What is the best engine build kit/configuration?
#11
A friend of mine has a 2001 Electra Glide classic . It has a Zipper's performance 107" in it , and it will pull the front tire from first to second ! It has more mid range than any bike I have ever ridden too . Has 20k miles on it , and it runs a smoothe and trouble free as the day it was installed . It's the entire engine , cases and all . I love it . If I had the money , that's probably the way I'd go . If not that , then the S&S 106 . Both are great motors , from outstanding companies .
http://www.zippersperformance.com/ca...=862&prod=1556
http://www.zippersperformance.com/ca...=862&prod=1556
#13
The question is meangless without a budget. That's why no one has really stepped up too take a whack at it.
Exactly. Anyone who has built performance motors will tell you that, for any given size, the higher the horsepower, the more reliability will suffer. Reliability, in this context, is predicting what will break. Displacement is key. A larger motor will be less stressed than a smaller motor making the same horsepower. The lifespan of any motor is directly tied to how often we stress the weakest componants. The higher the horsepower, the higher the stresses on the componants, and the more often we use the horsepower potential, the more likely we're going to break something. Your riding style will play a major factor in your motors reliability.
A good place to start would be a Jims 120 or 131. These motors are designed from the start for higher displacements. Timken crank bearings, reinforced cases and stouter cylinder studs are built into the Jims motors. You can make 120 hp fairly easily with a Jims motor, and it will be less stressed than 120 hp out of a HD 110.
Of course, without some idea of a budget, this is all just pointless noodling.
A good place to start would be a Jims 120 or 131. These motors are designed from the start for higher displacements. Timken crank bearings, reinforced cases and stouter cylinder studs are built into the Jims motors. You can make 120 hp fairly easily with a Jims motor, and it will be less stressed than 120 hp out of a HD 110.
Of course, without some idea of a budget, this is all just pointless noodling.
Last edited by Mike; 08-03-2010 at 10:30 PM.
#14
The post was somewhat of a joke fellas. I obviously wanted it "all". Something impossible to get. Basically I wanted to know what kind of engine, you wanted if you could have anything. There was no budget cuz there is no engine. I should have made that more obvious. A couple people got it.
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#16
The question is meangless without a budget. That's why no one has really stepped up too take a whack at it.
Exactly. Anyone who has built performance motors will tell you that, for any given size, the higher the horsepower, the more reliability will suffer. Reliability, in this context, is predicting what will break. Displacement is key. A larger motor will be less stressed than a smaller motor making the same horsepower. The lifespan of any motor is directly tied to how often we stress the weakest componants. The higher the horsepower, the higher the stresses on the componants, and the more often we use the horsepower potential, the more likely we're going to break something. Your riding style will play a major factor in your motors reliability.
A good place to start would be a Jims 120 or 131. These motors are designed from the start for higher displacements.mm Timken crank bearings, reinforced cases and stouter cylinder studs are built into the Jims motors. You can make 120 hp fairly easily with a Jims motor, and it will be less stressed than 120 hp out of a HD 110.
Of course, without some idea of a budget, this is all just pointless noodling.
Exactly. Anyone who has built performance motors will tell you that, for any given size, the higher the horsepower, the more reliability will suffer. Reliability, in this context, is predicting what will break. Displacement is key. A larger motor will be less stressed than a smaller motor making the same horsepower. The lifespan of any motor is directly tied to how often we stress the weakest componants. The higher the horsepower, the higher the stresses on the componants, and the more often we use the horsepower potential, the more likely we're going to break something. Your riding style will play a major factor in your motors reliability.
A good place to start would be a Jims 120 or 131. These motors are designed from the start for higher displacements.mm Timken crank bearings, reinforced cases and stouter cylinder studs are built into the Jims motors. You can make 120 hp fairly easily with a Jims motor, and it will be less stressed than 120 hp out of a HD 110.
Of course, without some idea of a budget, this is all just pointless noodling.
What I would recommend for making a big difference in power and a bike that is more fun to ride but not a world beater......Go to a reputable builder, get a matched big bore kit from one of many companies you'll read about here. Hillside, Headquarters, Dave Mackie Engineering and many more. They can rework your heads, bore your cylinders and supply pistons and cams that will all work together to increase your horsepower and torque to well over 100. If you go with their recommendations on an intake and exhaust, and find a good tuner you'll have a fun ride for less than half the price of a JIMS motor, and it will be as dependable as a stocker. I've got 47,000 miles on a Mackie 95", on one of my bikes, and it is not only dependable it runs cooler than stock and gets good gas mileage. My friend with the JIMS motor has said he wishes he'd just kept his built 95 inch motor in his bagger. He didn't gain that much with the 120 and it cost a bundle.
#18
The post was somewhat of a joke fellas. I obviously wanted it "all". Something impossible to get. Basically I wanted to know what kind of engine, you wanted if you could have anything. There was no budget cuz there is no engine. I should have made that more obvious. A couple people got it.
Best regards
Best regards
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