need some cam advice
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need some cam advice
About to buy cams for my 01 fxst 88". Approx 47k miles. Its a stock bike with 2-1 drag pipes. No other performance mods. I have read alot and found different opinions but cant find one exactly for my bike. I have found a really good deal on a set of S&S 510 gear drive cams. Just dont know if those will be right for me. I also want to know exactly what I need to buy to complete the job. i am going to install new inner cam bearings (Torrington) and replace the lifters(just with stock HD ones). I want to buy it seperately because I think the kits have more than I actually need. Anything else that should be replaced while I'm in there? Opinions are appreciated
Last edited by rancid13; Oct 18, 2012 at 07:15 PM.
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No I haven't. What do you mean 'out of spec'? And is that not something that can be fixed or put back in spec? Thanks
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You need to take your bike to a dealer or indy to have crank runout checked. It's something that absolutely HAS to be done before even considering geared cams on your bike. If it were my choice, I'd just run regular chain-drive cams (which is what I'm doing). Gear drives have better throttle response and you don't need to worry about chain tensioner shoes, yes, but I personally wouldn't want to bother with the crank runout thing and gear drives can be noisy...
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+1 on that!