Shovelhead is the name of the Harley-Davidson engine used from 1966-1985. The shovel engine has rocker boxes, not covers, and rocker arms pivoting on shafts leading to castings on the heads. The whole thing resembles the back of a coal shovel.
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The Panhead engine was originally developed to fit Sportster choppers that were designed in the mid-sixties. As time went on, the Panhead lost its appeal and went out of style as the company Harley Davidson developed bikes that required more horsepower.
The shovel-head engines of the sixties entered the scene with newly designed top ends that were invented to give you more acceleration and power. However, motorcycle experts that deal in antique chopper parts say that the weight of the new shovel head engine detracted from the speed and power of certain models in the sixties. |
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Finding a harley shovelhead engine with the original FLH Electra-Glide package is very rare and is prized by motorcycle and chopper part collectors. If you find a shovelhead engine that includes this package you should snap it up as it is worth a lot of money in the used chopper parts market.
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