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Old 09-12-2020, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FXLRyan
if you’re in California do some research on a man named Chris Rivas. He’s out of fresno. He does bad *** builds at very good prices
Yes, I have heard of Chris. Will check him out too. Really, am only thinking about stage 2 at this point. Bike is completely stock so not sure what after market I want to go with. Definitely will go with torque cam. Bike is FLDE
 
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Originally Posted by cj24
Yes, I have heard of Chris. Will check him out too. Really, am only thinking about stage 2 at this point. Bike is completely stock so not sure what after market I want to go with. Definitely will go with torque cam. Bike is FLDE
Chris has some great M8 cams. I used his Rocket 544 cam in my 126ci build and ended up with160HP.
 
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Chris has some great M8 cams. I used his Rocket 544 cam in my 126ci build and ended up with160HP.
Wow that's great man. How well behaved is the power delivery? At this time, looking for a quality install of a cam and other recommended items.. torque cam actually ... aggressive when I get on it .. but not something I have to stay on top of all time. A friendly riders tune if that makes sense
 
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And anything to drown out the gawd awful counter balance whine. Seems like mine has gotten worse on this softail.
 
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Originally Posted by cj24
Wow that's great man. How well behaved is the power delivery? At this time, looking for a quality install of a cam and other recommended items.. torque cam actually ... aggressive when I get on it .. but not something I have to stay on top of all time. A friendly riders tune if that makes sense
I ride a lot of mountain roads with some challenging switchbacks and I have no issues. Sweet spot is around 2500 rpm. I chose the cam as I wanted more right side power. Chris has a Rocket 474 cam that'll probably get you want. Cycle Rama has some great cams as well. Matching the components correctly will net great results. The 131 kit using all HD components is great if you have a new bike and want to keep the warranty intact. Lots of choices available
 
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a 114 m8 with a stage 2 with a s and s 475 cam and a PV tuner and a good dyno tune will put out roughly 116 hp for roughly 2500 bucks. to me thats a bargain. ill pocket the 7500 bucks and get a nice suspension set up.
 
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If you looking for dyno or any work call Ron at RC Cycles in Hayward .... one of the best on west coast with 30 years or racing experience etc.....
 
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Originally Posted by mikeo33y
a 114 m8 with a stage 2 with a s and s 475 cam and a PV tuner and a good dyno tune will put out roughly 116 hp for roughly 2500 bucks. to me thats a bargain. ill pocket the 7500 bucks and get a nice suspension set up.
Much less than $2500 if you do your own install. It's ridiculously easy on the M8.
 
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Originally Posted by cvosjoe
I ride a lot of mountain roads with some challenging switchbacks and I have no issues. Sweet spot is around 2500 rpm. I chose the cam as I wanted more right side power. Chris has a Rocket 474 cam that'll probably get you want. Cycle Rama has some great cams as well. Matching the components correctly will net great results. The 131 kit using all HD components is great if you have a new bike and want to keep the warranty intact. Lots of choices available
The bold is key. Everything has to match to get great results.

Joe knows what he is talking about
 
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Here's a 143 that looks like a fun ride.


 


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