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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 05:20 PM
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Default Cam Train Upgrade 04' Road King

So sorry to post this I'm sure it's been beaten to death, however... I have a 04' Road King Custom with FI which I have converted to a bagger. It has 40K miles on it now with Stage 2 tuning.


I would like to perform the upgrade to the cam chain tensioners. Probably the Screamin Eagle hydraulic adjustor upgrade with the better oil pump. Would do the S&S gear drive update but I'm not sure the pinion gear will be within suggested .003 runout, but I will consider if it is.


Does anyone know of a shop that will discount the Screamin Eagle parts? Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 05:22 PM
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Surdyke & Kutters are popular choices. (Welcome to the forum.)
 
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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If you have bought the bike recently I suggest you take a look inside the timing chest first. It is not uncommon to find that a PO has already made changes in there!

As for discounts, the dealers Stiggy mentions are regular on-line discounters, however come winter some local dealers offer discounts on occasions, so it would be worth asking around.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 09:23 AM
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Your existing pump is fine, and in the name of saving money, you may want to take a peek at those Cyco chain shoes.
They are pretty tough.
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 09:45 AM
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if your within the .0035 (witch you probably are) go with the gear drive
 
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