In theory it might work, however I think the MoCo is still trying to figure out how to stay above water without going to far down the rabbit hole.

 

The stage thing is because HD is restricted by the EPA. They basically make their bikes to EPA specs so they won't be fined. It's up to us to change these EPA bikes into our bikes.

Stock turbo on an air cooled engine ain't gonna happen

 

Never, turbos are crap on bikes.
Plus, you never hear the end of how hot the air cooled harleys run....can you imagine the bitch fest here after adding a turbo?

 

Why lose all that money by making HP off the showroom floor?

If they were concerned about rabbit holes they wouldn't been making so much noise about the livewire.

 

I doubt that there will be "Stage" options for the Pan American's engine.

 

I'll be very surprised if this is true.

 

Going to stray off course a little here, car/truck manufacturers are going to the 4 cyl. turbo'ed engines to meet Euro. standards so that their products can be sold in Europe. The M8 engine was built around euro. standards hence some of the transfer of fluids problems. My question would be why add something like a turbo that would need an intercooler to cool the air going in and just generate more heat that some riders won't tolerate?

 

Simple answer, Never. Doesn't fit Harley's business model of sell you and under powered motor then expect you to buy stage 1thru 4 screaming eagle kits. How do you think they show the profits they do without the engine hop up sales ?

 

In my limited understanding of Turbos, a single turbo would not give the Torque range that is needed for big heavy Harleys the way most of us ride them. . So, you’d either need a large dual stage, or twin turbos.

There is no substitute for displacement, fuel atomization, efficiency, stroke.

JMHO...