se 254e cam swap
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Calibrated and on the road. Going to break it in for a few hundred miles then its off to the dyno. I can tell you this, for those that THINK they know how these cams will perform you are mistaken. I am in the high performance automotive business, and I am a pretty good judge of gains via the butt dyno. This bike is a night and day difference from before, well worth the money and labor.
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From: eastern oklahoma
i'm using a similar "E" type harley cam. they claim that the e type was designed to work well with the fuel injected harleys. they got it really right. i'm using the 259-e cams and they really turn on throughout the rev range. surely you're going to remove the ina cam bearings and swap them out for the timken/torringtons, right? while you got it torn down it'd be a good idea to do this also.
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From: Brisbane Australia
SoCalH-D good to hear about your view on the cams i'm waiting for mine to turn up from the states so i can get them fitted only another week to wait i hope then get fitted
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Big Pete
Regards
Big Pete
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i'm using a similar "E" type harley cam. they claim that the e type was designed to work well with the fuel injected harleys. they got it really right. i'm using the 259-e cams and they really turn on throughout the rev range. surely you're going to remove the ina cam bearings and swap them out for the timken/torringtons, right? while you got it torn down it'd be a good idea to do this also.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
After the research I did, I cannot think of one company that did more R&D on their cam package. The 254e will be more than enough for 95% of the people out there, I am very impressed with the power delivery and the power under the curve all the way to the TOP. I suspect that others results may be based on the package the are adding WITH the cams, just as mentioned above.
Bigger is not always better.
Bigger is not always better.