Boost performance of Solo 2350 turbo (sustainer)

On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:55:20 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
Just a word of caution...



When I was building my Harley, I asked the head porter for 10.5 or
11.5 to 1 compression and extremely high lift, long duration
camshafts.* He asked me if I planned to race the bike since, with
each point increase in compression, I'd lose 10% or more in
reliability.* I opted for less performance and I'm glad I did.* It's
been over 100,000 miles since I built my engine.



Small aircraft engines produce a lot of power given their
displacement and I've no doubt that increasing the power will reduce
the longevity.




On 3/6/2015 12:14 AM,
wrote:



Wondering if anyone has boosted the horsepower of a Solo 2350 turbo (or sustainer engine) to get better high and hot performance? If anyone has done this would like both positive and negative comments as to the work done, the results and what they did to boost engine performance.





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Dan Marotta

If you lose 10% reliability in a Harley, it's pretty much all gone, isn't it?

Sorry, don't know anything about the Solo engine.

I guess you're right about that 10% reliability loss. I didn't consider
that.

Great laugh - thanks!

Dan

On 3/6/2015 8:34 PM, jfitch wrote:
On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:55:20 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
Just a word of caution...



When I was building my Harley, I asked the head porter for 10.5 or
11.5 to 1 compression and extremely high lift, long duration
camshafts. He asked me if I planned to race the bike since, with
each point increase in compression, I'd lose 10% or more in
reliability. I opted for less performance and I'm glad I did. It's
been over 100,000 miles since I built my engine.



Small aircraft engines produce a lot of power given their
displacement and I've no doubt that increasing the power will reduce
the longevity.




On 3/6/2015 12:14 AM,
wrote:



Wondering if anyone has boosted the horsepower of a Solo 2350 turbo (or sustainer engine) to get better high and hot performance? If anyone has done this would like both positive and negative comments as to the work done, the results and what they did to boost engine performance.





--

Dan Marotta
If you lose 10% reliability in a Harley, it's pretty much all gone, isn't it?

Sorry, don't know anything about the Solo engine.

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Dan Marotta