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Default Cam suggestions for a Heritage 96 CI engine.
Tried a thread in the Softail forum on this subject but it’s not getting much traction.
I have a 2007 Heritage 96 Ci engine, FLSTC.
Looking for suggestions for cams.
Sorta favoring S&S cams but others will be OK too.
 
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SE 255, Andrews 48, S&S 509 all work well in the normal driving range. None of them are made for horsepower, but neither is a stock compression 96" engine.
 
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Looking at 2 into 1, Cobra El Diablo 2-1 Exhaust with a S&S cam kit with 551 cams. I was talking to my Indy today and those were some of his recommendations. He had suggested a few other pipes as well but said the S&S 551 cams would be best with any of the pipe recommendations he mentioned.
 
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Depends on how you ride and where you want the cams to kick in, have you reached out to Fuel Moto?
 
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Depends on how you ride and where you want the cams to kick in, have you reached out to Fuel Moto?
No, but thought about it.
 
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