103ci hot and noisey
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Its amazing how quiet a water cooled engine is that does not have soup can size pistons.........
Mongo1958
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I used to hit my rev limiter every now and then. Now that I had the cam (SE 255) installed, a set of DD Fat Cats new lifters, cam tensioners and a dyno tune...I almost never hit the rev limit. I have lots of low RPM torque. I also have lots of torque at highway speed to pass with out down shifting. Dolt suggested that I get an Andrews Cam for my 96 Ci and maybe he was right but I really like how my FLHTCU 96 Ci is running right now.
I may bump it up to a 107 at some point but for now, I'm very satisfied.
I try to stay up on all of the maintenance. Any time the bike needs something, I try to do it myself. I save time and money. The last time I let the dealer do an oil change. They slobbered oil all over the front of the engine and chipped the paint on the aft end of the front finder. The front suspension needs to be flushed next.
Mongo1958
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People do not like change, especially older people. Most Harley riders are older than most bike riders IMO. I personally would welcome a single radiator with a mechanical engine driven water pump.Some will like take to the future changes and some will not.
I think a lot of us will be doing something a long those linesMeanwhile I continue to modify and ride the wheels of my '02 FLHT and '05 FXSTD and may never buy a new Harley.
Not many BMW dealers around Atlanta so I never really got into them. A friend at work has one. Its a nice ride but I never see him on it.I did breakdown and buy a BMW R9T last year. Don't let anybody tell you that the horizontally opposed twin doesn't throw off major heat and that it is sewing machine quiet but it will carve up the twisties!
My GL1800 Boxer 6 Cyl put out some heat big time as well.Cheers
With the exhaust and free flowing air cleaner your scoot will be running more on the lean side. Adding a fuel management system of your choice will help reverse that and fatten it up and as a added benefit the engine will run cooler.
I'm not familiar with the generation 4 but ran the gen 3 on my 05 and it did help both with delivering more needed fuel and it ran cooler as well.
If you go with Dobeck their customer service and tech department are very helpful.
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Yes and yes. I am surprised that you are not complaining of poor acceleration.
http://www.dobeckperformance.com/viewproduct.asp?vehicleid=676
dolt
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The Andrews 48 is very similar to the 255 but with more overlap and will carry the TQ out past the point where the 255 fades which is between 4000-4500 rpms depending on exhaust and tune. However, since you never hit the rev limiter, no real reason to upgrade to the 48 cams. Now, should you increase displacement to 107" in the future, the 255s will have to go and head work would be in order. You think you are happy with the way the bike runs now; you are in for a treat should you ever go down the 107" road.
dolt
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The basic difference between the Gen3 and Gen4 systems is the addition of an AFR gauge and the use of wide band O2 sensors. Not a bad system but more cumbersome than say the V&H FP3. Before making a decision, it would be wise to get online and read about each system, i.e., the install instructions, hardware and tuning process.
TQuentin1 has run the FP3 and, IIRC, was happy with the results. Perhaps he will weigh in. I pulled the below quote from a previous post.
I am running the Dobeck EJK on my '12 UC since it does not have the HDLAN (CAN Bus). The EJK I went with does NOT use the O2 sensor feedback loop. I like the simplicity of these Dobeck systems for the general DIY user.
But I definitely loved the FP3 I had on my '11 Heritage Softail Classic. I would have one of these on the UC if the system was the same. Also a very simple system to use.
Cheers,
TQ
Mongo1958
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Shwing!!!!!The Andrews 48 is very similar to the 255 but with more overlap and will carry the TQ out past the point where the 255 fades which is between 4000-4500 rpms depending on exhaust and tune. However, since you never hit the rev limiter, no real reason to upgrade to the 48 cams. Now, should you increase displacement to 107" in the future, the 255s will have to go and head work would be in order. You think you are happy with the way the bike runs now; you are in for a treat should you ever go down the 107" road.