Cam swap only????
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Cam swap only????
I have an 08 RoadGlide that is stock except for Bassani 2 into 1 RoadRage pipe, HD heavy Breather and SERT tuned by my local dealer.
Bike runs great (76hp 88tq) but I need a little more low end grunt (torque).
I will be doing a 103 build this comming winter with proper headwork, compression, and cams to match.
I am taking the exhaust off this weekend for some cleaning and other astetic changes.
I was thinking that while I have the exhaust off it would be easy to slap in a set of SE255 cams. I would not change the cam bearings (will do that this winter) just cut the pushrods, install the cams, and put adjustable pushrods back in.
I figure I can do it in a few hours and have a little extra grunt at the bottom until I do the motor right this winter.
The bike will see only about 5 to 6 k miles before the winter build.
So the question is can I get away with just changing the cams, not the bearings untill later or am I absolutely nuts to change the cams without the bearings for any amount of time?
Any other good cams for low end torque in a stock 96"?
Thanks for your time,
Doug
Bike runs great (76hp 88tq) but I need a little more low end grunt (torque).
I will be doing a 103 build this comming winter with proper headwork, compression, and cams to match.
I am taking the exhaust off this weekend for some cleaning and other astetic changes.
I was thinking that while I have the exhaust off it would be easy to slap in a set of SE255 cams. I would not change the cam bearings (will do that this winter) just cut the pushrods, install the cams, and put adjustable pushrods back in.
I figure I can do it in a few hours and have a little extra grunt at the bottom until I do the motor right this winter.
The bike will see only about 5 to 6 k miles before the winter build.
So the question is can I get away with just changing the cams, not the bearings untill later or am I absolutely nuts to change the cams without the bearings for any amount of time?
Any other good cams for low end torque in a stock 96"?
Thanks for your time,
Doug
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Do the SE211 if you never do the 103. If so wait and get the SE251 with the 103 build. If you go with the cometic .030 head gasket you could skip the push rods. Here is what mine looks like wuth Jackpot Mufflers and Stock Head pipes
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I don't know of any cam set for the TC96 that will provide the low-end grunt and good midrange muscle the 255's will on a stock TC96. All this talk of 203's and 211's beating the 255's for low-end grunt with a stock CR just isn't possible given the specs of these cams. As everyone knows the 255's won't win any peak-HP dyno shootouts, but for the application that the 255's fit best (heavy touring bikes) peak-HP is not the highest priority for most riders.
Last edited by iclick; Jun 4, 2009 at 11:47 AM.
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Not for low-end grunt in a stock TC96. Increasing CR, do headwork, increase displacement, etc. is another matter.
Last edited by iclick; Jun 4, 2009 at 11:48 AM.