Zippers Performance offers a kit to help you turn your “Sleepy” 96 Inch engine Into a 103 Incher. New cylinders are supplied on an exchange basis, are precision bored and honed on torque plates from 3-3/4″ to 3-7/8″ and fitted with forged pistons. Red Shift cams and adjustable pushrods let the engine breathe for a substantial increase in useable torque and horsepower. A complete top end and cam change gasket set included. Two versions are available. One for lighter FX-style bikes (Dynas® and Softails®), and one for heavier Touring applications. Only $1,029.95 with exchange cylinders. Expert installation of this kit is available at Zipper’s facility in Elkridge, Maryland. Transportation of your motorcycle to and from Zipper’s can be arranged if desired. Please contact Zipper’s Performance Products for details

Their kits are all conceived to make new and old bikes easier to start, more reliable and fun to ride. Sudco can assist you in jetting and installation of their carburetors for any American V-Twin, as well as many other motorcycle special performance applications. For additional information and to order, contact your local motorcycle parts dealer or Sudco direct. Dealers call Sudco for a copy of the Sudco Main Products Catalog featuring a compete line of stock replacement and high performance parts, including Keihin and Mikuni Carburetors, for dirt bikes, street bikes, ATVs and personal watercrafts. Sudco International Tel: 323-728-5407

You just do the cylinders swap. These S&S cylinders are available with the same silver or black wrinkle powdercoat as Harley models, so there is no risk of mis-match with the rest of your stock engine. In fact, this kit is only offered with S&S cylinders because, even though stock cylinders can be bored to fit the 3.927” pistons, S&S is not confident that the material used to make the stock cylinder liner and spigot is strong enough.

The cylinder liner material in S&S cylinders is much stronger, and has proven its ability to stand up to the added power in numerous dyno pulls, street miles, and a lot of quarter mile drag strip runs. The 106” big bore kit yields excellent results with stock cylinder heads, but a performance cam is recommended to get the best performance and to make the engine easier to turn over at start-up. The SuperFlow® Cycledyne shows an increase of nearly 30 horsepower and 20 ft/lb of torque with the 106” top end kit. S&S Cycle.

Ilmor Engineering is one of the most successful race-engine design and manufacturing firms in the world, best known for its expertise and success in the highest levels of automobile racing. The company has over 200 Indy Car wins to its credit including winning the prestigious Indy 500 no less than 15 times. Created as a race engineering company in the UK more 25 years ago, Ilmor has more than 150 personnel worldwide with facilities in Michigan, USA and Northampton, England.

John R. Silseth II, Viper Powersports CEO, said, “We anticipate a public launch of this exciting product in early 2010. Ilmor is the ideal partner as Viper prepares to increase production and take its rightful place as a premiere American OEM of high performance cruiser motorcycles.”
Paul Ray, Ilmor Engineering, Inc.’s President, said, “Reaching this next stage in our growing relationship is a testament to how well our companies work together. We continue to share a strong passion for excellence that will help us forge a very long and successful relationship with Viper Motorcycle Company” (picture Diamondback Model and Terry Nesbitt).

The Sudco Kit comes complete with a proven Mikuni VM38 Carburetor, a rubber mount manifold, a chrome cover K&N reusable air filter assembly, a Sudco Mikuni Carburetor Tuning Manual, and additional jets for tuning to your particular application. Also available is the full line of Mikuni HSR Performance Kits for American V-Twins. Sudco also  provides any needed tuning advice over the phone to its customers. For additional information and to order, contact your local motorcycle parts dealer or Sudco direct. Dealers call Sudco for a copy of the Sudco Main Products Catalog featuring a compete line of stock replacement and high performance parts, including Keihin and Mikuni Carburetors, for dirt bikes, street bikes, ATVs and personal watercraft.. Tel: 323-728-5407. Sudco international http://www.Sudco.com

First, these Super Torque Stealth Spyke starters have beautiful minimalist lines and all bolts are concealed. The outer cover can even be custom engraved with the name of your bike, logo or whatever. They are are offered in 11 colors with a 1.4 kw configuration.  Equipped with an optional Syke Krypto-9 Starter Drive they offer maximum strength and superior cranking torque compared to stock starters. Also available with a starter button. Spyke Inc.

