I talked to Aaron at Moonshine Harley. They made a great video using the 117 engine in their exhaust and cam shootout several years ago. He said that they have newer recommendations from experience since that video was made. Here is what he recommends:
1. Moonshine Harley's Pro Stock 2-1-2 Head Pipe. They contracted with Burns Stainless to make these head pipes to their specs.
2. Khrome Werks 4.5 mufflers with Louvered Competition Baffles.
3. Moonshine 485 Cam, which he said is identical to the Star Racing 30/30 Cam and made by them.
4. Woods Lifters.
5. S&S Adjustable Push Rods
6. Throttle Body: 64 mm, I think he said Harley?
7. Rekluse Torq drive Clutch
8. Powervision or TTS tuner (It's getting harder to find knowledgeable tuner techs for the TTS)
9. He said something about a breather upgrade that kept the same look, that I forgot to write down.
He stated that the Injectors, Cam Plate and Oil Pump are fine. He stated that for what I'm looking for, head work does not have a good return on investment. In bigger builds it does.
What's your thoughts on his recommendations?
I'm flying to Oregon to pick up this bike and driving it to Arizona. The only thing I'm changing before I leave there is handlebars and extended highway pegs. I sure hope my butt likes the CVO seat or it will be a long trip. When I get home, I'll make a decision on the engine upgrade. I'll be doing the install myself.
When I traded my 2017 cvo limited to my 2019 cvo limited I kept my Fullsac exhaust system including mufflers and swapped them onto my 2019. Already had the 1.75 cores installed.
I had always used the TTS tuner as I was using the same dyno guy for all my bikes. He never let me down!
Never made it to the 2 yr warranty as my buddy talked me into 130-140 power/torque goals.
Plus I was following Dave on his BIG build!
I stayed with TTS 200 cam, stock heads, good valve job and springs, SE intake, stock TB, S&S pushrods, S&S plate and pump, one step up on injectors, S&S cylinders, Mahle pistons, a little bump in compression, AIM sdr with stock clutch!
Went with a new guy for a tune that was a lot closer than AZ! He did a great job as he was VERY familiar with TTS products. LOL
Reached my goals but de-tuned a bit to make the bike run on crap gas if I had to (had to a few times).
Went back to 1 3/4” muffler cores in my cvo cans to keep it quiet.
I now have a stealthy bike with 50 k miles on the 124 motor and it runs just fine!
Short ride this morning in 90+ degree heat in town with no issues! Bike runs cool, never went into rear cyl disable mode.
I would still suggest on your ride back to Phoenix think about your goals and HOW you ride 90% of the time.
As you upgrade and can do the work yourself you will save money and learn a lot.
FYI: the water cooled bikes are a pain to work on!
Be patient and realistic, leave room for upgrades as you progress so you don’t end up with a bunch of high dollar parts that you can’t use! Example: cvo cans with Fullsac 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 inserts!
Fuel Moto air cleaner , overkill for what you have now but still good for 140+ HP in the future.
Wish I could tag along and let you ride my bike but my calendar is pretty full the next 2 months!
PLUS, it’s stinking HOT from the coast to AZ!
Congratulations on your new bike!