indian T Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 CRAZY HORSE PERFORMANCE UPGRADE COMING TO BIKERNET--We've had a nagging problem with our new 100-inch Crazy Horse engine. We love this bastard, but spending a year making it run, is a drag. It stumbles severly at mid range. We've investigated from coast to coast, from LA Chop Rods to Blackhawk Motor Works. I spoke at length to Frank Aliano, the boss today. We are going to install their cam cover plate, so that we can replace the Thunder-Heart, stock ignition system with a standard Compu-Fire single fire system. We may also replace the cam with an S&S 561 cam from Custom Chrome and adjustable pushrods. After a discussion with Lee Clemens my problem could be the Thunder-Heart system or cam timing. Most Crazy Horse fans remove Thunder-Heart ignitions and replace them with regular Evo systems, which are readily available. Lee, from Departure Bike Works told me of a story regarding a bike they recently build, which was inflicted with a similar problem. When they switched out the cam, the bike ran fine. I remember 20 years ago, Kim Peterson, the editor of In The Wind, had a problem with a Panhead. We did everything to that bastard, and it still was a bastard to start. Keith Ruxton discovered bad cam timing, corrected it, and it's still running today. I hope. If you have a Crazy Horse engine and experience problems, you might want to reach out to Frank at Black Hawk Motor Works, 321-952-9333, blackhawkbikes@aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV62 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 The poor writing skills in that piece are reminiscent of Techturd, or whatever is his name. The choice to try two moves at the same time to eliminate one problem doesn't seem to be too smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 The poor writing skills in that piece are reminiscent of Techturd, or whatever is his name. The choice to try two moves at the same time to eliminate one problem doesn't seem to be too smart. No Robin, You got it correct the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 CRAZY HORSE PERFORMANCE UPGRADE COMING TO BIKERNET--We've had a nagging problem with our new 100-inch Crazy Horse engine. We love this bastard, but spending a year making it run, is a drag. It stumbles severly at mid range. We've investigated from coast to coast, from LA Chop Rods to Blackhawk Motor Works. I spoke at length to Frank Aliano, the boss today. We are going to install their cam cover plate, so that we can replace the Thunder-Heart, stock ignition system with a standard Compu-Fire single fire system. We may also replace the cam with an S&S 561 cam from Custom Chrome and adjustable pushrods. After a discussion with Lee Clemens my problem could be the Thunder-Heart system or cam timing. Most Crazy Horse fans remove Thunder-Heart ignitions and replace them with regular Evo systems, which are readily available. Lee, from Departure Bike Works told me of a story regarding a bike they recently build, which was inflicted with a similar problem. When they switched out the cam, the bike ran fine. I remember 20 years ago, Kim Peterson, the editor of In The Wind, had a problem with a Panhead. We did everything to that bastard, and it still was a bastard to start. Keith Ruxton discovered bad cam timing, corrected it, and it's still running today. I hope. If you have a Crazy Horse engine and experience problems, you might want to reach out to Frank at Black Hawk Motor Works, 321-952-9333, blackhawkbikes@aol.com. Gotta laugh.... When/if you order a motor from crazy horse you tell them what cam you want....n I don't think it comes with a ign. system...(at least my experamental 124 didn't) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabondjpm Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Might of... if they'd... never mind. Ride safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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