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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 02:35 PM
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Anyone have one of these kits and hows it working for ya ? Is the motor staying cool,or do ya need a hi flow oil pump.i am thinking of putting one on my 2008 twin cam 96"
 

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I have one on my nightrain. it is a really good system, you will definitly needs cams with it. but engine runs fine no heat issues.
 
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I have one on my nightrain. it is a really good system, you will definitly needs cams with it. but engine runs fine no heat issues.
Thank you ,I have 575 Dave mackie cams in the stock 96"also have a thunder-max to tune it with should run good ya think .
 
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Anyone have one of these kits and hows it working for ya ? Is the motor staying cool,or do ya need a hi flow oil pump.i am thinking of putting one on my 2008 twin cam 96"
Why not bore your cylinders to fit a set of new pistons and save some $$ to spend on fuel management and/or exhaust?
 
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The OE bored cylinder runs plenty cool @ 3.937".
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