Need some cam advice please!!
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Need some cam advice please!!
I am thinking about getting some cams for my 2008 night train that is stock besides you normal pipes, a/c and programmer. I was looking on fuel moto's web sight and they seem to be really pushing the woods tw6-6 cams. I would like to do a big bore kit at some point. Probally next winter and was wondering if these cams will work with a big bore kit with heads. Nothing real radical. Are these good cams for a softail? Are there other cams that are better?
The Woods 6 is a great cam. But My 2 cents the TR525 is better and works better with Big Bore kits with a little higher compression!!
If you can read the specks you will see it r yourself.
Again my 2 cents worth!!!!!!
If you can read the specks you will see it r yourself.
Again my 2 cents worth!!!!!!
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Thanks for the replies. I plan on tackling this project in the next couple of weeks. How is the idle with the tw6-6 cams. Can you tell the bike has a cam? Where is a good place to buy the 4* gear? Thanks again for the help!!!
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It's a great cam, real strong all through the powerband.
I think Andrews has a +4 sprocket, and I know Wood does, however, I didn't run one myself
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Do you have to change the inner cam bearings? I have seen the tool in the SE book. Do you need a special tool? I have a universal bearing removal kit at work but I guess the sleeve on the SE tool keeps the bearings themselves in place. The tool I have has a slide hammer and many differnt size puller attachments. I guess the SE uses a jack bolt?
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Qualifed answer: You can use the blind bearing puller that is the slidehammer style but there is a chance of the rollers coming out and falling into the case. Using this style puller has been done by many without issues, but just want to alert you to the potential. As far as reinstalling the new bearings, you can put them in the freezer overnight, and tap them easily into place with the old cams, although setting the right depth in this manner is a crap shoot, but again, a lot have done this. I use the proper installation tools to do this as the tool I have sets the bearings to the proper depth.
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Qualifed answer: You can use the blind bearing puller that is the slidehammer style but there is a chance of the rollers coming out and falling into the case. Using this style puller has been done by many without issues, but just want to alert you to the potential. As far as reinstalling the new bearings, you can put them in the freezer overnight, and tap them easily into place with the old cams, although setting the right depth in this manner is a crap shoot, but again, a lot have done this. I use the proper installation tools to do this as the tool I have sets the bearings to the proper depth.