I would have to agree with your opinions on this topic.... It all comes back to the CUSTOMER & them being TRUTHFUL with the builder & themselves from the START about how they going to ride it❗ Glad to see you all settled in & making GREAT content. May all your days be Harley days🖤🧡🖤 Safe travels 🙏♥️🐾🐾🇦🇺 🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤
Thanks for the information Kevin. I was thinking that you were getting back into it heavy since you hadn't posted anything recently. Whatever time you set up those q and A's I'll be tuning in. No real preference for me.
My husband Wayne here just got on to your chanel excellent presentation clear and concise without all the ra ra ra that some presenters do , all the best frpm Australia
Like your live Q&A's. Unfortunately being on the west coast, I usually miss them. That's OK though there are enough people, that questions I have usually get covered. Which allows me the opportunity to play it back at my convenience. Thanks for all the information in your videos, it is much appreciated.
Same video popped up in my feed as well, I love it when you engineers get into the weeds a little. He made it sound like the head had to move a tiny amount under those kinds of pressures. With the high tensile studs there was no movement, or bounce, and showed the crack in the block. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! I would tune in live weekends after noon.
Great to see you back Kevin, and good to see you properly rested again. What a brilliant vid, it was this type of content that got me hooked and subbed in the first place. The way you explain technical concepts in such a clear and concise manner, in plain language that everyone can understand, presenting facts without fear or favour. I just know your new headquarters will be a huge and well-deserved success, mate! Cheers and all the very best from Oz. 👍🇦🇺
It's great to see everything coming together, What a fantastic vision you have! One tiny bit of advice.... Take care of your health and get your needed rest. love your content.
Interested in a live paint session,,all your live sessions , are terrific,look forward to some painting,although all your videos are great,merz customs,
Live Saturday mornings, because well I've been up and here I am watching your videos 😀Also, have you posted your new address yet? Or are you waiting until your totally moved in?
Totally agree with you Kevin. Two different materials always have different expansion and retraction rates. Throw in heat cycles etc. It can be a quandary
Working in power plants over 25 years, turbine rotor/shell differential expansion is monitored closely. Warmup ramp rates are used to help with heat cycling. The same applies here, as long as the warmup rate is sufficient, I would rather have the stock studs.
As usual Kevin, you give good advice...and you are one of the most accurate mechanics I know, that's what we all want !! Good luck on your new shop !! 👍 And may god bless you sir !! Keep being who you are !!
Hey Kevin, happy to see your shop is up and running. Happier to hear the video's will be more frequent again. In this 24/7 world we live in, I don't know when a live Q & A will work for most. I'm sure i'll get to see some also sure i'll miss some and i'm retired. Go with what works in your schedule. Cheers from Beaver Valley Ont.
There is NOTHING wrong with stock HD cylinder studs. 99.99% of the people fail to run a die down the threads and a tap into the nuts. They also fail to lubricate the threads prior to reassembly and add oil to the flat surfaces to reduce the friction between the mating surfaces. The studs MUST be chased and nuts tapped every time. I've never had a head gasket failure following this practice. Even with 12:1 compression ratio. 35 years of working on these turds. Warm your bike up until the head is hot to the touch prior to throwing your bike in gear and peeling off.
Whos that young man in the video his beard is dark lol jk .actually I'm doing a 117 build and I'm at that point of using the old ones or buying new ones
I am a retired structural engineer. Kevin, you are absolutely correct in your statement. The high tensile studs will, because of their strength absorb more force and resist elongation. But those higher forces will be transferred to the stud connections at the case which has not been strengthened, and even possibly weakened by modification. If you don't get an immediate or short term failure you will have reduced the factor of safety against long term problems.
john, thanks for that detail. i wonder if using helicoil inserts in the cases would decrease the possibility of failure using the high tensile studs. This is a completely hypothetical question, as the labor, cost and risk of installation failure of helicoil inserts in the cases would push most builders away from this option.
Glad you’re up and running at your new shop. Congratulations on making your dream. Come true. Looking forward to the new content from the new location.
Wow, I saw that video your mentioning, I agreed and agree with you listening now. It’s perfect that you did this video👍. Glad you have the shop running enough to get back to videos we love here….
