Hey guys, I have recently added stage 1 V&H big radius 2 into 2 exhaust and the heavy breather performance air cleaner with the smart tune pro. I did notice a big difference in power and I’m very happy with it!! But with a little money in my pocket and cold weather coming I have been on the fence about adding the stage 2 Torque kit. The stage 4 doesn’t seem to be for me. I really don’t hang in the higher RPM’s and do more local riding rather then open highway. My question is there a big difference with the stage 2 cam? I know more Torque and power is always a good reason. I just figured I would ask you guys on your experience with it.
‘Thank you in advance

I’m planning on that kit this winter as well. I agree the other stages for my riding type isn’t needed but that kit would be used in the ranges I’m mostly at

I don’t know about how the MoCo reconfigured the final drive. But on my 2014 Slim, I replaced both sprockets for a huge increase in my lower end side with out ever going into my cam chest

Yeah, I’m most likely going to go ahead with the stage 2 kit. Probably wait another month or so when it gets a little colder. I would hate to miss the last of the 60°riding weather!
Beautiful day today!! Got up early and got some riding time in before the family woke up and had other plans for me lol

I just had mine serviced and should have done it. Had foot surgery so my season is over already

I’m sorry to hear about your foot surgery. I also just had my 1000mile service. If I was going to do the stage 2, I would have had to leave it for a couple more days. With the nice weather I really didn’t want to loose anymore riding time. I figured when it gets cold it won’t be so bad lol

Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it!! Yes, I was thinking the same thing (Not an overly expensive mod) and probably a good bang for the buck then. The stage 3 does look interesting! My first intentions was to talk to my local HD about a stage 4 with a different cam. The more I thought about it the more I started to pull back. But the 3 might be a good option. Thanks again

Stock to stage 2 was about $2,100 including tax. That included SE Street Canons, SE Street Tuner, and the cam plus install. The 114 has a stock high flow ac so I did not need that.

LIMike, since you have everything but the cam I’d say you’re looking at about 5 hours labor by the shop clock since they’d have to pull the exhaust off most likely. The kit comes with adjustable push rods which are a huge time saver. All in I’d guess it would run around $1,000 at a dealer, maybe $800+ at an Indy you trust. In my case the dealer was the way forward.

I hadn’t done a cam on a new motor before, only on a rebuild, so I was surprised how much better it got within the first 500 miles. Unlike a stage one that is 100% go from the first start up, the cam needs to wear together more so some break in measures are recommended. You’ll notice a bump, but it really gets stronger by the end of that first week. Initially it felt like it was starting to taper off around 3,800rpms, after 500 miles it was strong to 4,800.