Winter Upgrades
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Winter Upgrades
winter work on my 04 road king - so I’m thinking about doing the s&s 97 big bore kit and a set of s&s 551 cams. I don’t want to have to port the heads - but am concerned about compression and top end work that might be involved.
what else do do I need to worry about?
(Seasoned auto mechanic and married to my service manual)
what else do do I need to worry about?
(Seasoned auto mechanic and married to my service manual)
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winter work on my 04 road king - so I’m thinking about doing the s&s 97 big bore kit and a set of s&s 551 cams. I don’t want to have to port the heads - but am concerned about compression and top end work that might be involved.
what else do do I need to worry about?
(Seasoned auto mechanic and married to my service manual)
what else do do I need to worry about?
(Seasoned auto mechanic and married to my service manual)
#6
winter work on my 04 road king - so I’m thinking about doing the s&s 97 big bore kit and a set of s&s 551 cams. I don’t want to have to port the heads - but am concerned about compression and top end work that might be involved.
what else do do I need to worry about?
(Seasoned auto mechanic and married to my service manual)
what else do do I need to worry about?
(Seasoned auto mechanic and married to my service manual)
That said, you're going to have the heads off and you're dealing with 14-15 year old parts. At the very least I'd get the valve seals replaced an the heads cleaned up. Might as well swap the springs to a set of higher lift ones while they're off anyways.
Might be worth posting in the engine forum, lots of experienced builders there that can give you more specific advice. I'm a mechanic but not an engine builder. I can put it all together but there are better people to help choose the parts.
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