Lugging?
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Old thread I know but I'm amazed at how many people here lug these twin cams. 2000rpm? Seriously? 2200, 2400 is still too damn low. It sure explains the premature engine wear and pics of horrifyingly carboned up tear downs at less than 30,000 miles I see here tho. Lifters needing replacement at 25,000 miles. Cams that look like holy hell. It's no wonder.
So keep on camming for your 1800rpm roll ons. You're only killing your motor. I could care less how much torque my motor has down there. 2600 is the absolute minimum cruise rpm. More like 2800-3000. These motors are happy in the 3000-4000rpm range and I see posts saying they would never thrash their motor by doing 4000rpm.
Crank them up to 5000rpm once in awhile. Your motor will luv you!
Of course buy a damn tuner first and run a sane AFR because 14.anything too lean. 14.6 is insane. Just say NO to the EPA. They could care less about your motor.
So keep on camming for your 1800rpm roll ons. You're only killing your motor. I could care less how much torque my motor has down there. 2600 is the absolute minimum cruise rpm. More like 2800-3000. These motors are happy in the 3000-4000rpm range and I see posts saying they would never thrash their motor by doing 4000rpm.
Crank them up to 5000rpm once in awhile. Your motor will luv you!
Of course buy a damn tuner first and run a sane AFR because 14.anything too lean. 14.6 is insane. Just say NO to the EPA. They could care less about your motor.
If you go back and see, i said the same thing.
These older dudes are used to cruising slow at sub 2500 rpms.
It just doesn't make sense. I feel like my bike is gasping for more combustion at those low rpms.
2500 is low for me. I usually so 3000k
But 2500 for gas saving purposes
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