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Congrats on the bike. Good choice. My Heritage has been bored .030, EV27, stock comp pistons, headwork and heads decked. I get 48ish mpg 1-up. For the Interstate, I wish I had a OD6. Maybe someday.
Travis,
That 3 cam was a mainstay years ago.
Did not strike quite as hard(on paper)as the 27, but it would roll out a tick farther.
And really the 46 in a lighter bike, optimizing the compression, is quite a cam also.
It's all how you set them up.
Have a good Memorial Weekend!!
Scott
Congrats on the bike. Good choice. My Heritage has been bored .030, EV27, stock comp pistons, headwork and heads decked. I get 48ish mpg 1-up. For the Interstate, I wish I had a OD6. Maybe someday.
Agreed, it'd be nice when cruising around 77-78 on the interstate. I don't know what the other comment was regarding hurting performance. The bakers are geared the same in 1st through 5th gear unless you get the close ratio tranny. 6th gear is strictly an overdrive to allow you to cruise at 55-60mph rpms at 70-75.
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