Plumbing for power Pt 1: 700hp streetbike

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What did they do to that V-Rod to lower the stock output so much? When my (now deceased) friend was testing the EFI for H-D back in the day, they were getting 120 ponies out of the stock mill! Someone will pay for this!

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What did they do to that V-Rod to lower the stock output so much? When my (now deceased) friend was testing the EFI for H-D back in the day, they were getting 120 ponies out of the stock mill! Someone will pay for this!

Here is a thread on stock V-Rods HP rating 96 to 110HP at the rear wheel.

http://www.1130cc.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-432.html

Maybe your friend was testing it with various intakes, etc.

In any case that engine has a lot of potential to increase HP over stock.

Why did Buell never use one of those engines? I'd guess they are too heavy for a sport bike.

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In any case that engine has a lot of potential to increase HP over stock.

Why did Buell never use one of those engines? I'd guess they are too heavy for a sport bike.

 

I had the opportunity to ask Erik exactly this question, and that was exactly the reason he gave: "It's too big & heavy. Harley asked me to use it & I said No." He was kind of abrupt after that, I think he'd been asked that question so many times by people before me that he was getting burnt out on it.

 

I'd like to compare the dry wt of the VR motor with that of the new Helicon mill & see just how the chips fall; I suspect that the Helicon will be a good 20 pounds or so lighter, and when pounds = ponies, that's a lot. On a sport bike pushing 7:1 pwr/wt ratios, that's like 3 free ponies! Probably why the VMax mill never made it into a sportbike either...

 

Looking forward to the day H-D buys a clue & plunks the VR motor into a Road King chassis for a serious transcontinental express: the phrase "beefy" comes to mind! But at least it would finally be able to get out of its own way...

 

Ride on!