Cam Upgrade Cost
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Road Warrior
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Cam Upgrade Cost
I am trying to find out how much it will cost me to do a bolt-in cam upgrade on my 2010 RK. I am thinking about a SE255. Parts cost would include the cam, pushrods and I am not sure what else. My bike has a TTS tuner, so I would likely need to re-tune it as well. I am looking for a ballpark parts and labor out the door cost. Any info is appreciated.
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Just checked on doing mine also. $707 for SE super tuner/cams/cam bearing asy/cam service gasket kit. $1000 for install and dyno. The thing that gets me is they have a straight time of 6 hours to dyno whether it takes 3 or 10. What are others thoughts on the dyno time charge? Labor for cam install is 5 hours.
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Out here in California without the tuner and dyno bolt in Se Cams, pushrods gaskets, oil and labor will usually run about $1000.00.
Do the cam install yourself, its not a difficult job. There is a lot of info and even you tube video on it. then the SE Cams are about 299.00, 110.00 pushrods and there are a lot of on line discount HD Dealers so 20% off makes parts in the $ 300.00 range then get a SE 255 base MAP for your TTS and try out a self tune before dynoing it. if you do the install and pay for a Dyno tune you could still be in the $ 1000 range parts and labor
Do the cam install yourself, its not a difficult job. There is a lot of info and even you tube video on it. then the SE Cams are about 299.00, 110.00 pushrods and there are a lot of on line discount HD Dealers so 20% off makes parts in the $ 300.00 range then get a SE 255 base MAP for your TTS and try out a self tune before dynoing it. if you do the install and pay for a Dyno tune you could still be in the $ 1000 range parts and labor
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Sheesh! For $2K, Fuel Moto will put on a 107 kit with Woods cams and a tune!
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I've done cam installs for under 300 bucks, all in (using new cams, but not counting a dyno tune).
SE cams can be had from the online discounters for around 250 bucks, re-use your stock pushrods and lifters, you'll need gaskets and inner cam bearings. You can also find new cams on ebay for anywhere between 175 and 300 bucks. I don't really care for used cams, but you can often find used 255s for around 150 bucks. My biggest problem with used cams is not knowing how many bikes they've been in already.
A cam swap takes the better part of a weekend day for the average home mechanic. The only thing you'd need to sort out is fuel mapping.
SE cams can be had from the online discounters for around 250 bucks, re-use your stock pushrods and lifters, you'll need gaskets and inner cam bearings. You can also find new cams on ebay for anywhere between 175 and 300 bucks. I don't really care for used cams, but you can often find used 255s for around 150 bucks. My biggest problem with used cams is not knowing how many bikes they've been in already.
A cam swap takes the better part of a weekend day for the average home mechanic. The only thing you'd need to sort out is fuel mapping.
Last edited by Mike; Jun 4, 2012 at 01:55 PM.
