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[North Star]

Wanted to know from those with personal experience-

1) How is this package for reliability?

2) How is the engine heat?

3) Do you have any issues with engine ping while travelling and using various quality gasoline?

4) Is the engine temperamental at all?

I'm considering this, and spoke to Steve from GMR at length. I know Steve and his work have a great reputation, but I still wanted to hear from those who run his build, and have put several thousand miles on it.

Thanks.

[SneakyPete]

I brought my bike to GMR from Virginia and I'm extremely satisfied with the 113 build he did for me.  Engine runs smooth, cool, no pinging or PMS.  Lots of power and torque where you need it and then some.  Perfect touring build in my opinion.

I probably went above and beyond the normal 113 build, but I wanted to cure all known 110 problems in one shot.  Rebuilt heads, 58 mm HPI TB, 577 cam, lifters and pushrods, S&S 3 stage oil pump and camplate, S&S flywheel, new compensator, compensaver and Barnett scorpion clutch with lockup.

Steve is a standup guy and I'd have him do another build anyday.  It was worth the trip there and back, twice!

[SBB]

  It was worth the trip there and back, twice!

Why twice Pete?

SBB

[110tHunDer]

Once to drop off, once to pick up, I assume.

[Fired00d]

Once to drop off, once to pick up, I assume.

That's what I was thinking too... the amount of motor work, then the tune... not something that you'd want to rush... might take a few days to get it done (right).

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[barrhill]

20,000 miles on mine two clutches and a one cracked head pipe no fault of steve
buddy has the same on his 113 .
it all works good as long as we are riding together  if there  are other buddies on there victory or  103 wet heads ride a long they always seem to disappear some where behind 
and I rode my bike down all the way from Alberta twice
less heat , good mileage , low oil consumption , a lot more fun

[SneakyPete]

Once to drop off, once to pick up, I assume.

Yep, 5,600 miles total

[JoeVibe]

Go for it! 

My Ultra's 113 build was similar to Pete's but Steve didn't think I'd needed to do the lower end, based on my riding style. 11,000 miles with absolutely no issues so far. I smile every time I ride it.

I will be taking the Road King I bought last month down to Steve pretty soon. Then I'll have two GMR 113's to play with. 

[catahoula58]

Had my 2009 FLTRSE3 upgraded to GMR's 113 kit by Steve@GMRPerformance!
.600 CAM, GMR Lifters, 4130 chrome moly pushrods, 2.120 intake valve, new bronze guides, new valve springs port work, HPI 58 E FBW, 5.31 gps injector kit, 113 piston kit. Fullsac DX pipe with 2.00 inch cores.   Final numbers 128hp 133tq.  The engine purrs quietly and pulls great.  Needless to say, I am very pleased with this build!  Steve is a standup guy and won't sell you anything that you don't need or want!  Ask questions and he will explain all that you need or wish to know!  Should you choose to go this route you will not be disappointed! 

[North Star]

Thanks for all the replies so far guys.

Yeah, pretty tough to find anything bad on the 'net about GMR or their 113 kit- I joked with Steve about that.

I'm leaning towards the 113 kit with either his 577 or 600 cam, full head work, and SE 58mm TB and 5.3 injectors. A bit more that I wanted to spend, especially with the Cdn dollar doing so horrible, but like I keep saying to myself, I want to do this once (for the second time), and not have to go into the top end for at least another 50,000 miles.

Like I said, I have several exhaust pieces- the 2009 catless ceramic coated headpipe, the Fullsac DX, Rinehart 4" mufflers, and CVO cans with Fullsac 2.0 cores. I know it is everyone's recommendations to run the DX and 2" cores, but I'd rather run my stock headpipe with my Rineharts. Anyways, come tune time, I'll figure that part out.

[GMR-PERFORMANCE]

North Star

. You have the " correct parts " to allow the engine to perform to its potential. I feel you will be sorry if you do not use the DX and the 2.0 cores.  I have tuned a few others that have gone back and forth with ex systems . In the end One that comes to mind ended up with the Fulsac and crushers as it made the nicest over all curve.  ( he had those parts to start with)  As you have those current parts.


Joe cannot wait to make the new RK purr

I do want to thank all of you guys for the kind words , means alot.. Yes north star... sentimental HA HA ( inside joke)

[T-Roy]

The correct exhaust system makes all of the difference in the world!!!!! When Steve did mine originally I had the Vance and Hines power dual head pipe with the Hi Output mufflers. The bike ran fine in South Louisiana but when I went to August the soft low end of the torque curve being caused by the HI Output mufflers was VERY NOTICABLE in the mountains. I stopped at Steve's place on the way home from Sturgis and we changed the mufflers to some Crushers and of course I just had to go with a bigger throttle body and injectors while I was at it I also went ahead and got a TTS tuner so he could have access to more parameters than he had with the Harley tuner. The bike is now and absolute BLAST to ride!!!

The moral of this story is to go with the exhaust that Steve recommends!!

[SneakyPete]

X2 on the exhaust!  Always makes me scratch my head when guys are willing to throw away thousands of dollars in motor work in favor of "sound".  Go with performance always, JMHO.

[Scott7d]

The correct exhaust system makes all of the difference in the world!!!!! When Steve did mine originally I had the Vance and Hines power dual head pipe with the Hi Output mufflers. The bike ran fine in South Louisiana but when I went to August the soft low end of the torque curve being caused by the HI Output mufflers was VERY NOTICABLE in the mountains. I stopped at Steve's place on the way home from Sturgis and we changed the mufflers to some Crushers and of course I just had to go with a bigger throttle body and injectors while I was at it I also went ahead and got a TTS tuner so he could have access to more parameters than he had with the Harley tuner. The bike is now and absolute BLAST to ride!!!

The moral of this story is to go with the exhaust that Steve recommends!!

The guy doing my work which includes the fullsac DX pipe convinced me to replace the High Outputs with Crushers, too. I can't wait!

[JCZ]

X2 on the exhaust! Always makes me scratch my head when guys are willing to throw away thousands of dollars in motor work in favor of "sound". Go with performance always, JMHO.

X 2     Or throw away thousands of dollars in motor work in favor of an exhaust that they like the "looks" of more than performance.