Hi Tony, I'd be happy to help of course, but unless I find anything wrong with the head I won't be taking the valves out, and unfortunately don't have a snap guage. (I may be able to borrow one though). I'm 99% sure mine is an MCT engine as well though.
OK thats fine . Take as many readings as you can , note that the real differences are at the valve guide to the bowl :
Hi Tony, I haven’t forgotten. As soon as I get some space on the workbench I’ll get them for you. It’s definitely an MCT engine, so they are probably the same.OK thats fine . Take as many readings as you can , note that the real differences are at the valve guide to the bowl :
The MCT head will also have the fins bridged in the casting like this :
Hi Tony, yes I’m familiar with that. The early bikes with the direct gear lever have a different selector drum, so the neutral switch is in a different position. When I changed to the later style lever and linkage I also had to put a later drum in as well, which meant the switch was now in the wrong place. Luckily my case was drilled for the later switch and plugged, so I got a later switch from Ollie and it worked fine. I left the original (Harley style) switch in place as a bung.
Congratulations!! I hope it's Silver, they are the fastest, (oh, and the best looking.
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Not that I am aware of . I will check again. If I end up using the MCT transmission , I can always just use the 1st up 2 through 5 down pattern. This will remind me of my old Comnado ! But you say if I change over the 2014 shift drum all will be as it is now ? So if I understand , if I change over the entire gearset drum and all from the MCT , the neutral switch will be in the wrong place in the 2014 case . So I need to retain the 2014 shift drum as well. Are the shift forks compatible ?
The MCT does not have the smaller switch hole or the oil level check hole/plug.
Oh that's interesting, and a shame. You may find the level plug is on the primary cover just below the gear lever shaft (that is where mine is).
No none there either . But easy enough to install. These are spare engines and I will have access to everything in it. I will be using an MCT head and barrel on my next build. I will be doing a 90 mm bore piston according to Ollie and the calculator should be 1005 cc.
Hi Tony, I measured each port at 25mm intervals and got theseOK thats fine . Take as many readings as you can , note that the real differences are at the valve guide to the bowl :
The MCT head will also have the fins bridged in the casting like this :
Hi Tony, no it's not directly underneath the shaft as you can see here. I found it easier to measure from the bottom by the gasket face and eyeball it. I did that three times and got 88mm each time. The level plug is M6 x 1mm pitch.
