Another cam question
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For what it's worth I bolted in a Andrews 37 in a friends 07 Streetglide and cause the gearing was off a little for that cam it was a little soft on the bottom. Since they have changed the gearing and you have a 103 engine the 37 would be ok but I still prefer the 204 over the 37. I've had a 37 also in a 95" with the comp set at 9.8 and it was ok. I guess I'm sold on the 204 for a bolt in cam though.
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What, you mean you don't think the cams themselves know what brand they are?
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I've always been a fan of a relativly short duration camshaft, but high lift. (Yes, that means Wood's cams or any others that meet the criteria) I'd look real close at the Wood TW-5-6....I wish I would have gone with it instead of the TW-555. The TW-5-6 will work well with the compression your 103 has and should be a real stump puller once you get it tuned properly!
You can view the specs of the Wood cams here:
http://www.fuelmotousa.com/cams.htm
The SE 204 is a good choice as far as duration is concerned, but with it's lift of (only) .508 it falls a little short (no pun intended) for my tastes. I'd shoot for something in the .550-.575 range, nothing over .575 or you're looking at the purchase of new valve springs.
You can view the specs of the Wood cams here:
http://www.fuelmotousa.com/cams.htm
The SE 204 is a good choice as far as duration is concerned, but with it's lift of (only) .508 it falls a little short (no pun intended) for my tastes. I'd shoot for something in the .550-.575 range, nothing over .575 or you're looking at the purchase of new valve springs.
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The SE 204 is a good choice as far as duration is concerned, but with it's lift of (only) .508 it falls a little short (no pun intended) for my tastes. I'd shoot for something in the .550-.575 range, nothing over .575 or you're looking at the purchase of new valve springs.
I personally wouldn't risk anything close as none of the cam companies are going to eat the cost of a blown motor due to a dropped valve after a spring broke, even if they said it was going to be okay with stock valvesprings.
I'm going to do 204's + 1.72 rockers for my stock 103, unless major scope creep kicks in before buying the parts.