Great video Kevin, definitely prefer to risk a blown/leaking head gasket over pulled threads or worse, I saw it with a friend of mine ended up costing him a lot of money. Great to see you back doing what you love .
Good solid advice, Kevin. Good to see your settled into the new shop. I run Kibble White stud, we stick with a stock case bore 4" stroked 98" for the strength as you describe, holding 36lbs off boost. The tighter you wind the bomb the bigger the explosion, lol
Great to see you realising your dreams and WORKING on bikes in your OWN shop. Congratulations on all the hard work and persistence. G'day from Australia. 👍
Just a thought Kevin. When heated I believe high tensile will move or grow just the same as low carbon steel. What it won’t do is stretch under pressure. So yes the studs could pull out of the case or head from high compression. But with heat they should grow or contract like any stud. Just my experience from being a machinist. Let me know what you think. Thanks
@kevinbaxter Great Video as Always Kevin. As I am Not particularly worried about the scheduling of your Q&A Live Stream as I work a 6 day on and 6 day off Roster. But I would Like to See Figures of what Air Flow from the M8 cylinder heads that can be achieved as I think the Stock heads flow at about 350cfm but that could be with a 1.5 mm extra cut on the Valve seat and new oversize valves installed, I have a Stock Displacement 107 cu in M8 with a 468 Zippers RedShift cam installed with the S&S Lifters and Billet S&S Cuffs and S&S adjustable pushrods at present I am probably a fraction better than 107 HP and 124.9 ft lb of To that's really Great but since my Bike was Taken to tuned on the Dynomometer I have installed a 47,000 volt coil pack and a Set of NASCAR 12mm Kevlar Braided Copper and Nickle wire Ignition Leads, I also have the Kuryakyn ES Hypercharger and a S&S SuperStreet 2into1 Stepped Header pipe with DB Killer DELETE and Catalytic Converter DELETE,I am impressed because I have a very wide range of Usable and very responsive power ,But I do notice that when on the open unlimited hahahaha (Private Access Road) Doing speeds of 150 kilometres per hour Onwards it's fabulous that this cam and this engine is only really just coming into its own Sweet Spot ,I have a Idea of what I am doing on Revolutions at 110 Kilometres per hour which is approximately 2250 RPM but just never Notated what I am Doing for Revolutions for 150 KLM plus though, I wish to Purchase very soon a Moonshine Horsepower Billet Square Port Ported and polished Intake Manifold that is Just 4mm larger at the Throttle Body which should Fit so they Say , and I would like to also Purchase a Set of Frankenstein Heads that are the 1.5 mm Enlarged Valve seat and matching oversize valves when I do get to this Stage all I Really need then is to Buy some good quality Roller Rockers and some Better Roker Towers I think But with these mods I invisage to get 109 or maybe 110 HP and 130 ft lbs of Torque out of this Stock Bore Stock Stroke Engine I guess I will need to Step up my Injectors capacity for Flow but at the Moment as it is I'm Getting 322 Kilometres per Tank of Fuel on the 2021 Sportglide which is Blood Good I Reckon. When will you be able to Do a In-depth Video on How to Go About Fitting a Small Dose Nitrous Oxide Shot and all of the Associated Installation because I really would love to See how you Go about this as I Trust in your ability and your years of expertise and value you're Instructions and salute you for you're Dedication in the Field , Kevin I have to Say that you are Held in the Highest Standing when it comes down to Maticulous Assembly and Disassembly of Machinery ,I Take my Hat off to You my Brother. Thankyou so much for keeping us all in the Loop with these Fabulous Informative Videos and Interesting Projects with all of these Bikes Mate. Sincerely . Brett Henson In Australia 🇦🇺👍
interesting! just a civil engineer but I do know a little something about material properties. Makes good sense to me and I'm wondering now if this might be the reason H-D discontinued the SE studs for the TC? hmmmm
As for “live Q&A” Friday nights. Subject: seems builders are suggesting stay with stock components instead of billet cam plates, special oil pumps, stock cylinder studs, etc….have we been paying for unnecessary performance parts?
excellent timed video for me. I was just thinking about this on my 128 m8 build. What do you think about the new S&S piston jets? you vedio on piston jets made me build a tool to test them and found that 1 of mine was opening at only 5psi.
