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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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I like the woods cams if that is the cam you want get it if you ask on here you will get alot of different opinions no matter what cam you choose it is better than stock
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Tn.Heritage
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.
I agree 204 would be my choice also
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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I love it when people recommend a brand of cams instead of a grind. LOL.

The 37 is a good cam for your bike IMHO.


 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ocezam
I love it when people recommend a brand of cams instead of a grind. LOL.

The 37 is a good cam for your bike IMHO.


What, you mean you don't think the cams themselves know what brand they are?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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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.
 

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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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wait for it...........
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by boogaloodude
wait for it...........
se 255!
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by boogaloodude
wait for it...........
Ha Ha, you were right!!
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by davewear
se 255!
I think I am going to puke.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Gearhead3
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.
From what I've seen the .575 value isn't set in stone. Some cams have very quick jerk/acceleration rates and really should have better springs installed even if they don't exceed .575. Crane says to change springs with their .575 lift cam, while Redshift/Zippers says their .577 is good with stock springs. Roller lifters don't take kindly to valve float.

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.
 
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