Greetings Brothers and Sisters.....
I finally turned 500 miles on the newly modified engine this evening. I stuck to cooler mornings and evenings for the dense cold air and because our rides dig the cooler conditions.
The Woods "Night Prowler" cam sends the midrange tachometer into a heavenly bliss. This is my first cam install, and unless I am mistaken, the mids have so much more response and torque. I have barely opened up the throttle during the break in; the torque after 3,500 is just a teaser until later today, but greater gains in pull and power.
For some reason, beyond my humble experience, shifting is still easier than the original 5,000 miles. Smoother shifts, transition is quieter and smoother and first gear slips in without the "clunk" from the factory. Why is that?
I am still getting used to the new noise: clicking and pinging like it's needing octane on an uphill. Actually, the excess noise is much more than I expected; especially at idle and without a full pull dyno run to tune it proper.
We ran a preliminary dyno with just 3-5,000 RPM due to the early stages of break-in. I shall post the dyno up as soon as I get my anxious hands on it.
That day, the Feuling Oil Cooler gets a new home on my FatBoy. Change the fluids again to the good stuff, and then (you won't believe this one) I am going to hang up the OCD until my next project. That's right OCD fans, my "Make a Monster SE FatBoy" project should be complete this weekend.
That is of course, unless I relapse and keep peeking at the Kuryakyn (whatever) front light setups and stop watching the "Chrome-a-Thon for Kona's Kids" on local CableTelevision......
I want to open the doors of the first California's OCD Anonymous, (you know: it works if you work it...) and get a HD Corporate honcho to host once a month...What do you think?
More notes after the Dyno Run....
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