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Triumph Rocket III
Back in 2009 Carpenter Racing, the industry’s
leader in motorcycle horsepower enhancement and high-performance
component design and development, set their sights on a new
project: the Triumph Rocket III.
The Triumph R3 is a heavyweight muscle-touring bike. Think
England’s cross between a V-Max and a Valkarie. It has a
massive, 2300cc inline 3-clyinder engine producing 120
horsepower and over 130 foot-pounds of torque.
“We saw the big engine and said ‘This monster needs to wake
up!’” stated Bob Carpenter in 2009.
The team at Carpenter took the head and applied their signature
CNC porting. They then mated it with a custom-ground, aggressive
cam, titanium retainers, shim-under tappets and specialized
springs. Custom-designed forged aluminum pistons keep the same
weight as stock units to retain proper balance but raise the
compression to 11.4:1. New clutch springs and a higher volume
fuel pump round out the package.
The results are impressive. With stock valves the bike produced
an incredible 230+ horsepower to the rear wheel.
“This thing is so strong, at 700 pounds you don’t need 1st
gear,” Carpenter said of the prototype machine. “All we
basically did was put more fuel in it and let it rev up. The
limiter comes in at 5,800 rpm. We had ours up to 9,000.”
“Nobody is beating our Hayabusa's and 1000’s,” he continued. “And
nobody is going to beat this bike. We think the Triumph, even
with all its mass, will be a contender. We think this bike will
give the Hayabusa a run for its money.”
Since then Carpenter tweaked the head-cam-piston package to
reliably pump out over 240 horsepower. We have also added
an entry-level package of just the head and cam work without the
pistons that produces over 210 horsepower.
We have also produced a
stainless steel exhaust system
for the Rocket III.
But that is not all.
Triumph North America noticed our efforts and is supporting us in
developing "Project Silverback", our production version of the Triumph
Rocket III. Read about Project Silverback and our real-world
dragstrip testing with the following articles:
Triumph
Rocket III Packages
Choose the “Drive-in,
Drive-out” and leave Carpenter Racing with a turn-key, tuned
motorcycle. For mail order packages send us your head and
cams and we will ship it back ready to bolt on along with the
other components. Call for all the details.
*All packages require an aftermarket exhaust and updated ECU.
Call us for details.*
210+ Horsepower
Package
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Includes:
• CNC Ported Head
• Custom-Ground Proprietary Cam
• Slotted Adjustable Cam Sprockets
• 12 Custom, Shim-Under Tappets
• Custom Titanium Retainers
• Custom Valve Springs
• Custom Clutch springs |
Drive-in, Drive-out
$5,100
Includes labor
Mapped and dyno'ed
Mail Order Package
$4,400
With receipt of stock head and cams
240+ Horsepower
Package
Check out dyno
chart here.
Includes:
• CNC Ported Head
• Custom-Ground Proprietary Cam
• Slotted Adjustable Cam Sprockets
• 12 Custom, Shim-Under Tappets
• Custom Titanium Retainers
• Custom Valve Springs
• Custom-Forged, Domed, Semi-Slipper pistons
• Custom Clutch springs
Drive-in, Drive-out
$6,900
Includes labor as well as all required gaskets, oil, filter and
plugs
Mapped and dyno'ed
Mail Order Package
$4,600
With receipt of stock head and cams
265+ Horsepower Package
The Ultimate Everyday Rider
This is our latest excercise with the Rocket III.
It is the ultimate in street performance while still being and everyday rider.
This package includes everything in the 240+ package plus:
• Updated clyinder head
• Large titanium DLC-coated vlaves
• Aluminum-Bronze valve seat inserts
• Larger intake cam with bored tappet holes and larger tappets
• Includes our exhaust system (choose Street Rod or Sidewinder, Polished or Plain Stainless Steel)
Drive-in, Drive-out
$10,900
Includes labor as well as all required gaskets, oil, filter and
plugs
Mapped and dyno'ed
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