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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 02:27 PM
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I just installed a 255 cam in my 2010 103 with the Fuel Moto Jackpot mufflers, AC and PCV. There was big difference in the loping idle compared to the stock cam when I started it up. I was surprised because of the reports on this Forum saying that many did not feel much of a difference with this cam. I used the Fuel Moto Map and ran the bike up to 5K and it was as smooth as silk. Did anybody else feel like the 255 was providing a bigger lope at lower RPM's. Of course the torque was also very noticible
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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Slight lope but nothing like the lope of an 88 inch motor. The 96's don't lope like the old 88's or evos etc.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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I have been running the SE255 for 2 years now. I am very pleased with the results. Some lop but not much, yes it is noticeable.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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With Dual exhaust all the way back I noticed a slight lope then my wife bought me the Curved Radius and has the potato lope. Noticed over my 500 mile trip even my voltage dropped a little at idle.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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I've put in a couple of sets of 255 cams into friends bikes. They don't sound a whole lot different than stock cams, true duals will accentuate any idle lope.

SE211 cams have a nice sounding idle, so do 257s and 258s.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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the "lope" is more pronounce when the engine is cold, when the engine is full operating temp hot almost unnoticeable
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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The EFI bikes don't lope like carbed bikes but they have a little lope...I have a Andrews 26H set of cams and i thought it would really change the idle but surprisingly very natural sounding until i twist the throttle...
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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The EFI bikes don't lope like carbed bikes but they have a little lope...I have a Andrews 26H set of cams and i thought it would really change the idle but surprisingly very natural sounding until i twist the throttle...
I just saw where you were from. Snow hill! When I was a young marine I got caught doing about 90 mph down route 258 (I believe that was the route) around 3 am. This was back in 1979,! Nc State Trooper was hiding in a cornfield! Funny stuff. He was mad. They didn't like guys from the north. Lol so how is old snow hill? Still pretty place?
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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Sorry guys. I thought I sent the above as a private message. I don't know how to fix. My appologies
 
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Originally Posted by Gliden
I just saw where you were from. Snow hill! When I was a young marine I got caught doing about 90 mph down route 258 (I believe that was the route) around 3 am. This was back in 1979,! Nc State Trooper was hiding in a cornfield! Funny stuff. He was mad. They didn't like guys from the north. Lol so how is old snow hill? Still pretty place?
That's some funny ****...Plenty of corn still...STate Highway Patrol is very active...Yeah i live about 1000 feet from 258 North... Very popular road from USMC boys n girls going north.
 
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