Are cams worth the money?
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From the Utah Harley Tech link it appears the 14 water cooled engines do quite well with pipes and AC, if you not going with the big bore kit the (Cams alone are not worth the money). A good Stage 1 and a quality tune appears to be all that is needed and come out with a very fun, reasonable power and a reliable bike that will hammer out 500+ miles a day, 2-up with no worries. Cams along with a big bore kit would make sense if you wanted to go that way and spend that money for sure. Correct me if im misunderstanding please, but in a reasonable manner.
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you are 100% correct in your understanding. Not saying a "taller" cam won't make a difference on the top end but if it's TQ you're after which most are, then I don't think it's worth it. Get the cat out of the headpipe so she'll breath better and reduce heat, a good set of slipons, a good A/C, and a good tune and you're set.
you are 100% correct in your understanding. Not saying a "taller" cam won't make a difference on the top end but if it's TQ you're after which most are, then I don't think it's worth it. Get the cat out of the headpipe so she'll breath better and reduce heat, a good set of slipons, a good A/C, and a good tune and you're set.
Just stating what's on the sheet but the guy loves it. He said it can't believe the difference.Now one other thing to remember is those guys at Utah HD was doing pulls in 4th gear, you get more hp and tq if you do a pull in 6th gear but also get a lot more tire speed. Just say'n.
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Well if I had it to do over I would have liked to see what mine would have done with the stock cams as well. Mine pulled 76hp and 96Tq in stock form. Again just numbers but after a tune I saw a 2014 SG make 90hp and 112tq with the cat removed and Fuel-Moto dyno tuned mufflers and tuned with a powervision. Don't slam me Just stating what's on the sheet but the guy loves it. He said it can't believe the difference.
Now one other thing to remember is those guys at Utah HD was doing pulls in 4th gear, you get more hp and tq if you do a pull in 6th gear but also get a lot more tire speed. Just say'n.
Just stating what's on the sheet but the guy loves it. He said it can't believe the difference.Now one other thing to remember is those guys at Utah HD was doing pulls in 4th gear, you get more hp and tq if you do a pull in 6th gear but also get a lot more tire speed. Just say'n.
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