My sons '06 RK with a 98' motor, head work, cams, 10.3:1 compression and a D&D fat cat runs circles around my buddies on their new $40K 110" CVO motors. Drives em nuts

 

Am i reading that right? simply using a different head gasket will up the compression? As much as I'd love to have the heads done, another almost $900 (fuel moto website) doesn't really seem to be in the budget, so if I can up the compression that way even just a little, it's a help.

 

At the point of the 103" install, an Andrews 48, or a CR. 575 (using a .030" head gasket) would be an absolute home run, without a large expense.
Scott

 

 

I put a complete 103HO on my 07 FLHTC... I had to reuse my throttle body because my bike is cable throttle...went right in easy peasy...
If anybody needs a throttle I have one from a 14. 10k miles on it...
You will love the extra oomph!

 

I used low mileage take offs as the base for my build. The harness for the ACR's is about $70. I agree with Scott's recommendation of cams and the .030 gasket if you're on a budget. Having the compression releases opens up and future possibilities.

 

So, a little bit of an update...
I wound up agreeing on a deal that will net me the complete top end off the 2016 103 that is coming apart with 100 miles on it. For $600 shipped (a pretty good deal I think) I'll be getting the heads, jugs, pistons, injectors and throttle body. Not sure if the throttle body and injectors are any different than what's currently on my 96, but it's all coming from the same motor so I figured it cant hurt. Now I'm trying to decide if the use of a gear drive cam is really worth twice the price. I cant check the run out to see if it's in spec until the bike is apart, which would add up to extra time down which I'm really not looking to do.
Tuners? haven't heard anything too great about the Harley tuners. The names I'm hearing are power vision and TTS...thoughts?

 

Both the 09 and the 16 are 50mm throttle bodies and use the same injectors #27609-01B. and MAP sensors #32319-07A so it should work fine with your ECU.


Knowing runout would be a deciding factor for me. Typically the runout must be within .003 to run gears. Any more than that and you will have noise issues and lose longevity of your motor. The chain drive system you have in your bike is a very good system. Unfortunately of the few dozen of these motors I've torn into only a couple have had .003 or less runout. On all of my own bikes I start by having the crank work done

Both will work. With the TTS you will have to get Dyno Tuned. With the Power Vision you can get a canned tune that is very close and the Auto Tune will dial it in. If you purchase it from Fuel Moto you get a life time of map and tuning support. They would most likely have a map for your exact set up. When you add mods at a later date you can simply get another map.

 

If your looking for the best bang for the buck? Why not put cams in your 96" .. ??

 

Because I'm looking for more of an increase than the cams alone will give me.