Engine Swap
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5th Gear
Joined: May 2018
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From: Martinsburg WV
That Turn around time would be unbearable.... then I have to pay someone to take and out and put it back in then shipping both ways Im sure..... I would be down months....Thanks for the info but F that!!!
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Hayward Ca
I would have the bottom end rebuilt by someone who knows what they are doing and get the job done right. I just had my sons 06 done for around $1,400.00 and ended up with just a tad over .001 run out. Add something like a FM 98" kit for another $2,300.00 and provided you have a tuner of some sort you are off to the races. You will run circles around stock 103's
The problem with any stock replacement motor from Harley is you are paying top dollar for a stock motor, stock parts with their sloppy stock tolerances.
The S&S motor options are awesome but be prepared to pay the price. Your bike was designed for a motor putting out something like 65 HP and 75ft lbs of tq. Double that and you are going to break stuff.
The problem with any stock replacement motor from Harley is you are paying top dollar for a stock motor, stock parts with their sloppy stock tolerances.
The S&S motor options are awesome but be prepared to pay the price. Your bike was designed for a motor putting out something like 65 HP and 75ft lbs of tq. Double that and you are going to break stuff.
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5th Gear
Joined: May 2018
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From: Martinsburg WV
I would have the bottom end rebuilt by someone who knows what they are doing and get the job done right. I just had my sons 06 done for around $1,400.00 and ended up with just a tad over .001 run out. Add something like a FM 98" kit for another $2,300.00 and provided you have a tuner of some sort you are off to the races. You will run circles around stock 103's
The problem with any stock replacement motor from Harley is you are paying top dollar for a stock motor, stock parts with their sloppy stock tolerances.
The S&S motor options are awesome but be prepared to pay the price. Your bike was designed for a motor putting out something like 65 HP and 75ft lbs of tq. Double that and you are going to break stuff.
The problem with any stock replacement motor from Harley is you are paying top dollar for a stock motor, stock parts with their sloppy stock tolerances.
The S&S motor options are awesome but be prepared to pay the price. Your bike was designed for a motor putting out something like 65 HP and 75ft lbs of tq. Double that and you are going to break stuff.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Richmond, VA
There are many guys pulling perfectly good 88 inch bone stock motors out of their bikes, to install big inch S&S as well as Moco crate engine's. Maybe I've just been lucky but around these parts, finding a good running takeout engine isn't that rare. And most people only ask in the $1,500 range. In terms of the cheapest way to go, thats it. Theres a shop by me that had an 88 inch takeoff motor sitting on his shelf for years. I think he finally sold it for $1,500 and got paid something like $500 total to install it. Again, maybe I'm lucky but that sounded pretty normal for a used engine installed.
Last edited by bikerlaw; May 4, 2018 at 12:19 PM.
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