Winter Project
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Ok, all of my big talk of not needing anything and a financial winter ahead turned into a drained account and a project. Came across a good deal on a 127" and purchased it. I blame it on peer pressure, Evo members buying big engines and my Twinkee buddy's buying lighter bikes with larger engines.
So here I am broke again, many hours ahead of me and I guess nothing wrong with that, now I have to run east to find Jasper for a Bagger shakedown!
So here I am broke again, many hours ahead of me and I guess nothing wrong with that, now I have to run east to find Jasper for a Bagger shakedown!
"Have a W8 in a box setting by the laptop and a Delkron/Axtell 106 would fit it well but staying with being bored for awhile."
Well, that lasted for a while!!
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Held out for 5 days, you act this was a impulse purchase! 
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ALL RIGHT!!!!
You head east, I'll head west. We oughta hook up somewhere near the NY/PA border. I bet there's some easy trouble to be found.
Hell I'll make sure Tee&Vee's roadglide is all hopped up on my ole' W6 and he'll come along too
Best part is, I officially quit my job on friday (starting the new gig on the 6th), so I've got a week to get her all buttoned up. Here's hoping mother nature cooperates (garage is effin' COLD once it gets much below 20 degrees, even with the propane bottle heater running full bore).
Shall we plan for April? }:]
You head east, I'll head west. We oughta hook up somewhere near the NY/PA border. I bet there's some easy trouble to be found.
Hell I'll make sure Tee&Vee's roadglide is all hopped up on my ole' W6 and he'll come along too
Best part is, I officially quit my job on friday (starting the new gig on the 6th), so I've got a week to get her all buttoned up. Here's hoping mother nature cooperates (garage is effin' COLD once it gets much below 20 degrees, even with the propane bottle heater running full bore).
Shall we plan for April? }:]
Last edited by Jasper86; Dec 23, 2013 at 07:37 PM.
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127 arrived, snuck it past the wife to the shed.
Call me stupid for sneaking it past the wife or call me stupid for tearing apart a good engine to send the heads out, I'm on a mission, let's hope both work out!
Call me stupid for sneaking it past the wife or call me stupid for tearing apart a good engine to send the heads out, I'm on a mission, let's hope both work out!
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Stupid????????? Not from where I sit,
A case could be make for greedy however!!!!!
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oh dont tempt me
I started looking @ B2 heads, or simply having these shaved/reworked. 10.8:1 has some giddyup, but this cam was meant to SHINE @ 11.3 or so :1
interested to see what ultima does for the heads. I had to go bigger on the exhaust to match the monster exhaust ports on the 124 (1.98")....didnt come this far to choke it now.
I started looking @ B2 heads, or simply having these shaved/reworked. 10.8:1 has some giddyup, but this cam was meant to SHINE @ 11.3 or so :1
interested to see what ultima does for the heads. I had to go bigger on the exhaust to match the monster exhaust ports on the 124 (1.98")....didnt come this far to choke it now.
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Head ports do look rough and intake needs some serious blending, I don't think John changes any valve sizes but cleans up ports plus it had a thicker head gasket that will be replaced with a .030 but will let John calculate final compression as he hit my Evo spot on.
Jasper, John did say the Ultima will hit a ceiling trying to match horsepower with the S&S 124" so sky is the limit according to wallet size