Anyone do the SE255 cam? Considering for Breakout
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Road Warrior
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Anyone do the SE255 cam? Considering for Breakout
I'm having the exhaust, air cleaner, SE tuner, and dyno done on my new Breakout this coming week. I figured since it's there having the work done and being dyno'd, why not have a cam installed. From what I've read, the SE255 cam has really great low to mid-range power. What I'm looking for here is opinions from people who have had the SE255 cam installed on their bikes. I'm sticking with a Harley cam for warranty purpose's.
Road Master
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From: LA - (Lower Alabama)
I put an Se255 cam in a friends Fatboy 96" with PowerVision tuner, just didn't seem to change much on the bottom end. Midrange power was better, but Softails I have found to be disappointing on the low end and hard to generate lowend power without a lot of work.
I would save my money for a bigger cam like a Woods or Andrews and a little more engine work.
I would save my money for a bigger cam like a Woods or Andrews and a little more engine work.
Cruiser
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From: Nebraska
I've got 255's in my 103" Night Train (with Thunderheader, Vision5 A/C and tuned with PowerVision). They're nothing guys are going to scream from the roof tops about, but my *** dyno says I can pull pretty hard through the entire range. I still get north of 180 miles on a tank at "interstate through the prairie" speeds, and over 200 if I slow down to under 70mph.
Cruiser
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I put an Se255 cam in a friends Fatboy 96" with PowerVision tuner, just didn't seem to change much on the bottom end. Midrange power was better, but Softails I have found to be disappointing on the low end and hard to generate lowend power without a lot of work.
I would save my money for a bigger cam like a Woods or Andrews and a little more engine work.
I would save my money for a bigger cam like a Woods or Andrews and a little more engine work.
Check out Hammer Performance. They did a 1250 sporty for me back in the day and it was a monster.
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The 255 cam is designed for torque in heavy touring line bikes, not lighter softails. You would be better served by maybe a 204 or 211 if you insist on staying with Harley. I also have a warranty on my 2014 but it's getting a Wood 222 cam. If you have a motor issue the dealer can not legally deny you coverage unless he can show the cam was the total cause. You can usually override that by having a dealer install the Wood cam. I put a Wood 555 in my '13 Road King and it ran super, went with the 222 on the FatBoy cause it's lighter. The 222 is on my workbench, won't be installed til 10/7
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There are better choices for the 103. Wait on solid advice. Talk to Hillside, Pro Drag, or Djl.... They all are knowledgeable and can point you in the right direction without any regrets. You might move this to the engine section and watch as the builders chime in.
I just installed the Andrews 57H ( a torque cam ground specifically for the 103,) in my Breakout. Hillside did my heads and I can't wait to get her out and let her scream.
I just installed the Andrews 57H ( a torque cam ground specifically for the 103,) in my Breakout. Hillside did my heads and I can't wait to get her out and let her scream.
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There are better choices for the 103. Wait on solid advice. Talk to Hillside, Pro Drag, or Djl.... They all are knowledgeable and can point you in the right direction without any regrets. You might move this to the engine section and watch as the builders chime in.
I just installed the Andrews 57H ( a torque cam ground specifically for the 103,) in my Breakout. Hillside did my heads and I can't wait to get her out and let her scream.
I just installed the Andrews 57H ( a torque cam ground specifically for the 103,) in my Breakout. Hillside did my heads and I can't wait to get her out and let her scream.
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Tourer
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I've put SE255 cams in several bikes and they ALL benefitted from the additional low end torque. Personally I think that the SE255 cam is better suited to the 96" motors, but I have one in my wife's 103" and it runs great. If you are a rider that sticks to the 2000-4000 rpm ranges than you WILL benefit from that cam. If you like to run the bike out a bit further than you should consider a different cam. In a stock 103 and sticking to SE cams you can also look at the 254E cam, but the 255 cams ar so readily available aftermarket for low prices that they'd be hard to pass up.
