While my bike is down....
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I want longevity. The compression is going to be a true 9.4-1 or 9.5-1 on advice of Bog Boyz. this thing has to last me a long, long time. Apparently the compression listed by Harley on this kit is 9.4-1 but it is really a 9.2-1 according to my source at big Boyz. His jsudgement is trusted by me.
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Drew, are you going with the SE 95" Kit and having your stock heads done by Big Boyz or having your stock jugs bored to 95" and matching pistons? I will eventually build my motor too. I'm not in a position to trade in on a new model, and I can't leave anything alone for long (I'm sure you can relate).
Also, are you running a PCIII? I am, but had a local indy give me a 10 minute disertation today on why he will never put a PCIII on a harley, blah, blah, blah...
Also, are you running a PCIII? I am, but had a local indy give me a 10 minute disertation today on why he will never put a PCIII on a harley, blah, blah, blah...
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Drew, are you going with the SE 95" Kit and having your stock heads done by Big Boyz or having your stock jugs bored to 95" and matching pistons? I will eventually build my motor too. I'm not in a position to trade in on a new model, and I can't leave anything alone for long (I'm sure you can relate).
Also, are you running a PCIII? I am, but had a local indy give me a 10 minute disertation today on why he will never put a PCIII on a harley, blah, blah, blah...
Also, are you running a PCIII? I am, but had a local indy give me a 10 minute disertation today on why he will never put a PCIII on a harley, blah, blah, blah...
As far as the pcIII issue, I have talked to quite a few people with the same opinion as it is a piggyback blah, blah blah, but have never had an issue and cannot see a reason to shell out $500 more for another tuner when this one works great. My pcIII is actually a pcIIIR which is a serial cable port as opposed to the USB port on teh newer ones, but it does the job for me.
I am hoping to gain 10HP and 15 tq. If I get that I am a happy man, although nubmers really don't mean anything, it is how the bike rides. I ahve been thinking about doing this for a long time and the final jsutification is that my bike is already down and it has a fair amount of miles (52K) on it. Why not.
As everyone here knows I am unable to leave my bike alone either. If I get new stuff for it every so often, life is good.
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Good to know. I am anxious to here about your results b/c a SE 95" kit and big boyz heads might be the route I go as well. Seems cost effective and I'm not trying to pull stumps out of the ground. As far as the PCIII goes, it works fine now so I don't see spending the extra cash on the Super Tuner, TTS, etc.
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I'm with you on the tuner thing. IF it ever craps out I'll get something different but until then...it's staying. 4 years and counting...and I bought it used on ebay for $80. LOL.
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**** eaten grins in Drew's future.If you thought the D+D sounded good before....... Why didn't you use the 98" pistons?Was there that big a difference in price?
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There was enough difference between it happening now and later on down the road. I figured I'll get it done now as opposed to waiting. Instant gratification has taken over.
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