Good to see ya Kevin! Maybe a little pressure is off ya now that your shop is turning wrenches again? Maybe a little easier to sleep? Glad you're back to doing videos as well. I say do your live Q&A when it suits your schedule. You'll never suit everyone else. If we can't tune in live maybe you could set it up so we could email you questions ahead of time? Just a thought. Keep up the great work and God bless.
I just installed them on my twin cam drag bike that only sees the drag strip. I used the arp/feuling ones which have the flange on them like the factory.
Hi! Very good Kevin. I use to explain a screw or a stud as a spring. The harder the spring the less of travel at a given force. Greetings Peder in Sweden.
As soon as I realized what you were talking about, I was all ready to refer you to exactly what Gale Banks said. I guess you and I watch the same videos?
Great to see video from the new place👍. I agree the case is the weakest point. Since you have the knowledge and tooling, why not install steal inserts in the case? Use better studs and top of the line head bolts? Worth the longevity or do the steal inserts compromise the case? Why did the motors go to case studs instead of keeping with the Shovel design?
Nice to see you in your new environment! I had problems with an aircooled BMW pulling case threads with the stock studs under "severe conditions" such as using the factory specs to torque the nuts. The fix is a special longer length helicoil (twice as long as normal) and reduced torque. Is that even an option with HD cases?
I just bought a full s&s camchest kit, partly based on your praise for the product. Went for the 465 cam, 107 motor with k&n intake and cobra slip ons. Looking forward to getting my hands dirty on this one. Love the videos, keep up the good work. If I could I'd come shake your hand sir, but England is a long way 😅
Kevin I got a question! Seems as if everyone has either bought stock or (upgraded) to the exposed air filter! Giving that how do you feel about the water that’s being sucked in through these types of air filters?
Funny, I have a diesel truck so I’ve been following Banks for quite awhile. I just saw that video last week.
I would have to agree with your opinions on this topic.... It all comes back to the CUSTOMER & them being TRUTHFUL with the builder & themselves from the START about how they going to ride it❗
Glad to see you all settled in & making GREAT content.
May all your days be Harley days🖤🧡🖤
Safe travels 🙏♥️🐾🐾🇦🇺
🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤
I will be close to 170 hp on my new m8 build and I run stock studs
nice to see you kevin q&a on friday nights would be cool great video.
Would definitely like to see a Q&A hour again, not sure when would be a good time for myself though as my schedule gets a little crazy sometimes lol.
Thanks for the information Kevin. I was thinking that you were getting back into it heavy since you hadn't posted anything recently. Whatever time you set up those q and A's I'll be tuning in. No real preference for me.
My husband Wayne here just got on to your chanel excellent presentation clear and concise without all the ra ra ra that some presenters do , all the best frpm Australia
Nice to have you back
Like your live Q&A's. Unfortunately being on the west coast, I usually miss them. That's OK though there are enough people, that questions I have usually get covered. Which allows me the opportunity to play it back at my convenience. Thanks for all the information in your videos, it is much appreciated.
Thank you Sir, excellent advice. Question what would you say the benefit of a lithium battery vs the basic one.
Same video popped up in my feed as well, I love it when you engineers get into the weeds a little. He made it sound like the head had to move a tiny amount under those kinds of pressures. With the high tensile studs there was no movement, or bounce, and showed the crack in the block. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! I would tune in live weekends after noon.
Great to see you back Kevin, and good to see you properly rested again. What a brilliant vid, it was this type of content that got me hooked and subbed in the first place. The way you explain technical concepts in such a clear and concise manner, in plain language that everyone can understand, presenting facts without fear or favour. I just know your new headquarters will be a huge and well-deserved success, mate! Cheers and all the very best from Oz. 👍🇦🇺
Where are you atTennessee is your new shop?
spot on @Keven Baxter !!!! as someone the has pulled a few studs, i agree 100% !!!!! Good to see you getting back to producing video's !!!!
Definitely need a Q&A!
