53 PM
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My builder is ready to bolt my 103 , now 107 twin cam, into my bike tomorrow , finish assembly , break in the rings , he says is crucial it's done correctly ,
and then dyno tune it. Had my crank trued and welded ,and new rod bearings,new main shaft bearings , had over .005 run out and he won't build them with that much. Also there was some scoring in my oil pump , 34K , and my cam plate so I went with the S&S plate and pump. He also CC's the heads, bored my cylinders , not sure what pistons they are but they look to have coated skirts , check my piston oilier jets , bigger throttle body and injectors , S&S lifters and push rods , Max-Cell T945A cams , last one of these he did was 112HP and 130TQ . I'm getting anxious now. He's 3 hours from here , sent me some progress photo's though . Pretty happy with this guy , does good work.








 
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So what CC were the heads? Did he shave them to equalize?

Been a while since I had a KB piston in hand, but that'd be my first guess. Unless he coated the skirts himself on another brand.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2022 | 09:02 AM
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Not familiar with Max-Cell cams.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2022 | 02:38 PM
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So what CC were the heads? Did he shave them to equalize?

Been a while since I had a KB piston in hand, but that'd be my first guess. Unless he coated the skirts himself on another brand.
I'd have to ask him about the piston's , he CC's them to make them even , don't how many CC's they were , again I'd have to ask him .

Edit : Just talked with him , there CP Carrillo performance pistons , he sends them out to be coated.
 

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Old Jul 27, 2022 | 03:36 PM
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Not familiar with Max-Cell cams.
Made by JIMS V-TWIN performance , guess they make a great M8 cam that performs well AND sounds good . My builder has had good results with them , used to use the T-man 590 for this same build.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2022 | 09:24 PM
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All done , finished break-in and tuning today . . ..



 
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I hate being the one that has to ask the dumb question. So is it a 103 or 107? Kinda confused/confusing
 
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Old Jul 29, 2022 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Screamin beagle
I hate being the one that has to ask the dumb question. So is it a 103 or 107? Kinda confused/confusing

Look at the notes on the dyno sheet..
 
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Aha...almost had to break out the magnifying glass for that one lol.
 

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Old Jul 30, 2022 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Screamin beagle
I hate being the one that has to ask the dumb question. So is it a 103 or 107? Kinda confused/confusing
Ya , I can see where the title can be misleading , stock 103 HO built into a 107 , I also mentioned it in post 1 .
 

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