Originally Posted By: GM4LIFE
I only run Amsoil 20W50 Motorcycle oil in my 2009 Street Glide along with the Amsoil EAO oil filter. Heat from the engine is now almost gone and is just slightly warm. With the factory oil, my legs were burning. Get rid of the factory HD oil ASAP! Stuff is garbage! Don't get me started on the subpar quality SE Syn 3 oil. It really isn't worth the money Harley charges for it. For the price Harley charges for their factory fill oil and their Syn 3, you can easily upgrade to a better oil like Amsoil. Try Amsoil and you will NEVER look back.
Been running Amsoil since it's first service at 500 miles and couldn't be happier. Runs smoother, better throttle response and a world cooler! Trust me! Try it on your next oil change and scavenge the old oil out. I used the scavenger from Rogue Chopper and got about almost 2 quarts of black oil out AFTER the oil was changed. You are basically chasing out the old black oil with new oil and you can actually see it being chased out. Watch their videos and you will be placing an order for one. Amazing product for Harleys! No point in changing the oil if the old stuff cross contaminates the new clean oil.
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I now have a 103 (OEM was 96" back in the '09 model year) Stage 4 SE heads, SE 255 cam, auto compression reliefs, upgraded SE cam plate and high volume oil pump and the Amsoil makes this bike run so much better. I can't recommend their oil and filter enough for Harleys!
So you put 255s in. And you only went 103 when you could have gone 106/107 for the same money. You might have 80 hp with those cams. Maybe 100tq.
Funny.
Now let's get started with this absurd post. You expect people to believe that amsoil instead of syn 3 affects the heat dissipation so much you can feel the difference between your legs.
Nonsense.
I used amsoil a few times in my 106 and with my dipstick temp gauge oil temps in the sump didn't change whatsoever as compared to redline,royal purple,motul and the Rotella I'm using now.
And with my IR temp gun the heat coming off the bike didn't change either.
I'm putting this post up there with such classics as the old hand on the manifold hogwash.
And there is no chance that throttle response was improved using 2 oils of the same grade.
Your entire post is nonsense.
And after reading your mod list i have to wonder why. Spending all that money for nothing. You could have gotten the same results by putting a 4 degree advance gear on the stock cams.
This is exactly why amsoil gets a bad wrap. People post stuff like this,which is basically impossible and when new users try it they feel scammed.
I've used various grades in my Harley. I've had straight 60 amsoil in it,lots of 50 grades and I'm now using rotella and of all of them the rotella made the bike spin more freely,because it's thinner.
You changing that oil at 3000 miles too?
I'm in utter awe
If you actually believe that of which you posted I've got a bridge to sell you.
There's a saying that goes something like there's a sucker born every minute.
No kidding.
OP
Congrats on the bike. I suggest holding off on doing any used oil analysis til it's broken in,then try establishing trends. Right now everything will be elevated and not indicative anything much.