Good to see you back Kevin cheers from Oz
Sounds spot on to me Kevin! So thank you
for that great piece of money stress and time saving information. Great fully yours Brendan.
Welcome back my friend.
It's great to see everything coming together, What a fantastic vision you have! One tiny bit of advice.... Take care of your health and get your needed rest. love your content.
Kevin,
Good to see you back.
After football season is over Sunday afternoons would be great to have your Q&A sessions.
Interested in a live paint session,,all your live sessions , are terrific,look forward to some painting,although all your videos are great,merz customs,
Always enjoy your videos. Weekday evenings would be good.
Great advice 👍
Glad your back!!
AS always greta information. Thanks from Kingston Ontario
Awesome knowledge in this video as always
Live Saturday mornings, because well I've been up and here I am watching your videos 😀Also, have you posted your new address yet? Or are you waiting until your totally moved in?
Depending on the motor build, are there any options to strengthen the boss area of the case to prevent studs from damaging them ?
Great video
Another GREAT and informative video. Thanks Professor
Totally agree with you Kevin. Two different materials always have different expansion and retraction rates. Throw in heat cycles etc. It can be a quandary
Working in power plants over 25 years, turbine rotor/shell differential expansion is monitored closely. Warmup ramp rates are used to help with heat cycling. The same applies here, as long as the warmup rate is sufficient, I would rather have the stock studs.
45 sec in I say they are only needed in high compression NOS and boost
Your looking more rested kevin. Stock studs suit me fine.
As usual Kevin, you give good advice...and you are one of the most accurate mechanics I know, that's what we all want !! Good luck on your new shop !! 👍 And may god bless you sir !! Keep being who you are !!
Awsome as per usual great to see you lookin healthy again you were lookin bloody rough for a while there mate 🍻Kevo💪
You Da Man Kevin!
Hey Kevin, happy to see your shop is up and running. Happier to hear the video's will be more frequent again. In this 24/7 world we live in, I don't know when a live Q & A will work for most. I'm sure i'll get to see some also sure i'll miss some and i'm retired. Go with what works in your schedule. Cheers from Beaver Valley Ont.
Love your videos,wish you the very best
You are looking a lot better Kevin 😂
There is NOTHING wrong with stock HD cylinder studs. 99.99% of the people fail to run a die down the threads and a tap into the nuts. They also fail to lubricate the threads prior to reassembly and add oil to the flat surfaces to reduce the friction between the mating surfaces. The studs MUST be chased and nuts tapped every time. I've never had a head gasket failure following this practice. Even with 12:1 compression ratio. 35 years of working on these turds. Warm your bike up until the head is hot to the touch prior to throwing your bike in gear and peeling off.
Congratulations! Yes I over maintain our ride, but recently had dealer and independent keep me in check from overspending! Yeah! Riding riding riding!
Another great video Kevin 👍thanks. You definitely look rested buddy..
Whos that young man in the video his beard is dark lol jk .actually I'm doing a 117 build and I'm at that point of using the old ones or buying new ones
Hunting season I won’t catch the live With you if you do Saturday mrn.
I am a retired structural engineer. Kevin, you are absolutely correct in your statement. The high tensile studs will, because of their strength absorb more force and resist elongation. But those higher forces will be transferred to the stud connections at the case which has not been strengthened, and even possibly weakened by modification. If you don't get an immediate or short term failure you will have reduced the factor of safety against long term problems.
john, thanks for that detail. i wonder if using helicoil inserts in the cases would decrease the possibility of failure using the high tensile studs. This is a completely hypothetical question, as the labor, cost and risk of installation failure of helicoil inserts in the cases would push most builders away from this option.
Glad you’re up and running at your new shop. Congratulations on making your dream. Come true. Looking forward to the new content from the new location.
Q&A on Saturday mornings is a good time. 🤙 but it should be what fits your crazy busy schedule. Really like your content
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. I've been waiting and now I'll be watching.
Maybe demonstrate a time cert some time. Merry Christmas to you and your family
Wow, I saw that video your mentioning, I agreed and agree with you listening now. It’s perfect that you did this video👍. Glad you have the shop running enough to get back to videos we love here….
