new cams or 95inch bore, which to do first
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Virgina Beach
I just did se 203's and 95" bb, along with upgraded tensioners. Tuned and with my shitty exhaust im at 86 hp and 96 ft lbs of torque. Total invested was around 3100 not including tune. Had work done at good indy. To do it over again i would do the tensioner upgrade and put the rest of my money back in my wallet. Dont get me wrong, it runs good but i was expecting more with the cams and 95". Jmo- good luck with whichever way you go!
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Nor Cal
I did HQ0034's in my '03. It rips after getting my carb. set up right. When doing the cams do an upgrade whether it's a SE hydraulic cam plate, gear drive cams, or an '07+ cam plate & oil pump with conversion cams. If you shop around you can do a hydraulic conversion pretty cheap.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Nor Cal
You don't need to upgrade to the hydraulic type. Your '06 already as them.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: CT
No matter which way you go, you have to make sure the components you choose work with each other.Different cams need specific compression to work right. If you get cams that work with your stock bore they may not function too well when you do a big bore. Choose wisely.
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I just did se 203's and 95" bb, along with upgraded tensioners. Tuned and with my shitty exhaust im at 86 hp and 96 ft lbs of torque. Total invested was around 3100 not including tune. Had work done at good indy. To do it over again i would do the tensioner upgrade and put the rest of my money back in my wallet. Dont get me wrong, it runs good but i was expecting more with the cams and 95". Jmo- good luck with whichever way you go!
I put a 95 kit, 203's, Fuel Pak and ported the heads on a 2005 Road King recently....no idea of the HP but the owner is stoked with how much better it pulls.
A lot of tuned bikes are still pulling under 90HP, people seem to expect huge increases but if you consider a starting point of 69HP then at 86HP you have a 25% increase in HP.....that is easy to achieve, to get to a 50% increase (103HP) will cost you a lot of dollars and the dollar per HP cost climbs exponentially as the final HP figure increases.
82 - 89 HP is a good figure for a bike that is still rideable and hasn't broken the bank....the Dyno is the worst invention ever, it causes nothing but disappointment to so many people. Whereas the "seat of the pants dyno" brings joy to millions
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Honduras, Central America
...but serious cam work needs to be fine-tuned with a dyno right? I'm only asking this because there's no dyno in my country that I know of...not for bikes at least (or any other vehicle for that matter)
What other way can you make you sure you've done everything right? (besides the subjectiveness of the personal experience of course)
What other way can you make you sure you've done everything right? (besides the subjectiveness of the personal experience of course)