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Jan 15, 2013 | 11:08 PM

charloo

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doing cam work, 46000 on my fxdx. upgraded se plate hydraulic tensioners high flow oil pump and se 211 cams. I've gotten mixed feelings on this and know i'll get a few more but anyways, do I have to replace the tappets?

Jan 16, 2013 | 07:45 AM

BVBOB

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At 46000 miles I would absolutely change out the tappets, not because of the new cam but because of the mileage.

Jan 16, 2013 | 02:20 PM

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We would recommend tappet replacement as well. We like the S&S tappets over the Harley options.

Jan 17, 2013 | 10:57 AM

prodrag1320

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at that milage its a toss up,but to be on the safe side,ide replace them too (we also use the S&S units)

Jan 17, 2013 | 11:03 AM

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You might as well since you can get to them easily. It is cheap insurance. I know I would. Did mine at 36K and replaced them.

Jan 17, 2013 | 02:28 PM

prodrag1320

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BTW,if any shop tells you to change lifters JUST cause your installing cams,find another shop.we get asked this all the time ("do I need to change lifters when installing new cams"),the answer is NO,new cams installed in cars with flat tappets needed new lifters because they had to "seat" to the cam.HD`s use roller lifters and this rule dosnt apply