Cam swap
 

Anyone done a cam swap? How much, how hard and were the results worth it? I will probably end up with a mid-late 90's 883 model.

What's the best cam?


Thanks

Putting cams in it will be useless unless you do some head work to go with them. ;)

The day you buy the bike order the Harley Service manual for it. They are worth their weight in gold.

Cam changes arn't bad at all. Heres a link to one of a few places out there where you can do a little research. ;)

Until the bike that you eventually acquire has "Stage 1" complete, cams are kind of irrelevant. Even then, on a 90's model, do you plan on doing headwork?

What is it about a 90's model and head work?

Should I stay away from the 90's model sportsters? I am not educated enough on the various models to know if some are better than others. I had read a post here that stated the 95 to 99 models were some of the best years made and that is why I was looking for that year of a bike.

Some of the bikes I am looking at have already had mods to them so I might be ahead of the game when I do purchase one....

I think what they are saying is that unless you mod the air/fuel mixture whit a stage 1, 2, or 3 kit you will not see a difference in the engine.

Cams are a waste of time until you do head work, the most cost efficiant way to help an 883 is with one of the many 883-1200 conversions.

You will see some difference but not the full potential. Headwork means making changes to valves and springs and such, basically making them flow more. You need a machine shop for this. 90's models have different heads but nothing you can't change.