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Issue: What is wrong with RevTech engines?
RevTech engines are appealing to some because of their price. Many members have reported issues with the engines and steer many people clear of them.
Read Below to find out:
-What issues people are having with RevTech engines
-What engine to buy instead of RevTech
-What issues other engines have
RevTech engines are appealing to some because of their price. Many members have reported issues with the engines and steer many people clear of them.
Read Below to find out:
-What issues people are having with RevTech engines
-What engine to buy instead of RevTech
-What issues other engines have
What is wrong with RevTech engines?
#12
01-05-2010, 03:06 PM
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01-05-2010, 03:09 PM
#14
01-05-2010, 03:10 PM
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If your bike's powerplant is made in Korea, you might as well be riding a metric. And if you want to ride a metric, go for it.
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One dealer told me and I quote. "We carry all 3 but if you want to know the truth; the best engine is Revtech. It has a better warranty and it is more advanced. Everyone talks S & S but they have gotten more expensive but are being made cheaper and they lowered their warranty to six months".
These are my oppinions, don't take my word..look around for yourself.
These are my oppinions, don't take my word..look around for yourself.
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#15
01-05-2010, 03:24 PM
Road Captain
I have had experience with all three engines being a shop owner and a tech before that. I have only seen two revtechs blown up in all the time ive been in the industry so thats my personal experience with them.
With that being said, the parts were VERY hard to get. Both engines dropped a valve which put a hole in the piston and locked them up. The oversized pistons were on back order and had no due date. Took like 3 months to get them. Custom chrome is the only supplier for revtech (even though other companies might sell them they source them from CCI)
So thats one point i like about S&S engines. Theyre parts are easy to get and are sold through multiple vendors as well as being somewhat interchangable compared to revtechs which use theyre own design on alot of theyre parts making them non interchangable. ie, they use a specially designed cylinder head that has a machined lip which fits into a machined groove on the cylinder and uses no head gasket. impossible to change the cylinder heads out with non revtech
With that being said, the parts were VERY hard to get. Both engines dropped a valve which put a hole in the piston and locked them up. The oversized pistons were on back order and had no due date. Took like 3 months to get them. Custom chrome is the only supplier for revtech (even though other companies might sell them they source them from CCI)
So thats one point i like about S&S engines. Theyre parts are easy to get and are sold through multiple vendors as well as being somewhat interchangable compared to revtechs which use theyre own design on alot of theyre parts making them non interchangable. ie, they use a specially designed cylinder head that has a machined lip which fits into a machined groove on the cylinder and uses no head gasket. impossible to change the cylinder heads out with non revtech
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I have had experience with all three engines being a shop owner and a tech before that. I have only seen two revtechs blown up in all the time ive been in the industry so thats my personal experience with them.
With that being said, the parts were VERY hard to get. Both engines dropped a valve which put a hole in the piston and locked them up. The oversized pistons were on back order and had no due date. Took like 3 months to get them. Custom chrome is the only supplier for revtech (even though other companies might sell them they source them from CCI)
So thats one point i like about S&S engines. Theyre parts are easy to get and are sold through multiple vendors as well as being somewhat interchangable compared to revtechs which use theyre own design on alot of theyre parts making them non interchangable. ie, they use a specially designed cylinder head that has a machined lip which fits into a machined groove on the cylinder and uses no head gasket. impossible to change the cylinder heads out with non revtech
With that being said, the parts were VERY hard to get. Both engines dropped a valve which put a hole in the piston and locked them up. The oversized pistons were on back order and had no due date. Took like 3 months to get them. Custom chrome is the only supplier for revtech (even though other companies might sell them they source them from CCI)
So thats one point i like about S&S engines. Theyre parts are easy to get and are sold through multiple vendors as well as being somewhat interchangable compared to revtechs which use theyre own design on alot of theyre parts making them non interchangable. ie, they use a specially designed cylinder head that has a machined lip which fits into a machined groove on the cylinder and uses no head gasket. impossible to change the cylinder heads out with non revtech
#18
01-05-2010, 04:00 PM
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#19
01-05-2010, 04:11 PM
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That would be my only quelm with revtech is the unavailibility of parts. Other than that i have seen people run the dog s**t outa them and they havent broken anything.
I rode a guys bike once who had a rev tech 110 in a little custom built bobber/chopper. He had this thing cammed big time with alot of money in it. He would tear the rear wheel bearings out and bend axles every couple months because it was too powerful. Had to put a secondary bearing on the pulley side to keep it from happening. kept popping the 1 1/2" belt on it too. Not from dropping the clutch just powering through the gears.
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01-06-2010, 06:48 AM
