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Easy breather and a little more petro, #,s sound fishy?
Doesn't sound fishy at all to me as I had very similar numbers with my Stage 1 (you can search for my dyno sheet as I am not where I can repost it nor should I hijack this thread with that). The new cams that are put in the 14/15 bikes are much different and improved over its predecessors, and no matter how many bikes see these results there is always a Doubting Thomas around to negate it.
I'll post the dyno sheet tomorrow. Got to ride it last night. The sound is exactly what I was looking for. Deep rumble, not raspy. The idle is a more pronounced potato-potato (not old school carburetor but similar). Sounds great when I get on it but not overly loud at cruising.
Doesn't sound fishy at all to me as I had very similar numbers with my Stage 1 (you can search for my dyno sheet as I am not where I can repost it nor should I hijack this thread with that). The new cams that are put in the 14/15 bikes are much different and improved over its predecessors, and no matter how many bikes see these results there is always a Doubting Thomas around to negate it.
Definitely agree .... basically, this was a Stage 2 on a pre-2014 103 without the cams since the 2014+ already has hotter cams than the pre-2014 103's. Before my 107" build, my SG's baseline pull was 87rwhp/103rwt with a Stage 2 (SEPST, 254's, Heavy Breather, PD's w/2-1/4" baffled Bassani Megaphones).
Here's the dyno sheet (went away for the weekend and forgot to post it).
I'm not sure why some people aren't believing the numbers (I said 109 TQ, but it's actually 109.74). They're very similar to what FuelMoto got in tests of similar setups.
I know some people were curious about the sound. It's exactly what I was looking for. I didn't want obnoxiously loud, but i wanted something with a deep idle (like an old big block) that made you stand up and take notice when you punched the throttle. This fits the bill perfectly and I'm very happy with it. When you get up to speed, it's a noticeable increase over stock, but it's not annoyingly loud, nor does it hit that weird drone pitch that irritates the hell out of you (I've had that on a few bikes and vehicles in the past). BTW, I went back and forth between this and the D&D FatCat and I made the right decision for me... although you may like the louder and higher-pitched D&D.
And, as with all V&H products I've used, the fit and finish are perfect. I didn't realize what a difference 4.5" vs. 4" would make under the saddlebags. They look tough and have a sound to match.
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