Thanks for your advice. Proving there's two sides to everything.
Thanks for the information. Good to see you Kevin! As far as the live show, I have no preference.
Welcome back!! Looking forward to seeing you again regularly!! Rock on!!
Great video Kevin, definitely prefer to risk a blown/leaking head gasket over pulled threads or worse, I saw it with a friend of mine ended up costing him a lot of money. Great to see you back doing what you love .
Good solid advice, Kevin. Good to see your settled into the new shop.
I run Kibble White stud, we stick with a stock case bore 4" stroked 98" for the strength as you describe, holding 36lbs off boost. The tighter you wind the bomb the bigger the explosion, lol
Great too see you guys in your new facility!
First
Great to see you realising your dreams and WORKING on bikes in your OWN shop. Congratulations on all the hard work and persistence. G'day from Australia. 👍
Great video Kevin glad to see you living your dream..👍🏻🇦🇺
Glad to see you back on UA-cam!
Just a thought Kevin. When heated I believe high tensile will move or grow just the same as low carbon steel. What it won’t do is stretch under pressure. So yes the studs could pull out of the case or head from high compression. But with heat they should grow or contract like any stud. Just my experience from being a machinist. Let me know what you think. Thanks
Where exactly are you located
I like the after 5 PM weekday Q and A talks. For me, it doesn't matter which day.
@kevinbaxter Great Video as Always Kevin. As I am Not particularly worried about the scheduling of your Q&A Live Stream as I work a 6 day on and 6 day off Roster.
But I would Like to See Figures of what Air Flow from the M8 cylinder heads that can be achieved as I think the Stock heads flow at about 350cfm but that could be with a 1.5 mm extra cut on the Valve seat and new oversize valves installed, I have a Stock Displacement 107 cu in M8 with a 468 Zippers RedShift cam installed with the S&S Lifters and Billet S&S Cuffs and S&S adjustable pushrods at present I am probably a fraction better than 107 HP and 124.9 ft lb of To that's really Great but since my Bike was Taken to tuned on the Dynomometer I have installed a 47,000 volt coil pack and a Set of NASCAR 12mm Kevlar Braided Copper and Nickle wire Ignition Leads, I also have the Kuryakyn ES Hypercharger and a S&S SuperStreet 2into1 Stepped Header pipe with DB Killer DELETE and Catalytic Converter DELETE,I am impressed because I have a very wide range of Usable and very responsive power ,But I do notice that when on the open unlimited hahahaha (Private Access Road) Doing speeds of 150 kilometres per hour Onwards it's fabulous that this cam and this engine is only really just coming into its own Sweet Spot ,I have a Idea of what I am doing on Revolutions at 110 Kilometres per hour which is approximately 2250 RPM but just never Notated what I am Doing for Revolutions for 150 KLM plus though, I wish to Purchase very soon a Moonshine Horsepower Billet Square Port Ported and polished Intake Manifold that is Just 4mm larger at the Throttle Body which should Fit so they Say , and I would like to also Purchase a Set of Frankenstein Heads that are the 1.5 mm Enlarged Valve seat and matching oversize valves when I do get to this Stage all I Really need then is to Buy some good quality Roller Rockers and some Better Roker Towers I think But with these mods I invisage to get 109 or maybe 110 HP and 130 ft lbs of Torque out of this Stock Bore Stock Stroke Engine I guess I will need to Step up my Injectors capacity for Flow but at the Moment as it is I'm Getting 322 Kilometres per Tank of Fuel on the 2021 Sportglide which is Blood Good I Reckon.
When will you be able to Do a In-depth Video on How to Go About Fitting a Small Dose Nitrous Oxide Shot and all of the Associated Installation because I really would love to See how you Go about this as I Trust in your ability and your years of expertise and value you're Instructions and salute you for you're Dedication in the Field , Kevin I have to Say that you are Held in the Highest Standing when it comes down to Maticulous Assembly and Disassembly of Machinery ,I Take my Hat off to You my Brother.
Thankyou so much for keeping us all in the Loop with these Fabulous Informative Videos and Interesting Projects with all of these Bikes Mate.
Sincerely .