Brett Smith who was successively CFO then President of S&S Cycle from October 2003 to December 2008  is the son of George Smith and grandson of S&S founders George and Marge Smith. Since Brett resignation his father and Chairman George Smith assumes the role of CEO and leads the company. At the time George declared, “I respect Brett request to move on and I know he’ll do well at whatever he pursues after taking some much needed time off with wife Robin and the kids”. So, where is Brett Smith now?

Brett is since February 2009 the owner of a family-owned Parable Christian Store franchise serving 350 square miles in Southwest Wisconsin. His company is offering books, gifts, inspirational & sympathy cards, jewelry, music, videos, and apparel—along with church supplies and curricula. Brett also sponsors/facilitates guest speakers, seminars, and holy pilgrimage trips. The switch from the Powersports Performance Aftermarket Industry to a Christ Crusade Retail Business may surprise most of you, but you can be certain that Brett Smith does today what he really loves to do. Nothing better than working for your own convictions, whatever they are.

Will work with any any modern spark plug with a removable top nut. The list includes NGK, Champion, and any other major brands.

Each order includes 2 brass nuts and two Rajah ring terminals. $8.00 at Lowbrow Customs

I know that some of you own a Honda Fury Chopper. S&S Cycle knows too. So, they now propose a performance teardrop air cleaner kit conceived specifically for this mode.  As you all know, getting more power out of an engine boils down to getting more air into it.

One of the simplest and most cost effective ways to do that is to install a low restriction, high performance air cleaner.  The Dyno shows that installing the air cleaner alone delivers an increase of about one peak horsepower and over a foot/pound of peak torque.  However at higher rpm, the increase is somewhat greater.  Keep in mind that in order to fully realize the benefits of a performance air cleaner, a performance exhaust should also be installed.  However, at the time this test was conducted, no performance exhaust systems were available for Fury models.  Of course, fuel and ignition tuning will yield even more power and S&S Cycle is working on it. As performance exhaust systems and EFI tuning products become available, they will conduct further tests and post the results on the S&S Cycle Website.

Do you like the extra shine of a Diamond Cut® on your engine?. In the past, if you were looking for a Diamond Cut motor from Ultima®, you either had to buy an unassembled Ultima motor or dis-assemble their complete motor before sending the parts to be Diamond Cut & then re-assembling. A lot of lost time and money. Not anymore.

Now  you  can get a  Diamond Cut® factory assembled Ultima engine for very little additional cost. These Diamond Cut® engines are available in black, natural, polished in displacements ranging from 100″ to 140″. Performance is good. Looks too. Ultima Products.

Displacement tricks up to 70 HP. Replacement tricks up to 30 HP. And a line of bolt-on parts adding up to 10 HP. It’s up to you and your budget. See them listed at S&S Cycle.

Question:

Answer:
Oils are compounded using three categories of ingredients:
1. Additives usually combined into a ‘package’ 2. Base oils sometimes including synthetics 3. Viscosity index improvers made of different types of molecules for different purposes.

We are committed to using the top shelf products within all three of these categories, and we continually tune our compounds to maximize quality. What this means is this:

Additive packages are revised every year by Infineum, the chemicals arm of ExxonMobil. They do all of the weartesting and analysis to ensure the packages meet the required OEM specifications thankfully, because this is the hardest work in the process. Some of these packages are built to be used at several optional treat rates for different uses. They perform dispersant, rust/corrosion inhibition, antifoaming, wear protection, antiacid and oxidation protection duties.

We always opt for the maximum treat rate allowable costs us more money but we believe it is money very well spent for wear and rust/ corrosion protection. Then, we specially modify the package with more zinc/phosphorus for even better cam, lifter, and main bearing wear protection. This adds significantly more to the cost. Only a small handful of companies do this, none of which make Vtwin specific oils. This is the reason for the high levels you see on the additive charts.

The base oils we buy are different from most of our competitors oils also. We buy exclusively from ExxonMobil for continued quality and consistency. You can buy cheaper base oils on the ’spot’ market, but you will lose all of the aforementioned advantages.

Unfortunately, we pay dearly for this benefit. The finer base oils have a higher natural viscosity index, meaning they thin less when temperature rises. This enables us to formulate a more thermallystable motor oil than our competition. The Heavy Duty viscosity index is a perfect example of what can be accomplished with higher quality VI improvers and higher VI base oils.

