Considering a engine upgrade
Might want to consider the stock head pipes if you still have them, gut the cat and use your existing slip on mufflers. Or often you can find someone offering stock headers with a gutted cat. This would be in my opinion the most economical means to regain some torque.
107" is no biggie, but you start looking at other things with that many miles and age IMO. It's just a roll of the dice. I personally wouldn't do the build without have the crank looked at. At that point, I say do the whole thing and have the crank R&R by Darkhorse and do a case bore to get 117". But now you're all in for a new exhaust too.
So what would I do? Get a late model Rushmore 103 or a used M8 and get more power, less miles, and a newer bike for probably 5-10K instead of spending 2-4K on a 107 kit that will need new header, tune, etc. Or be happy with what you have.
So what would I do? Get a late model Rushmore 103 or a used M8 and get more power, less miles, and a newer bike for probably 5-10K instead of spending 2-4K on a 107 kit that will need new header, tune, etc. Or be happy with what you have.
Thanks for the information. I don’t ride too aggressive but do like to twist it every now and then, but rarely exceed 4500 rpm my main reason would be to get a little more power and i like tinkering with stuff. Would I be better with a stock head pipe than with the duals? I really don’t want to change pipes these are less than a year old
Last edited by grbrown; Oct 16, 2019 at 05:06 AM.
I'm partial to FuelMoto. They're doing an engine upgrade for me in two weeks... but there are many good shops represented on this forum, with their own engine upgrade parts preferences...
Whatever shop you plan to use, contact them. If you are going to use their combination of parts for an upgrade, chances are they have installed/tuned many versions of that upgrade. Tell them what your goals are, and then follow their advice.....
If you use the FuelMoto 107 kit, I suspect they will tell you to lose the dual exhausts for best results.....
Whatever shop you plan to use, contact them. If you are going to use their combination of parts for an upgrade, chances are they have installed/tuned many versions of that upgrade. Tell them what your goals are, and then follow their advice.....
If you use the FuelMoto 107 kit, I suspect they will tell you to lose the dual exhausts for best results.....
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