Brett Henson
In Australia 🇦🇺👍
Wednesday evening
interesting! just a civil engineer but I do know a little something about material properties. Makes good sense to me and I'm wondering now if this might be the reason H-D discontinued the SE studs for the TC? hmmmm
Great video and perfect timing as my HD SE 117 TC (upgrade from 110) has leaking base and head gaskets.... thought maybe this would be the answer.
As for “live Q&A” Friday nights.
Subject: seems builders are suggesting stay with stock components instead of billet cam plates, special oil pumps, stock cylinder studs, etc….have we been paying for unnecessary performance parts?
I think it depends on compression ratio
Excellent! 🤘
YEA!!! Finally! Awesome to have you back posting tech videos again! ❤
excellent timed video for me. I was just thinking about this on my 128 m8 build. What do you think about the new S&S piston jets? you vedio on piston jets made me build a tool to test them and found that 1 of mine was opening at only 5psi.
I agree 100%!
Very good video Kevin 😊
Congrats! 😊love to see things getting there!🎉
I'd like information on best direct bolt in cam kit with adjustable push rods you would recommend for a stock harley-davidson 103
Good to see ya Kevin! Maybe a little pressure is off ya now that your shop is turning wrenches again? Maybe a little easier to sleep? Glad you're back to doing videos as well. I say do your live Q&A when it suits your schedule. You'll never suit everyone else. If we can't tune in live maybe you could set it up so we could email you questions ahead of time? Just a thought. Keep up the great work and God bless.
Always interested in what you have to say Kevin. I would think sometime in the evening. Would be good at least for me. Thanks appreciate.
Great to have you back Kevin, Great Video, keep em coming!! I learn something in Every one!!!
Groovy.
Wish I could tell you a good time I'm a truck driver that loves your information but I always end up watching your stuff after the fact
I just installed them on my twin cam drag bike that only sees the drag strip. I used the arp/feuling ones which have the flange on them like the factory.
Hi! Very good Kevin. I use to explain a screw or a stud as a spring. The harder the spring the less of travel at a given force.
Greetings Peder in Sweden.
Where is the new shop at? I live just east of Nashville I didn’t know you were coming up here!
As soon as I realized what you were talking about, I was all ready to refer you to exactly what Gale Banks said. I guess you and I watch the same videos?
Kevin, congrats on the new shop. Thanks again for another cool tech video. Ride safe brother. 🤟🏼🏍️
Great to see video from the new place👍. I agree the case is the weakest point. Since you have the knowledge and tooling, why not install steal inserts in the case? Use better studs and top of the line head bolts? Worth the longevity or do the steal inserts compromise the case?
Why did the motors go to case studs instead of keeping with the Shovel design?
Love the info you give. Where is your new shop at in Hickman County? Thanks Kevin
Thanks for another great video. Enjoyed visiting you in Winder. Can't wait to get up to Tenn.
Great information, I use stock studs on all the motors I build....thank you
Weekday mornings between 9am and 11am. Or weekday evenings 7pm to 9pm.
Ooooo
all warm and fuzzy... your first video from the new shop..
Nice to see you in your new environment! I had problems with an aircooled BMW pulling case threads with the stock studs under "severe conditions" such as using the factory specs to torque the nuts. The fix is a special longer length helicoil (twice as long as normal) and reduced torque. Is that even an option with HD cases?
Kevin best time would be Wednesday evening my 2 cents. Thanks
What about the head bolts
Stock or high tensile ?
I thought you were in Ga? I have tried to call and email but can’t get a response
Thanks Kevin, I would love to talk with you about my build
Good info. I would like to see the live Q & A on wed night around 6 or 7pm.
I thought you were going to talk about me for a second there 😂
I just bought a full s&s camchest kit, partly based on your praise for the product. Went for the 465 cam, 107 motor with k&n intake and cobra slip ons. Looking forward to getting my hands dirty on this one. Love the videos, keep up the good work. If I could I'd come shake your hand sir, but England is a long way 😅
Thank you for your experienced opinions.
Kevin I got a question! Seems as if everyone has either bought stock or (upgraded) to the exposed air filter! Giving that how do you feel about the water that’s being sucked in through these types of air filters?