OK, Joe's Cycle Repair has the bike for the tune. He is gonna have it done Saturday, so I am gonna ride up there to get it! I can't wait! Joe is a really cool guy on the phone, so friendly and confident and interested in doing a great job, whatever its gonna take. He seems just as excited as me to see what he is gonna get outta this bike. He is going above and beyond to get it to me this weekend, even a ride on Sunday with his brother to shake it out and make any tweaks if needed.
Again, it was a stock 2011 CVO Streetglide. I had a 2010 CVO Ultra last year and went with a pipe and a tune and got 98 hp and 113 tq. This new one stock ran pretty good, and had good low end but gave up real quick, and I thought, if Im gonna do anything more extensive, now was the time, to get more than just a pipe and tune will give you.
To refresh, after talking to Scott on phone a few times and examining my more nearby options, I took my bike up to Hillside from Cleveland, hopefully to unleash some of the power capable from these 110"er's. I wanted something with some street manners that will bare its fangs when called upon, kinda like a German Shepherd Schutzhund Police dog! Scott recommended the Stage 2 head work, the wood 8 cam, the SE 58mm throttle body and of course a good pipe. I went with the Fatcat because everyone likes it for power, even tho I am not sure I will get used to the sound of it. I hope I do!
After a bit more conversation, I decided to go with the HD 10.5 to one pistons which would require less head milling to get the compression up to the 10.7 I think it was that Scott likes with the wood 8 cam, maintaining the geometry a bit better.
Nationwide search for rare 58mm SE TB and I found two and bought em both! Thought I might make a few bucks selling the second on ebay, but did not prove to be the case, at least I was able to sell it for the 10% over retail that a Dakota HD dealer charged me and got mine for ten off from an Ohio dealer.
Sent the TB over to HPI for their siamese manifold mod which Jimmy told me would bring some improvement but that I could probably pass on with this build due to a low bang for buck factor, but after a bit more thought, I decided to go "hole hog" and go for it anyway. I think I now own one of the worlds most expensive TB's for with the 5.3 injectors it puts it up over a grand!
After seeing what all this is costing me, it occurred to me I should have just bought a 120r and sold my like new motor to offset the costs. From what i read, the 120 makes some really good power stock without working too hard, and can be really improved with very minor tweaks.
Oh well, too late for that now! I am sure it is gonna be awesome anyway, and I can't wait! I'll let you know how it turns out.
Dennis
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