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Old May 4, 2016 | 04:26 AM
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Hello

Need some advise, I recently installed Woods 222 cams in my 2015 CVO Street Glide.

What a difference it made to my bike I love these cams for my style of riding, I was thinking about getting some head work done and was wondering what would be recommended, what would be the maximum compression allowed for the woods 222 cams. I was also thinking about upgrading to a 58mm throttle body

Any advise would be welcomed

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Old May 4, 2016 | 05:53 AM
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9.8-10.0 would be the threshold for the 222.
The 58mm has a port diameter that matches your head port opening vs your current t/body(50mm I assume).
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10.2 max... That would put you at 200 ccp..... 85 cc heads and a .030 head gasket with .005" piston in the hole will get you there... Without the right pipe a 58 mm tb might be a little over kill... and still probably will be with that Woods 222....
 
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Thank you everyone

I'm not looking to do anything to the bottom end such as pistons

I already have the Woods 222 cams installed

I don't know what I can do to these heads with these cams ? I've was thinking of changing out valve springs, guides etc maybe even a valve job as well while I have the heads off

Any further advise would be really appreciated

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Not the most return on head work w that cam. Or larger tbody.
 
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The 50mm t/body is the pinch point on those.
That head is a fairly good head as is, and the 58 will allow it to be all it can be.
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