Cam upgrade questions
6th Gear
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 13
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From: Melbourne Arkansas
Just had the Red Shift 575's put in my 08' Fat Boy and love it!
Also have the Heavy Breather and used the FuelPak before the cam change. Don't think the FuelPak will work well if you change cams, the list they have codes for is pretty short :-(
The Red Shift 575 works well with the rest of the motor being stock. Not that agressive of a cam, but improved the torque and increased what I call "ridability" on the highway.
I had the Thundermax Autotune put on at the same time. Only thing I can say now is I wish I had done it a year ago before buying the FuelPak.
Also have the Heavy Breather and used the FuelPak before the cam change. Don't think the FuelPak will work well if you change cams, the list they have codes for is pretty short :-(
The Red Shift 575 works well with the rest of the motor being stock. Not that agressive of a cam, but improved the torque and increased what I call "ridability" on the highway.
I had the Thundermax Autotune put on at the same time. Only thing I can say now is I wish I had done it a year ago before buying the FuelPak.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 494
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From: Paola, Kansas
All said and done I spent $1200 doing mine myself. I actually spent several hundred more, but some of that I could have saved if I had planned better and not had a few hickups. Cams, bearings, lifters, pushrods, gaskets, PCV premapped, etc. I also bought a bearing puller, motorcycle jack, inch pound torque wrench....all stuff I have now, but still ended up costing more than I planned. I love the cams though. Don't be afraid of a bigger cam.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 108
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From: San Diego
I went with Scott from Hillside's recommended setup.
Woods 7H
4ş Advance Gear
S&S Pushrods
Gasket and Bearings
Of course, I was looking for the power from the 7H since it suits my style.
This is a temporary fix until I get to the 107" or higher!
Great service too.
Woods 7H
4ş Advance Gear
S&S Pushrods
Gasket and Bearings
Of course, I was looking for the power from the 7H since it suits my style.
This is a temporary fix until I get to the 107" or higher!
Great service too.
Club Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 145,895
Likes: 821
From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
do U know we have a Dyno thread in here for softy's...
Its in the sticky section on page one in here.
My dyno sheets for the 26h's I had installed are the first post in the tread...There great for 2up
Also the SE 203's, SE204's/4*advance, crane 300, Dave Mac-tc510, HQ tc500hc, S&S510c, will give good performance for bolt-ins.
For me after studying them I felt the 26's were as good as any but I liked the Andrews a llitte better..
Woods cams always seem to be the top in performance, but at a price.. there 6-6 is sometimes installed with 4* advance to move the line more to the left.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-softails.html
Its in the sticky section on page one in here.
My dyno sheets for the 26h's I had installed are the first post in the tread...There great for 2up
Also the SE 203's, SE204's/4*advance, crane 300, Dave Mac-tc510, HQ tc500hc, S&S510c, will give good performance for bolt-ins.
For me after studying them I felt the 26's were as good as any but I liked the Andrews a llitte better..
Woods cams always seem to be the top in performance, but at a price.. there 6-6 is sometimes installed with 4* advance to move the line more to the left.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-softails.html
Last edited by oct1949; Mar 20, 2010 at 11:19 PM.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 448
Likes: 0
From: Illinois
do U know we have a Dyno thread in here for softy's...
Its in the sticky section on page one in here.
My dyno sheets for the 26h's I had installed are the first post in the tread...There great for 2up
Also the SE 203's, SE204's/4*advance, crane 300, Dave Mac-tc510, HQ tc500hc, S&S510c, will give good performance for bolt-ins.
For me after studying them I felt the 26's were as good as any but I liked the Andrews a llitte better..
Woods cams always seem to be the top in performance, but at a price.. there 6-6 is sometimes installed with 4* advance to move the line more to the left.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-softails.html
Its in the sticky section on page one in here.
My dyno sheets for the 26h's I had installed are the first post in the tread...There great for 2up
Also the SE 203's, SE204's/4*advance, crane 300, Dave Mac-tc510, HQ tc500hc, S&S510c, will give good performance for bolt-ins.
For me after studying them I felt the 26's were as good as any but I liked the Andrews a llitte better..
Woods cams always seem to be the top in performance, but at a price.. there 6-6 is sometimes installed with 4* advance to move the line more to the left.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-softails.html
Advanced
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 56
Likes: 0
From: Wesley Chapel, Florida
I think $800.00 is a great deal concidering.....I had the SE211 cams installed for $667.85, SE Pro tuner $459.95, SE Stage 1 a/c $139.95, 2 spark plugs $7.90 and the dyno $280.00 for a grand total $1684.86 with tax. I was not charged for the adjustable pushrod kit($146.95) You already have the exhaust and the a/c.. the fuel pak(junk)won't adjust enough for cams so you will be somewhere in that ballpark when you do the cams and a good tuner and don't forget the adj pushrods to cut some of the cam labor back... By the way, The SE211 cams are F###in awesome!! The torque is strong with my heavy bike even with stock compression.. Good luck.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Macomb MI
Elite HDF Member
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From: Connecticut
It hasn't been to the dyno yet. Maybe in a few weeks. It does run strong though. When I get it done I'll post the numbers
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Connecticut
The 4 degree advance gear will bring the torque curve in sooner. The 204's do have a point where they come in and since I don't have a tach I am thinking it somewhere around 3000 rpm. When it does it pulls real good.
