SEAL-rider
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Perhaps someone who cruises at 1250-1500 rpm as was suggested above.
Taking a serious look at this 05 chopper, what are the issues?
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john sachs
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If your engine is a 107" it's a 4" bore engine that's a lot different than the 117".
Anytime you change an air cleaner you will find that you may have to change jetting. In your case with that thing that's on there you are going to have to jet richer when you go back to a stock S&S tear drop air cleaner.
John
No H2O
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Mine is a 117ci, does that mean that it's a 4 1/8 inch bore and hence not ideally compatible with TP covers?
john sachs
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If it's a 117" get rid of the TP Boxes if they are on it.
Kikrox
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I'd like to reiterate my comment on cone air cleaner...it's junk...too restrictive...restrictive enough to create a dead cylinder...and there's only 2...removed cone ..installed velocity stack sideways as to not have forced inductiin by installing forward...bike runs beautiful...a small picture adjustment and rolling again...sorry bout the mis info for anyone that might have used it...I got educated on filter importance
No H2O
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TP boxes are on it
BDM says I cant just replace the rocker boxes, I have to replace the rocker arms too.
1. Is there anything else?
While the mechanic's in there I'll see about the 585 cam and bigger valves as well but those are optional/price dependent
2. Sound like a good plan of action?
speedball jr.
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10- 4.
dman4
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I have a cone on mine and it runs great and has as much power as my buddy's with the velocity stack???
MossBerg590
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I have a spike air cleaner facing upward also and runs great. Didnt have to do anything to carb except remove the bowl vent plug.
No H2O
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I replaced the E-carb with a G-carb. The G-carb came with a matching intake manifold.
Test rode the bike before and after replacing the spike air cleaner with the stock air cleaner.
The G-carb makes a difference but not the air cleaner.
Going to keep the stock air cleaner so I can ride in the rain.
Still doesn't have the instant power that the 04 Ridgeback with the 107ci had.
Will consider upgrading the cam but not if it's only the nominal increase as the G-carb then it's not worth it.
mleach72
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The 585 is a great upgrade. The increase in performance is very noticable. The only bad I can say about it is that you lose a few mpg's, but definitely worth it. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
No H2O
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Since I'm getting barely over 30mpg it's something I'll likely hold off on
No H2O
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Changed the plugs and been riding it consistently and getting close to 35mpg, much better.
Since, in 14 years it had been ridden only 7k miles (I'll do that in one year), it just needed a good shakeout.
Also, mine are not all highway miles since I spend a couple minutes letting it warm up before riding and also I spend time idling in DC traffic when the cars are tight enough to prevent me from splitting lanes.
SEAL-rider
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Skip the 585 and go 600 cam(Curtis has for $99) if you have the large valves. Some 2005 engines had smaller exhaust valves to meet EPA regs. My first upgrade was a 585 cam and Thunderbolt programable ignition which was good but the move to the 600 cam was dramatic and my mpg actually went up. If you call S&S with your serial # they might be able to tell you which valves you have.
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