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UPDATE: I know im reviving a 3 year old thread but the original post was about mods to my 02 fatboy and ive made more than a few so i wanted to update any and all that offered help. That and maybe get some advice on my next mod. When people ask what bike i have i usually just say a softail because she doesn't look much like a traditional fatboy anymore. True dual fishtail bassani 36' exhaust, 16' apes, 21' spoke front wheel with whitewall tires. 18' rear wheel with whitewall tires, passing lamps from i think an 03' road king, and ive added harley swing arm axle covers on the rear wheel .
Now im moving on to stage 2. Ive bee researching cams all over the place. I dont plan on doing anything like a big bore kit. I just want the cams for more torque and more hp from idle to 5500 rpms. I do most of my riding in the city and some back roads cruising. I only get on the highway for short periods of time to get to the next city to cruise some more. My local mechanic says the fueling 525 is something i should look into. Im leaning more towards a, Andrews 21 or 26, as those seem to be the cams that show the best torque and hp improvement in the low to mid range. Im looking for bolt in cams, not looking to do a big production, just want cams and lifters if needed, and maybe go with a hydraulic tensioner because that seems to be a problem that will occur with my bike at some point. So what are your suggestions on this cam mod? I want to get this done in the next few weeks before riding season gets here.
nice bike man. i had the same thoughts as you. was changing the stock cam tensioners to the cyco pads, while i was in there, i wanted to change the cams to something a little hotter without changing much of anything else. I went with the andrews 21 cause of what hatitude said. Its a little more power, not a ton. But I also didnt get it dynoed. I have a power commander, uploaded the closest map i found online and it runs good without fowling or too much popping. im sure if it was dynoed and exact tuned, it would help, but its running fine now. but wasnt a massive change with a new cam. also, change out the bearings while youre in there, its cheap and easy
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