Cam question
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Cruiser
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From: Florida
Cam question
Is switching cams from a stock to say a woods 22x really noticeable by the seat of pants feel? I know what the dyno sheet says. I'm just wondering about real world riding and justifying the cost to the wife. Lol
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I did the Harley SE447 Torque cam, and yes it's very noticeable. A cam swap is by far the most bang for the buck performance upgrade you can do. You'll get the most from an aftermarket cam and aftermarket tuner, but the Harley upgrade is still a good 25% more HP and keeps the warranty intact, so either way you go you'll get a noticeable upgrade.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Central Florida
I did the Harley SE447 Torque cam, and yes it's very noticeable. A cam swap is by far the most bang for the buck performance upgrade you can do. You'll get the most from an aftermarket cam and aftermarket tuner, but the Harley upgrade is still a good 25% more HP and keeps the warranty intact, so either way you go you'll get a noticeable upgrade.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Santa Fe NM
She just can't understand why a new bike would "need" so many parts and upgrades and probably never will. Don't waste your time and breath. Just communicate what your doing and do it. That works out better for me anyway. Good luck with this one bro.
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From: Southern NH
I told her that if I didn't switch over to gear drive cams, then the spring tensioners were going to destroy my bike and it'd be worthless. All that money I had spent on it would be wasted.. Oh and I told her how much it would cost to have a dealer do it versus me buying the parts separately and doing it myself.. Honey I saved like $1500!! She felt much better about it. 
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2018
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From: NoVa
I'd just tell my wife that if she wants me to drag her fat @ss around with me, I definitely need a torque cam, pipes, and air cleaner.
Otherwise, I might find some skinny girl to ride with.
That would set her straight.
(FWIW, my wife weighs about 105 and she's divorcing me anyway, so eff her, I bought the Harley and now I'm getting the cam, pipes and AC. LOL!!!)
Otherwise, I might find some skinny girl to ride with.
That would set her straight.
(FWIW, my wife weighs about 105 and she's divorcing me anyway, so eff her, I bought the Harley and now I'm getting the cam, pipes and AC. LOL!!!)
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Road Warrior
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I have the Woods 22x cam. Great increase in seat of the pants torque. No dyno to get numbers but can definitely feel the difference. But you also need to add cost of slip ons, ac, tuner if you havent done a stage 1.
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Road Master
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From: St. Louis
When you did the cam, did you replace the inner bearing and pushrods. I am trying to figure out what I need.
Road Captain
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From: Oregon City OR
I did the 22X and love it! Get the kit from Fuel Moto with inner bearing, adjustable push rods, lifters and gaskets. I have the inner bearing removal and installation tool for $125 (MBS) if youre interested in doing it yourself. You will also need the cam gear locking tool which I also have and while youre at it install the S&S tappet cuffs in place of the stock plastic ones.