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S&S Cycles Hot Rod 103″ Shovelhead Engine

Published by Cyril Huze January 12th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Engines.

ssshovelengineJust look in any bike shows or on the street. New Shovelhead engines are extremely popular for looks and speed.  The S&S SH 103″ engine is based on the 103″ Sidewinder kit for Shovelhead engines which has been proposed by S&S since 1976! It is only offered in 1970-84 alternator style and is delivered with the S&S Super Stock ignition system. Because of high compression ratio, an S&S Super G Carburetor and dual plugged heads come as standard equipment. Warning: this S&S 103″ is ,300″ taller than a stock Harley-Davidson Shovelhead. So, it means that it will not fit in a stock Harley frame, except if you modify it. But most aftermarket frames accept it since they were conceived for taller engines. More info at S&S Cycles.

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  1. 1 Dave Blevins Jan 12th, 2010 at 11:15 am

    Love the Shovelhead, always been my favorite.
    Pans are cool, Knucks are beautiful, can’t go wrong with an Evo either… but personally I just love the Shovel.
    And after 10 years of working with the TwinCam, I still don’t like it. Long live the Shovelhead!

  2. 2 Shifter Jan 12th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    S&S the best. Period.

  3. 3 Patrick R. Jan 12th, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    A friend of mine installed one. Very happy.

  4. 4 ROCKSTAR Jan 13th, 2010 at 1:47 am

    shove is my favorite… S&S quality, would be sik with a pan bottom

  5. 5 Larry R. Jan 13th, 2010 at 10:16 am

    Want to see a really, really cool 127 cu. in shovelhead. Head on over to the Sorenson Performance site. He is building some that puts S&S to shame.

  6. 6 Bobfather Jan 13th, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    We’ve used several of their Shovel motors and they are our sole motor supplier. Always have great experiences with their motors. I’m also a distributor for their motors and sell a large number of them to retail customers as well as shops. Sorenson may be building big ass motors but what’s their life span in the real world and what’s the price tag? The key in today’s economy is to give the best bang for the buck and S&S tends to do that time and time again.

  7. 7 Gordo Jan 13th, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    I thought Ultima was the best bang for your buck…

  8. 8 ger Jan 13th, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    now this i would love to play with…

  9. 9 maroco Jan 15th, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    S&S one of big names in the market, loots of work to deserved it.

  10. 10 SHOVEL BOOGIE May 2nd, 2010 at 5:44 am

    I got one in a modified softail frame,
    with dual exhaust pipes makes great sound
    the best choise I ever made

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