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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 05:54 PM
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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!
12/18/13

"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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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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Held out for 5 days, you act this was a impulse purchase!


Originally Posted by Beemervet
12/18/13

"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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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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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? }:]
 

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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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weather in may is preferable to april. gonna have to bring the rain gear regardless...
don't forget your lifters too. lol
 
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Old Dec 23, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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congratulations on the engine too!
 
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 12:50 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!
 
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Stupid is as stupid does, but I see no stupid yet. Good job on the sneaking.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 1997bagger
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!

Stupid????????? Not from where I sit,
A case could be make for greedy however!!!!!
 
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 05:57 PM
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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.
 
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Originally Posted by Beemervet
Stupid is as stupid does, but I see no stupid yet. Good job on the sneaking.
Now here is killing 2 birds with one stone, the engine needed carried a good distance and weighed 180 pounds with 8 inches of snow, my little brain was saying "sled" so a garbage can was close, set the engine in the garbage can, drug if upright across the snow and perfectly hidden from any potential divorce lawyer.

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
 
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