Cam Plate Upgrade
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Cam Plate Upgrade
Several years ago I installed the SE 95" Big Bore kit in my 2006 Street Glide. I know have 55K miles and want to change the cam shoes so I am going to upgrade to the new hydraulic cam plate, oil pump and adjustable push rods (just so I don't have to take the whole top end out). Can I reuse the SE 255 cams that came in my SE 95" kit in the new hydraulic cam plate?
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Several years ago I installed the SE 95" Big Bore kit in my 2006 Street Glide. I know have 55K miles and want to change the cam shoes so I am going to upgrade to the new hydraulic cam plate, oil pump and adjustable push rods (just so I don't have to take the whole top end out). Can I reuse the SE 255 cams that came in my SE 95" kit in the new hydraulic cam plate?
Fuel Moto sells everything you need and with a phone call you could confirm and order the correct parts to make the upgrades you are talking about.
https://www.fuelmotousa.com/i-238966...2FFLT%20MODELS
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From: Central Illinois
That HD hydraulic cam kit really only addresses the outer tensioner. The inner chain is still original one and uses the same spring loaded tensioner. So yes you can use the existing 255 cams.
If you really want to address the tensioners get a camplate from a 2007-2016 along with the chains sprockets, hydraulic tensioners etc. (Check Ebay I got all of it for about $100 a few years back.) You would then need to buy conversion cams which will fit the camplate and your crankcase.
But, if you have 55K miles already why not just replace the tensioners with Cyco pads? Simple and less expensive.
I've done it both ways and only reason I did the hydraulic conversion was because I got a set of Andrews 26N cams cheap. Otherwise new cams would have cost $250-350.
If you really want to address the tensioners get a camplate from a 2007-2016 along with the chains sprockets, hydraulic tensioners etc. (Check Ebay I got all of it for about $100 a few years back.) You would then need to buy conversion cams which will fit the camplate and your crankcase.
But, if you have 55K miles already why not just replace the tensioners with Cyco pads? Simple and less expensive.
I've done it both ways and only reason I did the hydraulic conversion was because I got a set of Andrews 26N cams cheap. Otherwise new cams would have cost $250-350.
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If you didn't do needle bearings on the end of cams, when you did cams I would do them now. I am curious about the answer. So far two oppostie answers. Does the parts description say anything?
I would go hydraullic. I went gear, before it came out, plus I have a timken. But I now I guy who still had to much run out for gears on his 01.
I would go hydraullic. I went gear, before it came out, plus I have a timken. But I now I guy who still had to much run out for gears on his 01.
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