Thinking about a 95 upgrade. Got questions.

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Jan 29, 2015 | 09:25 AM

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Spider0408

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Originally Posted by lt1-xjs

That kit will not work on his bike, it is for a 103". He would need the 22851-99a pistons and the 16546-99 jugs. A tad cheaper though.

Ooops. You are correct. I was thinking he had a 96". Glad you pointed that out.

Jan 29, 2015 | 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by twistedcherokee

I have the 95" on my Ultra, 111000 miles on the bike, BB put on around 25000. No starter problems. I ran across this article on another site, worth looking into. I have heard a lot of good things about Hillside & he is very helpful on the forums & the price sounds good. But here is the link http://www.roadglide.org/showthread.php?t=196322 . Good luck & keep us informed on your decission.

Toby

I just got off the phone with Frank at Drago's and he's definitely a cool dude that sounds like he knows his stuff. His offering , based on my current application, is a 97" kit with pistons and cylinders for $650. It'll come with all the gaskets and whatnot and he said the compression ratio would be 9.8:1 with my stock heads. I asked him about the compression relief option and told him what cams I'm currently running and after he did a little computer research, he said I shouldn't have any issues with my starter.

Being that I'm not really that interested in upgrading the heads right now, this seems like a better option for me.

Jan 30, 2015 | 12:02 PM

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Why not go with the 95" cylinder and piston kits from SE (Harley)? They're a proven combination and excellent quality. Yes, excellent quality. You'll get over a 100K miles out of them. Probably cheaper than a lot of the after market stuff anyway. There's no advantage in going to a 97" bore. None. Maybe 1 horsepower or 2. Certainly not worth spending any money on.

Jan 30, 2015 | 12:49 PM

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I don't know what mileage you have on your bike,but adding cubes/ compression to an 11 yr old bike may be a problem down the line. You could send the heads to big boyz for a mild port and valve job, check and replace your seals. That's what I did to my dyna when I bumped it up to 95 and it only had 17,000 miles on it.the current owner has over 55,000 on the new top end. The only change he made was to replace the jagg 6 row cooler with a 10row. Good luck and have fun w/ your project.