88 oil pump
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Found this thread interesting. I'm about to do an SE 95 kit on my 06 Springer 88. The local dealer strongly suggested I change the cam plate with the SE one and oil pump. It's like $500. Bike has 28,500 miles and a simple Stage 1 now. Should I be looking at keeping the OEM plate if it looks ok and simply changing the oil pump to the Daytona?? Have no idea what they cost.
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Found this thread interesting. I'm about to do an SE 95 kit on my 06 Springer 88. The local dealer strongly suggested I change the cam plate with the SE one and oil pump. It's like $500. Bike has 28,500 miles and a simple Stage 1 now. Should I be looking at keeping the OEM plate if it looks ok and simply changing the oil pump to the Daytona?? Have no idea what they cost.
If your OEM oil pump and cam plate are serviceable, why not spend that $500 on head work, fuel management and tuning or something that will actually enhance performance? Change the outer bearings, upgrade the inner bearings, replace the tensioners with the CYCO tensioners, polish the relief valve, install the Baisley LMR-002 and run it. If you must upgrade the oil pump, Daytona offers a nice piece for a reasonable price. Drag Specialties and Ebay.
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I looked on EBay and saw the S&S blue on with cam plate for $605, saw the other oil pumps alone for about $136. When you look at the SE catalog that one lists at $500 with the plate etc and can be bought for $400. Don't plan on makin a tire burner out of this 88, just feels pretty anemic when I get off the Rushmore 103 and fire up the 88. Had the 95 kit in another bike in 06 and didn't change the cam plate or pump then and it survived. It's a matter of guessing which is important and will help the life of the motor and what is more go fast stuff...
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I looked on EBay and saw the S&S blue on with cam plate for $605, saw the other oil pumps alone for about $136. When you look at the SE catalog that one lists at $500 with the plate etc and can be bought for $400. Don't plan on makin a tire burner out of this 88, just feels pretty anemic when I get off the Rushmore 103 and fire up the 88. Had the 95 kit in another bike in 06 and didn't change the cam plate or pump then and it survived. It's a matter of guessing which is important and will help the life of the motor and what is more go fast stuff...
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djl thanks for the information, I am frugal at the core yet not afraid to spend on good parts, if you and Hillside say the Daytona is good who am I to argue??
Next for me is probably headwork and larger bore, maybe different cams as well, probably over the winter.
Next for me is probably headwork and larger bore, maybe different cams as well, probably over the winter.
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