Cam suggestions!!
Tourer
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I was thinking about the same soon but now I feel it is not worth the cost to change given the miles driven, mine is 2003 25k on it. Stealer looking for up sale.
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Cost should not keep you from checking and replacing the tensioner shoes if they need it. The cost to repair your engine should a tensioner suddenly fail will be much more than the cost of just changing tensioner shoes now.You don't need to change the chain; it is already "polised" from the 25K you have on the clock now. You should change the tensioner, or at least check them and change if less than 50% of the original material remains. A new set of tensioner shoes should last a long time on the old chain.
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According to Andrews, operating range for the 37 is 2200-5600 rpms. However, most will peak about 4500 rpms. The 37 is a great all around cam but need some compression, performs better with some head work and good 2:1 pipe. SEtup right, a 95" with 37 cams will make 100/100 numbers consistently. On softail, the 37 would be a better choice than the 26. JMHO.
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You could upgrade to the H-D conversion "kit" that will not require conversion cams or you can upgragde to the '07 or later OEM cam plate with hydraulic tensioner/roller chains and upgraded oil pump. The H-D kit includes the upgraded oil pump as well.
With those options, gear drives are almost obsolete unless you are just a "gearhead" that wants to run gear drive cams. They can be noisy, more time consuming to setup and install and less forgiving should you have any crank runout. If you are seriously considering gear drives, you should check crank (pinio) runout first and if >.003", pass on the gears. Being an earlier model, I doubt that you have any runout issues but you should check anyway.
Road Warrior
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I run Andrews gear drive cams. Love em. No more tensioner problems. And they ain't loud either; no whine or clicking. The majority of people, at least in my neck of the woods, opt out for gears versus tensioners (old type or hydraulic conversion) when it's time to go cam chest diving.
Last edited by Weevil; Dec 3, 2010 at 07:28 PM.
Tourer
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Cost should not keep you from checking and replacing the tensioner shoes if they need it. The cost to repair your engine should a tensioner suddenly fail will be much more than the cost of just changing tensioner shoes now.You don't need to change the chain; it is already "polised" from the 25K you have on the clock now. You should change the tensioner, or at least check them and change if less than 50% of the original material remains. A new set of tensioner shoes should last a long time on the old chain.
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