Ultima 107" motor on a 90 model Bagger
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RE: Ultima 107" motor on a 90 model Bagger
Gotta buddy that did an Ultima 96. He is real happy with it. He keeps telling me to save my $ and buy an ultima 113-127. I see that once in a while you can buy the whole works,6 speedtranny, bdl, and motor, anything from a 113-127 for between $5-6 K. Right now, I gotta an fxstc evo, 99 that has 30 K miles on her. Ain't had no headwork. Do a lot of 2 up ridin'. Wife likes to ride as much as me. Would like to have a few more ponies that I current have of which is 70 and 71 of foot pounds of torque. Goes pretty fast, or I should say fast enough, even for living out here around Sturgis. Been thinkin' bout redoin' my heads with a port job, new pistions, bore, hone and square up the jugs, and maybe a bigger cam than the Vthunder 3010, that I currently have, with a Woods W6. I think that this will probably run around $1500, give or take. Wondering if maybe I shouldn't just try and make the motor I got last, drop the $1500 on her in a while or save up the $ for newand go with a bigger motor down the road, like in a year and a half or so. Are these bigger motors fairly quick off the line? Pros, Cons... Insurance more, less? Suggestions?
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RE: Ultima 107" motor on a 90 model Bagger
$1500 is cheaper than a new motor. A new motor is going to be $4000 or more. I would upgrade yours if I was you and buy one down the road but that decision is yours. I bought mine because my lower end let go and it turned out to be not that much more for a new motor. I got a good deal. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
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RE: Ultima 107" motor on a 90 model Bagger
This is my humble opinion and only my opinon. Opinions are like a$$holes, everybody's got one.
I took my 80", sent the heads andthe jugsto Shortblock Charlie in Tempe, Az. http://www.motorcyclemachine.com/ He did the heads, big valves intake and exhaust, bored the jugs .05 over. Shaved the heads, .30 cometic gaskets, flat top pistons, adjustable push rods, ev27 cam, new gaskets through out. Seem like i spent around $1200 on all the stuff plus shipping. Then I got a friend that is a hd mech. to help me do the rebuild, I gave him a couple hundred for his direction. So about $1500 spent. Rode it about a year, about 75 hp- 80 tq on a race simulated dyno. ( a dyno that travels to different HD dealers). This motor ran good, pulled hard from 2000 rpm to red line, but i still wanted more. ( it's the nature of the diease) I can never get enough of anything. Anyway, that another story. What I am trying to say is that $1500 i spent on the 80" could havespent onthe new motor that I (the bank)bought anyway. I just wonder if Charlie could do anything with these Ultima heads ?
Its a diease i tell you, its a diease!
Its all in how fast you want to get to the speed you want to go and how much you are willing to spend to get there.
later..............
I took my 80", sent the heads andthe jugsto Shortblock Charlie in Tempe, Az. http://www.motorcyclemachine.com/ He did the heads, big valves intake and exhaust, bored the jugs .05 over. Shaved the heads, .30 cometic gaskets, flat top pistons, adjustable push rods, ev27 cam, new gaskets through out. Seem like i spent around $1200 on all the stuff plus shipping. Then I got a friend that is a hd mech. to help me do the rebuild, I gave him a couple hundred for his direction. So about $1500 spent. Rode it about a year, about 75 hp- 80 tq on a race simulated dyno. ( a dyno that travels to different HD dealers). This motor ran good, pulled hard from 2000 rpm to red line, but i still wanted more. ( it's the nature of the diease) I can never get enough of anything. Anyway, that another story. What I am trying to say is that $1500 i spent on the 80" could havespent onthe new motor that I (the bank)bought anyway. I just wonder if Charlie could do anything with these Ultima heads ?
Its a diease i tell you, its a diease!
Its all in how fast you want to get to the speed you want to go and how much you are willing to spend to get there.
later..............
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RE: Ultima 107" motor on a 90 model Bagger
Are you talking port, polishing,flow ? Help me out, I am not a gear head by any means.
What can be done ? I want to get there fast, but I don't want to launch it !
What can be done ? I want to get there fast, but I don't want to launch it !
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RE: Ultima 107" motor on a 90 model Bagger
js124, goat
On your bagger with the 113, what did you do with the clutch ? Goat what did you do on your softail ? Heavier clutch spring, add an extra clutch disc or go with rivera or barrnett clutch pack ? I can't seem to keep my clutch adjusted. I adjusted it w/1/8 in freeplay and within a week its where i nearly don't have a clutch again. I may need to go ahead and buy new clutch disc and install the new heavier diapham spring.
Any suggestions ??
On your bagger with the 113, what did you do with the clutch ? Goat what did you do on your softail ? Heavier clutch spring, add an extra clutch disc or go with rivera or barrnett clutch pack ? I can't seem to keep my clutch adjusted. I adjusted it w/1/8 in freeplay and within a week its where i nearly don't have a clutch again. I may need to go ahead and buy new clutch disc and install the new heavier diapham spring.
Any suggestions ??
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