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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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Smile 103 upgrade...

I have a 2008 SG and am going to put the 103 stage 2 kit on...in a week or so. That is the kit with the cams, cylinders pistons, ect.... any suggestions at all?

I was thinking of going with different Cams (gear driven) than what comes in the kit. if so what ones?

Any other suggestions with the kit?

I already have the big air kit and pipes.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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You doing the heads? Have you considered the 107" kit from Headquarters?
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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No.. stock heads... all i have to do is pay for the kit... labor is taken care of.. well most of it..
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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The Heads have to come off anyways so think about some cleaned up heads or SE Performance Heads
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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Race Tuner is always a good idea.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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Like Ice said, you have them off anyways. Also, all of the real performance is in the heads, and for the performance you get, its not a bad value. But if you do the heads use someone reputable, there are a lot of people who claim to make tons of power, and don't know the first thing about it.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 07:10 AM
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I paid my HD dealer to do the 103 last month with the SE tuner, SE 25 cams, BUB 7 &true duals, SE a/c, and stock 96" heads.
It made a new bike out of it without the head work. And my fuel mileage slightly improved with significantly more motor performance. From 38-40 MPG to 40-42 MPG. You'll be happy. Be sure to get 3 hr of dyno time to set up the tuner properly.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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personally, id definately have the heads massaged..yes its an extra cost now ($400+) but your in there now and wont have the "wish I would have" blues
 
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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I forgot to mention.. i still have the factory warrantee..lol i kinda want to keep it. so i was thinking i could just go with some better cams? i dont think the cams that come in the kit are gear driven,, i think they are just like the stocks,, just higher lift??
 
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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Check out the hq-tc500-hc claim 5.5 hp and 7 tq over SE255. Also HD hasn't improved their head since BC so agree with others to look here also.
 
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