F.S.C fan Installed, thoughts?
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your wrong buddy never use synthetic oil in a brand new motor, it can glaze the bores .. Resulting in oil blow by ( blowing Smoke) you only use syn when your motor has done about 5000 miles... ask any real mechanics not these pimple face teenagers
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Tourer
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I waited till 3850 miles with 2 20/50 oil changes within that 3850 then asked my engine builder for the green light to change to synthetic with his blessing I changed probably a little overkill with the first two but all is SOLID, and I agree with you 17 years old to 27 I don't understand them at all, different breed of people haha... some of them not all
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I have been running the Leanle fan for years with good results . This type of fan is once peace of a puzzle.
Exhaust, lose the CAT the right way
Oil temps- minor part but it comes into play- Take a look http://bigskyfan.tripod.com/id10.html
Air flow- over the engine
Tune
Get them worked out and on a 90 degree day in traffic you can do it.
Shows head temp.
Exhaust, lose the CAT the right way
Oil temps- minor part but it comes into play- Take a look http://bigskyfan.tripod.com/id10.html
Air flow- over the engine
Tune
Get them worked out and on a 90 degree day in traffic you can do it.
Shows head temp.
Last edited by smitty901; Jun 22, 2013 at 09:06 PM.
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Yea Toastman, that is exactly what I did. Is there a problem or something wrong with asking that question? I didn't know if it were strictly an air fan or if oil ran through it. I see others have had the same question, shame on us. I also wanted to know what it costs and what kind of finish it came in, a few points the OP didn't cover in his original post. I was also curious to see if and how well he liked it, or at least hoping he would answer those questions too in subsequent posts. I am well aware I could have gone to their website and or Google but I prefer to talk to someone who has personal knowledge about it not just what the manufacturer has to say about it. I learned here on this site, long ago, that there are those here who knows everything about everything and then there are those who need to ask questions or wants to get personal information and experiences about a specific product. I have admitted long ago that I am in the category that prefers to ask questions because I don't know everything about everything. It's clear from this thread and your reply, as well as others I have seen, that you are in the other category. Just think, if we were all like that this website would have no purpose and wouldn't be needed. We all would already know everything and have no need for questions, answers and personal experiences. I will say it again, if my threads, posts, question and answers seem to bother you, don't read them!! Just skip right over me and go on to the next member and their thoughts and questions and be done with it! Thanks again for reminding I'm not as smart as you or that I prefer to do things in a way that is different from how you do things. You're a very lucky guy to be so smart!!! Also, thats all I have to say too. I am not going to sit here and go back and forth with a person who is so much smarter than me, what's the point?
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Not even sure if this was true when synthetic blends first appeared in the late 60's. But everybody thought that way...
Corvettes, CVO Harleys, and many high end sports cars come from the factory with syn oil.....
They break-in just fine....
But use whatever you want, it's your bike... Hell, I put over 200,000 miles on 3 harley's and dare I say it... I used Dino oil the whole time! I choose to use synthetic now...
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hatittude, I agree. I also never believed that breaking in a motor on syn oil was ever a bad thing to do either. I'm not a scientist but I do work in a lab in the chemical industry so I get to see things, maybe even read some things that deals with this from issue time to time within like company bulletin boards, handed out literature, company newsletters and publications for the general public and investor information. I am a very firm believer in breaking in a motor like you will ride it and using the fluids right off the bat you would use anyway or down the road after it's recommended " Break in period" or "Mileage". An example I used before was look at Nascar. They throw very tight, very powerful motors in a car and an hour later that car is running at over 200 MPH. Nascars "Break in Period"? Lap 1! Then it's ballz to the wall for the next, 400, 500 or 600 mile race tracks, depending on where they are running. Yes, I know there is a big difference between our motors and their motors but the principle is the same or at least one would sure think so. Also syn oils run cooler, a fact, and I don't know how that would or could ever be bad for an air cooled motor. This is all just what I think and my opinion from anything or everything I may have read over the years and through personal experience with my bike.
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I am a very firm believer in breaking in a motor like you will ride it and using the fluids right off the bat you would use anyway or down the road after it's recommended " Break in period" or "Mileage". An example I used before was look at Nascar. They throw very tight, very powerful motors in a car and an hour later that car is running at over 200 MPH. Nascars "Break in Period"? Lap 1! Then it's ballz to the wall for the next, 400, 500 or 600 mile race tracks, depending on where they are running.
I built a street rod back in 1972. This old car guy owned the speed shop that did all the machining on my block, heads, and crank. He was a legend where I lived...
He always used to say the way to break in a new motor was to do three (If I remember right) heat cycles, then beat the hell out of it! If it holds together you will have a fast motor.... if it doesn't hold together, you didn't build it right...!!
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Tourer
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yes thats what my builder also said,come pic it up and ride it like the day you dropped it off,change the oil after somewhere around 1000 miles or so ,and if you would like to go to syn,wait till at least 3000 miles plus.some one please school me ,if you buy say a S&S motor does it come with syn oil in it,and buy the way the fan seems to be working just fine so far,comming on and off just as it is sopposed to havent been in a august traffic jam yet but i will update as i go along.