General_Mayhem
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Well, its been done for 2 weeks but I've been riding and working so no posts, sorry.
I replaced the valve guides and TP rocke boxes with S&S. Upgraded valve size, cam (.600 ), valve springs, E-carb, and intake. I could not find anyone local that felt good about milling the jugs down .040" for the zero decking.
All went great, did all but the machining of the heads myself. Parts delivery was a bitch, some didn't ship on time, some showed up wrong ( note: no matter how hard you try +.2 rings will not go in a stock cylinder, regardless if the package says they're the right ones ). All the documentation was good in the manual and the parts that showed up. Got to buy a few tools in the process, always a good time. The touhgh parts were the ones I needed special tools for .. compresion release socket and cam mesh micrometers. Thank God I have a friend that has them!!
I'm pretty sure I have some jet tuning to do yet, waiting till I get a 200 or so miles on it and get to open that main jet properly.
It sound great at idle and the main jet and the cam curve seem to match up pretty good ... actually suprised me the first time I hit it in 2nd ... tossed me bak in the saddle and well you know, you grab .... THE THROTTLE .. tire broke loose in 2nd .. needless to say I know about that now.
To those that are in the same boat without BDM coverage ... JUST DO IT. Escpecially the 05 ... the smaller valves and the restrictor plate take a lot away from what you should be feelingin the seat of your pants and those TP boxes just aren't the same as the S&S.
I got the bug big time now ...
Some pics:
NASTY
See the oval'ing???:angry: :angry: :bang: :bang:
MORE ...
See the uneven patern on the top of the stem ... TP
AHHHHHHHHhhhhhh much better:
SECURITY FOR THE BUILD ... he kept the media at bay
I did make a rookie mistake and if you look at the pictures, you'll see it. I know about it so don't be like
I replaced the valve guides and TP rocke boxes with S&S. Upgraded valve size, cam (.600 ), valve springs, E-carb, and intake. I could not find anyone local that felt good about milling the jugs down .040" for the zero decking.
All went great, did all but the machining of the heads myself. Parts delivery was a bitch, some didn't ship on time, some showed up wrong ( note: no matter how hard you try +.2 rings will not go in a stock cylinder, regardless if the package says they're the right ones ). All the documentation was good in the manual and the parts that showed up. Got to buy a few tools in the process, always a good time. The touhgh parts were the ones I needed special tools for .. compresion release socket and cam mesh micrometers. Thank God I have a friend that has them!!
I'm pretty sure I have some jet tuning to do yet, waiting till I get a 200 or so miles on it and get to open that main jet properly.
It sound great at idle and the main jet and the cam curve seem to match up pretty good ... actually suprised me the first time I hit it in 2nd ... tossed me bak in the saddle and well you know, you grab .... THE THROTTLE .. tire broke loose in 2nd .. needless to say I know about that now.To those that are in the same boat without BDM coverage ... JUST DO IT. Escpecially the 05 ... the smaller valves and the restrictor plate take a lot away from what you should be feelingin the seat of your pants and those TP boxes just aren't the same as the S&S.
I got the bug big time now ...
Some pics:
NASTY
See the oval'ing???:angry: :angry: :bang: :bang:
MORE ...
See the uneven patern on the top of the stem ... TP
AHHHHHHHHhhhhhh much better:
SECURITY FOR THE BUILD ... he kept the media at bay
I did make a rookie mistake and if you look at the pictures, you'll see it. I know about it so don't be like