The viscosity index improvers do additional work on the oils to even further lessen the thinning out as heat rises. The market is flooded with cheap VI improvers none of which we have ever used, by the way. One category is Polystyrene. Another category is Olefincopolymers OCP which most higher quality motorcycle OEM oils are made with: OCPs cost more money than polystyrene. At Spectro, we choose an even more expensive product that is higher still in shear stability and in its ability to survive in a gearbox. For us, this is more money well spent. By the way, the straight grades do not need this component which is why they work fine with methanol.

This shear stability polymer combined with huge amounts of zinc/phosphorus, is what gives a rider longerlasting oil and a longerlived motor! The higher viscosity index is what gives the rider a smoother, quieter motor with better protection at start up. Spectro Performance Oils.

The kit includes an aluminum double barrel outer cover, an aluminum radius inlet backing plate, pre-oiled hi-performance air filter and all necessary hardware. Available in chrome or powder coated black wrinkle finish. Price: $249.95. Arlen Ness Online Store.

Their  heads are 6061 Billet fully CNC machined and fully ported out of the box. They have 2.06 thin stem intake valve high tulip and 1.71 thin stem exhaust valve (for superior flow) high tulip and Manley .650 lift spring packages with titanium retainers. The intake port floor is raised 3/8” with a 1.750 intake opening. They added fin area around the entire head to improve cooling. They also added fin area to the top of the head to help eliminate overheating of the center part of the head. Their bolt on heads adds approximately ½% to 1% of compression. Sorensen Performance states that they produced a head that all others will be judged by. Talk directly to Mike at 306-761-0064 or read everything you wanted to know about these new shovelhead Heads by going to Sorensen Performance.

All the certification paperwork has been done for the homebuilder & small volume manufacturers in California. But I also remind you that for any brand of after-market engines the law states specific requirements outlined in the Ultima C.A.R.B. Engine manual, including (but not limited) to hose & carbon canister routing, fuel tank location & capacity, gearing & exhaust back pressure that need to be adhered to during installation. Upon purchase you will also be required to fill out, sign & return an agreement concerning your warranty rights, installation obligations & scheduled maintenance before you can receive your M.S.O. or Compliance label. With your purchase Ultima provides C.A.R.B. Engine Manuals (also available in the company website as a downloadable PDF File). Ultima Products.

S&S Cycle

The S&S high performance clutch features 10 steel plates and 11 friction plates to increase the number of friction surfaces available.  The S&S clutch comes with a spring set that allows the clutch to handle up to 140 horsepower, with clutch lever pull that is equivalent to stock.  Stronger springs are available for applications up to 200 horsepower. Available for 1991-’06 big twins, except 2006 Dyna® models. MRSP reduced from $899.95 to $699.95 (cable) and from $949.95 to $749.95 (Hydraulic)

The S&S Cycle single bore tuned induction kit improves performance across the rpm range, with a real boost in the midrange. MSRP on a complete system is under $500.00.  Some applications are as low as $385.00.  Ordering has been simplified with a single part number.  Customers simply specify model and year of the motorcycle, the preferred finish of the intake runners, and the desired color of the filters.  S&S Cycle.

K Bobb is powered by a 93” Flathead Power KN93 engine.  A special “kick-start compatible” S&S Super Stock® ignition and an S&S Super E carburetor make this engine easy to start and a pleasure to drive.  For more information, or to claim one of the 24 K Bobb bikes for yourself call 608-627-1497 or visit their website S&S Cycle Inc

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Question 2:  Can you explain multi-weight lubricants, so here an explanation in one short paragraph.
Spectro Answer: A multi-weight oil is an oil formulation that acts as if it has two different viscosities, depending on the temperature. At the lower test temperature (40C), it flows as the first number would indicate, and at the higher test temperature (100C), it flows as the second number would indicate. This multi-weight nature is made possible by the addition of long-chain polymers to the oil, which are coiled up when cold, but straighten out when hot, and thus change the flow characteristics of the oil. Thus a 10w40 oil will flow like a 10 weight oil when at 40C (fairly thin), but will not thin out more than a 40 weight oil would when hot (100C).

Question 3: My dealer says I have to use the OEM lubricant in my motorcycle or my warranty is void.
Spectro Answer: This is not true and may, in fact, be illegal. Have the dealer put this in writing on his letterhead. We doubt he will. All you need to do to fulfill your warranty requirements is to use a lubricant that meets or exceeds the OEM specifications. Spectro products meet or exceed all manufacturers performance requirements.

More questions? Email them to me at editor@cyrilhuzeblog.com and I will publish Spectro Oils answers.