new cam but new lifters ??
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I will need to pay all labor cost on this. If this keeps getting more and more expensive with all this inflation eating up my limited income I may never get it done.. My 20 M8 with the Rienhart 4" mufflers don't sound real bad. when I start up my 14 Road King with just stage 1, my M8 sounds like a lawnmower then.
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Thank you for the advice.
.Thank you for the advice.
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I will need to pay all labor cost on this. If this keeps getting more and more expensive with all this inflation eating up my limited income I may never get it done.. My 20 M8 with the Rienhart 4" mufflers don't sound real bad. when I start up my 14 Road King with just stage 1, my M8 sounds like a lawnmower then..
Thank you for the advice.
.Thank you for the advice.
Save for breaking that 1 bolt, which was preventable, I did all the work myself.
I'm a 32yo gal, who's never worked on an engine by herself before.
I installed an SE Oilpump system, SE cam, needlebearing, SnS tappet cuffs, and SE adjustable pushrods myself. Took some time, but it saved me at least 1000$.
If I can do it, you probably can too.
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From: High Point, NC.
If you're gonna do that, you need to add this set of advice with it.
https://university.fuelmotousa.com/a...-removal-tips/
I wish I had read this before attempting to replace my tappet cuffs.
Snapped a bolt, turned into a 433$ problem, killed my summer travel plans.
https://university.fuelmotousa.com/a...-removal-tips/
I wish I had read this before attempting to replace my tappet cuffs.
Snapped a bolt, turned into a 433$ problem, killed my summer travel plans.
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From: Lansing mi
Might be time to learn to do it yourself.
Save for breaking that 1 bolt, which was preventable, I did all the work myself.
I'm a 32yo gal, who's never worked on an engine by herself before.
I installed an SE Oilpump system, SE cam, needlebearing, SnS tappet cuffs, and SE adjustable pushrods myself. Took some time, but it saved me at least 1000$.
If I can do it, you probably can too.
Save for breaking that 1 bolt, which was preventable, I did all the work myself.
I'm a 32yo gal, who's never worked on an engine by herself before.
I installed an SE Oilpump system, SE cam, needlebearing, SnS tappet cuffs, and SE adjustable pushrods myself. Took some time, but it saved me at least 1000$.
If I can do it, you probably can too.
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Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 5,749
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From: High Point, NC.
Might be time to learn to do it yourself.
Save for breaking that 1 bolt, which was preventable, I did all the work myself.
I'm a 32yo gal, who's never worked on an engine by herself before.
I installed an SE Oilpump system, SE cam, needlebearing, SnS tappet cuffs, and SE adjustable pushrods myself. Took some time, but it saved me at least 1000$.
If I can do it, you probably can too.
Save for breaking that 1 bolt, which was preventable, I did all the work myself.
I'm a 32yo gal, who's never worked on an engine by herself before.
I installed an SE Oilpump system, SE cam, needlebearing, SnS tappet cuffs, and SE adjustable pushrods myself. Took some time, but it saved me at least 1000$.
If I can do it, you probably can too.
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From: Charleston, SC
That's an incredible price. Around here they typically want 6 hours at 150.00 an hour (900 bucks). That's just for labor. Another reason I do my own work...
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From: High Point, NC.
The guy doing my 2020 is the one I used to dyno my 17 about 8 months after the install. He charges 70 an hour I think now but quoted like 5 hours labor. He's welding the larger bungs in my stock decatted headers. Then I think he charges 350 or 400 for the dyno. He's pretty well known around here and very good.
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My 17, the guy was a harley tech that started his own shop. He charged me 3 hours at 65 an hour for the cam job including installing FM headers. No dyno, just the canned map.
The guy doing my 2020 is the one I used to dyno my 17 about 8 months after the install. He charges 70 an hour I think now but quoted like 5 hours labor. He's welding the larger bungs in my stock decatted headers. Then I think he charges 350 or 400 for the dyno. He's pretty well known around here and very good.
The guy doing my 2020 is the one I used to dyno my 17 about 8 months after the install. He charges 70 an hour I think now but quoted like 5 hours labor. He's welding the larger bungs in my stock decatted headers. Then I think he charges 350 or 400 for the dyno. He's pretty well known around here and very good.
It's a trustworthy shop that does good work, and they are typically book for weeks ahead of time.
Paul