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Author Message   Werewulf Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 10:57 am:        did the 97 model have the same motor as the later S-3s?   Werewulf Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 05:09 pm:        i dont believe they have the black heads...i couldnt find the thread discribing the different years...   Bad_karma Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 05:22 am:        Dave The 97 is still running the lightning motor. In 98 they went to the thunderbolt motor with better heads, 2.5" collector on the header and different cams. You give up a little power below 1500 for more power in the middle and up top. Joe   Court Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 07:02 am:        >>>did the 97 model have the same motor as the later S-3s? No. Heads went black in 1998.   Ratbuell Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 11:12 am:        The 97 would be easily upgradable, though. I upgraded my 95 S2 - same basic motor as the 97 S3 - with thunderstorm heads/pistons, lightning component (X1) cams and a race ignition and it's a night and day difference. Still not the lighter flywheel of my S1W, but the S2 is my "cruiser" so I'm not so worried about psycho-power   Tombo Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 06:23 pm:        The 97 S3 motor was the same as the S1 motor (cams included). The 98 S3 motor was the same as the S1W motor. The difference was the T-storm heads (with matching pistons)and the header collector. The cams in the S1 and S1W are the same.   Buellistic Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 07:01 pm:        Have a 97 S3T !!! Going to UP-DATE the OIL PUMP to a -07(it now has a -98/-91A) and a -06 OIL PUMP GEAR ... When and if "i" get UP-DATE the TOP-END(has 101,937.9 miles as of the last ride) which has never been off, it will get the following ... This UP-DATE should work using "STOCK" OEM Parts of the following: XL1200R Heads, XB9 Pistons, and cylinders having the COOLING FINS to match the Heads ... In BUELLing LaFayette

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