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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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Still waiting for my Ultra Limited to showup. Would owners out there confirm whether the 103 Ultra Limited has compression release installed from the factory.

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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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Yes it has ACR ....automatic compression realeases....its the same motor the TriGlide comes with.
 
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Yes it has ACR ....automatic compression realeases....its the same motor the TriGlide comes with.
Excellent - thanks! I guess I don't ahve to worry too much about the 255 cam then (not that it's much to worry about).
 
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Excellent - thanks! I guess I don't ahve to worry too much about the 255 cam then (not that it's much to worry about).

Unless YOU are putting 255 cams in the bike AFTER you buy it, you'd still have nothing to worry about. The bike comes with stock cams that are also found in the 96" motors. Just FYI incase you didn't know this already.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Yeah, but the CR has been bumped to 9.7:1, still nothing to worry about with stock cams.

Darren, are you sure the cams are the same as in the 96" ???
 
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By all accounts the cams are the same as 96 cu engine - not clear about worrying before or after. Are you referring to the terms of the warranty?
 
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Did my own cams and big bore on my 2001 Fatboy (with a lot of help from a friend). Was thinking of doing the 255 cams myself if I can remember how. I hear it's actually easier now.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by davessworks
By all accounts the cams are the same as 96 cu engine - not clear about worrying before or after. Are you referring to the terms of the warranty?
I gotta spell it out I guess.

Any cam that will physically fit in a 96" will fit in the 103. I know that.

What I meant was is the "stock" 96 and "stock" 103 cams the same? Meaning the same grind.
 
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cams are def. the same 96/103
 
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Originally Posted by Dalton
I gotta spell it out I guess.
Nope - I think I gotta spell it out. I was replying to UltraKla$$ic concerning his comment

Unless YOU are putting 255 cams in the bike AFTER you buy it, you'd still have nothing to worry about.
specifically I wanted to understand what he was getting at concerning who installs the cam (dealer or me, before or after I buy it).

In response to your (Dalton's) earlier post I answered with the following: "By all accounts the cams are the same as 96 cu engine " by which I meant the stock cams in a 2010 96 are the same as the stock cams in a 2010 103 on the Ultra Limited.

Sorry for the confusion.
 

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