Lowest Idle RPM?
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From: Near Frankenmuth, MI
That's what it takes!
That's the best reason there is.
BUT, I also find that about 1,100 RPMs keep the charging system putting out the correct amount at an Idle.
That's the best reason there is.
BUT, I also find that about 1,100 RPMs keep the charging system putting out the correct amount at an Idle.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Hudson Valley
You could swap in some SE-204 cams and it might sound better to your ear.
If you want that real harley sound, forgo $5000 in upgrades to you street glide and buy your self a nice shovelhead.
If you want that real harley sound, forgo $5000 in upgrades to you street glide and buy your self a nice shovelhead.
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Road Warrior
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From: Detroit, the asshole of America
That would get the job done. Our TC's don't have enough flywheel weight to stay running at rpm's a shovelhead is happy, anyway.
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No oil pressure worries at low rpms but TCs should idle at the high end of the recommended range, say 1100rpms to keep the battery charged. You will never get the choppy idle with the 255 cams. If you want that idle, install a set of SE204s. It won't sound like a shovel but it is as close as you will get. Your exhaust also makes a difference; a 2:1 will sound different from 2:2.
Tourer
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From: Hudson Valley
Evo with an EV27 cam sounds pretty good, too, but its hard to beat the sound of a shovel.
You really should run a shovel at 900 rpm or above, too, but many idle them down low. I idle my 75 around 900 (footshifter) and my 76 (handshifter) around 1000.