Harley Davidson Evolution Vs Twin Cam

Perhaps we should first know what these units have in common.

Harley davidson evolution vs twin cam. Harley-Davidson Twin Cam 88 and EVOLUTION engines. Harley Davidson 5-Speed Transmission EVO BlackChrome 1999 9k miles Softail 999. Heres a look at the technical elements and developments that allowed the 88.

Only the Twin-Cam has the crank-case to trans interface. The larger Evolution engine however was replaced by the Twin Cam 88 engine in 1999. 2001 Harley Twin Cam B Softail Carbed complete 36k miles BlackChrome 1500.

The Harley-Davidson Twin-Cam V-twin was introduced in 1998. Most importantly the Evo and Twin Cam engines. The engine design is often credited with saving Harley-Davidson from bankruptcy after the management buyout and subsequent reorganization that the company went through during the early 1980s.

Less rockerbox leaks in the TC due to better designed rockerbox with less parts vs Evo. Blockhead 1984-99 All Blockheads have the same displacement of 80 cubic inches. Besides that they all have modified models for each line ideal for the legends of the line.

Lemmy at Revzilla broke down all the improvements on this here. Evo v Twin Cam Dyna. They are also called Evolution or Evo.

However some Evo owners opted to install what is called a Carlini or Screamin Eagle Race Brace on the right side that effectively interconnected the crank case and transmission to suplement the strength or lack thereof of the stressed primary on the opposite side. The Evolution Evo engine is a V-twin engine that has been manufactured and used by Harley-Davidson since 1984 for a variety of different Harley motorcycle models. It was made in the 1340 cc displacement for Harley-Davidson Big V-twins bikes replacing the Shovelhead engine until 2000 when the last EVO was placed in a production factory custom FXR4.