engine upgrade? 1450-1550 big bore
#11
#13
That is exactly the setup I had for about six years on my FLHR. I had the 1550 done at delivery since I knew what a dog the 50-state bike was from test driving. The 1550-setup bike had a lot of torque and power for 2-up cruising and no issues other than having to downshift on mountain updgrades. When the "other 1/2" of the mods were done in later, with gear driven cam and velocity porting, etc,. etc., the difference was more than I was anticipating, much more increase in wheel-pulling power than the original 1550 big-bore kit provided (compared to stock).
#14
I will say my dad did have Hillside do a good valve job and some cleanup on the ports then set the compression at 9.7 which made the bike even better. The guy who now owns the bike now always shakes his head and comments on how well the bike runs.
#15
#17
Not necessarily true. There are cams out there, HQ0034 for example that will really wake up an otherwise stock bike.
I do agree that to get themost, headwork is where it is at, but a high lift cam is not a true necessity unless you are trying to wring the last hp outta the combination. There are many low to mediun lift cams out there that really do well - HQ 575 & 0034, Woods 6, Andrews 26, Zippers 575 and on and on. It is not neccessary to go beyond .600 lift IMO.
I do agree that to get themost, headwork is where it is at, but a high lift cam is not a true necessity unless you are trying to wring the last hp outta the combination. There are many low to mediun lift cams out there that really do well - HQ 575 & 0034, Woods 6, Andrews 26, Zippers 575 and on and on. It is not neccessary to go beyond .600 lift IMO.
#18
tonyt1958
i have a nightmare.. care of harley davidison of fort myers fl.. my bike blew a cam chain tentioner.. harley rebuild my motor 3 times cause they cant fix motors there .. everything in the top end of my motor is new the 1550 kit.. but when i go accross a bridge it sounds like motors rattling but it quites down back on regular road .. when i pass cars doing about 70 i have to drop it a gear (4th) and my valves seam to be rattling real bad ... they have adjusted my push rods and it fixes nothing... they tell me mt warrenty has run out anyone have the noises i haveand there doing no more to it unless i pay for it... they have never fixed my bike right..i cant figure out the problem .. they replaced my cams and chant tell me what cams i have and wont open it up to tell me..
#19
Sounds very odd indeed.
Scott
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HILLSIDE MOTORCYCLE & MACHINE, INC.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPEED & SERVICE CENTER
5225 SOUTH MAIN ST., MUNNSVILLE, N.Y. 13409
Sales/Support 315-495-6650
www.hillsidecycle.com
Walk-in Retail Showroom
Complete H-D Machine Shop
Case & cylinder boring
Complete Cylinder Head Shop
High-Performance Engine Kits
Crank Rebuilding
Direct Link & PowerVision Tuning
Goodson HD Tooling Manufacturer
Maxton Mile World Record
4500 sq ft. facility
OVER 35 YEARS OF H-D ENGINE BUILDING.
See us on Facebook.
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