New cams installed...what a difference!
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Colorado Springs
Put 203's in my 103" a couple weeks ago. Yep, Bike really breathes better now. SE 203's were about my 6th or 8th choice but was able to get them from a forum member for $50. I got about $200 in my cam job.
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I put the Andrews 21H cams in my 27,000 mile, '07 Ultra a couple of days ago & run it 150 miles to check it out. My impressions - exhaust is louder, which I like and it has more power all across the band. I love the idle, definitely sounds like there's more than a stock cam in it. My mileage for the run - 39 mpg. Did I mention it's louder? However, the engine is just as mechanically quiet as it was prior.
I installed it myself, reusing the stock pushrods. My cost - less than $300.00. My install time was around 8 hours, but loved every minute of it. Your installation time would probably be less, I do a lot of 'Zenning' when I do these things.
Previous mods to the bike - Xied, K&N filter, Rush true dual headers, recored stock mufflers (my design, I LOVE em), took off a lot of the factory chrome stuff.
I installed it myself, reusing the stock pushrods. My cost - less than $300.00. My install time was around 8 hours, but loved every minute of it. Your installation time would probably be less, I do a lot of 'Zenning' when I do these things.
Previous mods to the bike - Xied, K&N filter, Rush true dual headers, recored stock mufflers (my design, I LOVE em), took off a lot of the factory chrome stuff.
Last edited by misterclassic; Mar 7, 2012 at 11:09 AM.
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Picked up my '05 EGC TC88, FLHTCI today after having SE 203 cams, hydraulic tensioners, and high flow oil pump installed. Bike has a little more than 36,000 miles. What an amazing difference. The sled now flies, sounds terrific, and is a lot smoother running. My indie did all the work for less than $1K. Super pleased. If you're considering new cams, get it done. Well worth the investment.
Keep an eye on you rear tire as well. I put a new tire on just prior to the upgrade and after 10K on the tire I noticed small "patches" on it. Had my mech. buddy look at it and he felt that it was when the cams hit over for the patches were evenly spaced and looked rather neat in a goffy sense, created a pattern on the tread. Never saw it before or since, just rather strange we thought. have fun with you new upgrades and you'll really enjoy them!!
Road Warrior
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Oooo, I'm getting itchy now. Just installed my 204's in my 103 w/ Smith Bros Pushers. Tune provided by Fuel Moto. Can't wait, would have rode today but waiting on my VPC to show up. Have fun with those cams.
TedMan
TedMan
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Georgia Mountains
I have added a stage 1 download, free flow air cleaner, TrueDual headers and Supertrapp mufflers. None of those compare to changing to gear driven Andrews 21G cams which provided dramatic increases in throttle response. In the future, if I have a stock bike, cams will be one of the first mods...instead of waiting 30,000 miles.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Gulfport
I pick my bike up today after installing SS510 cams. I feel like a little kid waiting for xmas i can't wait to ride it home today. I spent 2000 on cams,new back tire, and a bunch if chrome goodies
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Cams really do wake it up. After doing the upgrade on mine the engine seems to be quieter as well. My fuel mileage has settled in at 33 after the dyno tune which is down from 38 but it is so much more fun