New cams for stock 88.
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New cams for stock 88.
I am going to do a cam tensioner job, the SE Hydra. upgrade with oil pump and all, on my 04 EGC and was thinking that while I was in there I might do a cam swap. I am just wanting to get a tad more out of it without breaking the bank. Any difference between the HD 204's and the Andrews 214's? Any ideas?
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I am not going to go gear drive for I just received my new inner Hydra. and not wanting to get another something else already. I just want a basic bolt on cam and go from there. I have new bearings to go with the new kit as well. How does the 21 compare to the HD 204 cam?
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I just did over my tensioners and went with the newer HD inner cam plate, hydraulic tensioners, and oil pump. Make sure you upgrade the inner cam bearings to Torringtons while your in there. I went with the 26n cams and really like them. They give plenty of low end torque and dont run out of steam as quickly as the 21's.
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Plus 1 on the Andrews 26 cams. I put them in my 01 when I bumped it from 88 to 95 CI and love them. The 01 had the lower gearing though so she revs a bit higher. If I was looking at an 04, I might be tempted to go with the 21s as mentioned above.
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I have Head-Quarters HQ-0034 cams in my 88 since doing the cam tensioner replacement 20K miles ago and haven't thought about a 95" since. HQ-0034 cams work great and you can do a search for others who have installed them with excellent results.
A good resource is bigboyz.com's cam comparator which allows you to compare the cam specs of three cams at once. In additon to the HQ-0034's, Andrews 21 and 26, another popular choice is S&S 510.
As a general proposition, a cam with an earlier intake close will create torque at a lower rpm than one with a later intake close.
Understand that when you change cams you'll need some type of fuel management device (SERT, TTS, Power Commander, etc.) and a dyno tune which will add significant $$$ to the project; and, if you haven't already added high flow mufflers and air cleaner, you will need to in order to see the gains from the cam swap. Point is, while the cams may cost $300 or so, there are additional significant costs with doing a cam swap.
Carl
A good resource is bigboyz.com's cam comparator which allows you to compare the cam specs of three cams at once. In additon to the HQ-0034's, Andrews 21 and 26, another popular choice is S&S 510.
As a general proposition, a cam with an earlier intake close will create torque at a lower rpm than one with a later intake close.
Understand that when you change cams you'll need some type of fuel management device (SERT, TTS, Power Commander, etc.) and a dyno tune which will add significant $$$ to the project; and, if you haven't already added high flow mufflers and air cleaner, you will need to in order to see the gains from the cam swap. Point is, while the cams may cost $300 or so, there are additional significant costs with doing a cam swap.
Carl
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I did the S&S gear drive with 510 cams, SE cam plate, new lifters, upgraded oil pump, SE premium adjuastable push rods. Similar cam to the Andrews 26, which is nice too.
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Bunch of good suggestions ....for me I did what PINGMAN said went with HQ 0034,already had SERT/AC...running Rineharts and can keep up with my budys softail with a SE103 for the first 4 gears.Mine jumps off the line and is good to about 85/90 then his kicks in and he can catch me .For every day riding its a great choice if you don't want to do a 95"........But now after a year...I want more.