Performance upgrades for EVO Fatboy

Loyal riders-
I have recently purchased my first harley. It is a 1991 Fatboy. It has 9600 miles on it. I was wondering if there are some cost effective performance mods that y'all would recommend, (i.e. carb upgrades, rejetting, certain pipes). I know of the screaming eagle 95" kit for the 88-b's. Is there something like that foir the EVO's? Also, are there any parts companies/websites that you are fond of?

Thanks,
Joe

I have a '99 Fatboy, and 3 items that will make a difference are: 1) cam, 2) carb - I recommend Mikuni, 3) pipes.

Good luck.

The Fatboy is a fairly heavy bike much like a Road King so torque down low is more important than with an FXST or FXD for example. Select a cam like the Andrews EV27 and if you have stock headers some good slip on mufflers like the Cycle Shack's offer a big bang for the buck. If you do not have a free flow air cleaner add it to the list. For carburetion, the stock CV can be tweaked and will work fine but you can get better throttle response from a Mikuni and a tick more power. The CV is like a rheostat in response and the Mikuni responds much faster.


A typical Stage I with a cam will net you 15-20% gain in power typically getting into the mid 60 to low 70 hp range on EVO's. Add a good adjustable ignition like the Crane HI4E module and coil and you can gain another 1-2% and increase response even more.

For around a grand you can get the most bang for the buck you will get. After that it's the old saying "speed costs, how fast you wanna go?" that comes into play.

Pipes

Do you recommend drag pipes, true duals, or 2-1 pipes I was looking into the V&H 2-1 pro-pipe. It sounds great and from what I have heard adds some punch in the HP area. Thanks for all the advice.

I recommend the V&H 2-1 pro-pipes. I just installed them on my bike (replacing the V&H Longshots) and they a great, specially performance wise.

Pipes

I also have V&H 2 into 1 Pro Pipe on a 1999 Fat Boy. Sounds and performs great. Much better than drag pipes. Good Luck.