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.