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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 02:00 PM
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Cams are a gateway drug
.......OP proceed straight to hard intravenous drugs please....124.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ntraindavefl
.......OP proceed straight to hard intravenous drugs please....124.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 02:58 PM
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my personal bike is a 2002 RG.we tend to stay pretty busy between shop machine work & the drag bike(as in REAL busy),so I don't have time to mess with my street bike all the time.I like HP/TQ,but I also like being able to jump on & go anywhere.i built mine into a 124",10.0-1 with S&S .570 cams,110 heads ported here.its making 129/138.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ntraindavefl
If the op is looking for 110/100 there are a few bolt in cams that could do the trick, cheap money...
Okay, so I know what to do if I want to go big.....

What cams would do the trick to put me in the 110tq/100hp range? Would/should I be looking at some basic head work like bigboyz?
 

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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 06:17 PM
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just do a crate 124 S&S -- I would not build anything larger than a 117/120 on stock harley cases
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Cheaper to drop in a crate 124" w/ 585 cams instead of a bunch of small upgrades over a long period of time.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 06:20 PM
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if you stay at 103",100/110 is easy.if you go 107 and don't have 100/110 theres something majorly wrong.a 103",with mild headwork flowing in the 255 cfm @ 28" area,set at 10.5-1 with S&S 585 cams will easily do 105+/110+.a 107" with the same headwork,compression & cams,115/120+
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lkr0
just do a crate 124 S&S -- I would not build anything larger than a 117/120 on stock harley cases
why?? we`ve got many 150+hp,124"`s built on stock cases,nothing wrong with them at all
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lkr0
I would not build anything larger than a 117/120 on stock harley cases
Why is that!
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by soft 02
Why is that!

Probley heard it from a guy on a forum that dosnt build engines either
 
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by prodrag1320
Probley heard it from a guy on a forum that dosnt build engines either
Buhahahaha. I know. But I wouldn't let just anyone do a 124" in a stock case either. This thing is fun to ride! Accidentally popped a wheelie the other day. Flat out fun. No desire for more power.
 
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