Cams VS 103" conversion?
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Greetings everyone;
Has anyone just changed cams on the '09 96" engine instead of going to the 103" kits? I've heard of a lot of people that do the 103" upgrade, but NOT change cams.
I'm wondering if just going to the SE 255 cams on the 96" engine might produce a significant improvement.
Bryon
Has anyone just changed cams on the '09 96" engine instead of going to the 103" kits? I've heard of a lot of people that do the 103" upgrade, but NOT change cams.
I'm wondering if just going to the SE 255 cams on the 96" engine might produce a significant improvement.
Bryon
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They are available from HD for $15 in the SE catalog (#24018-10), listed as "SE high-performance inner cam bearings." The Amazon site lists them for $7.14 each but once you add shipping ($8.39 for one) it will be higher than most sources. I bought mine from a local bearing-supply store for $15/pr. including shipping.
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Only 3 hours labor some of you are being quoted? crap....now i gotta go get a quote from my dealer.... I had it all set in my head, that I was gonna wait a year and do the job myself. I didn't want to do anything to negate the last year of my warranty....but if i can get a dealer to do it for 3hrs labor, now that worth it to me...
I did my job in March '09 and had some warranty work done on the tranny (mainshaft bearing) later that year. I don't hide anything from my dealer and they knew I had done a DIY cam job, yet they arranged to have the warranty honored even though it expired 10 months before that (long story). So, it really depends on your dealer whether or not they want to hassle you about warranty or not, as unless a cam job causes or contributes to an otherwise-warrantable repair neither the dealer nor HD can legally deny your warranty.
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Is this inner bearing thing something only you guys on this sight worry about??
When I had my cams put in at my local dealer the mechanic didn't say boo about upgrading them and it wasn't like they where busy it was the dead of winter and they had almost nothing else to do and he could have nickle dimed me for another $50-75 but didn't.
When I had my cams put in at my local dealer the mechanic didn't say boo about upgrading them and it wasn't like they where busy it was the dead of winter and they had almost nothing else to do and he could have nickle dimed me for another $50-75 but didn't.
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When I had my cams put in at my local dealer the mechanic didn't say boo about upgrading them and it wasn't like they where busy it was the dead of winter and they had almost nothing else to do and he could have nickle dimed me for another $50-75 but didn't.
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You don't need to worry about it until you start building higher performance motors. Running cams with big lift puts more strain on the valve train, and changing to full needle bearings is more than just a good practice, it's a necessity. For true bolt-in cams, where you aren't making any changes to your valves/valve springs/rockers, it's not really necessary, but it is cheap insurance.
Since I do a lot of my own work, and I figured I was gonna be in the cam chest anyway, changing over to full needle bearings cost me all of about 18 bucks, and maybe 10 minutes.
Since I do a lot of my own work, and I figured I was gonna be in the cam chest anyway, changing over to full needle bearings cost me all of about 18 bucks, and maybe 10 minutes.
Last edited by Mike; May 21, 2010 at 08:27 PM.
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