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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Me and a buddy are going to upgrade his 2001 Classic to the 07 hydro Cam tensioner set up. He wants to change to a different cam with a little more grunt that is good for touring (low /Mid range)- and a little umph to pass when ya need it.

Stage 1 stock 88 motor - efi with pc111 (72,000 miles)

what do you have and how does it perform?

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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Kuryakyn TC-1 I putthat cam in my 88 and it ran great. Power everywhere. Pumped it up to 1550 with SE Hi-Perf heads and forged pistons, got tight and left that cam in. Mike Roland said the TC-2 would run better with raised compression and bore. I didn't listen and I am glad. That thing had power from idle and would stretch it's legs on the highway.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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For an otherwise sstock engine, an Andrews 26H or Head-Quaters HQ-500 would be a good choice.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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If you want a Harley product, the 203 cams are a good choice for low-midrange grunt. 204 cams move it up to midrange-higher rpms.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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Did the Andrews 26G here - then went and did the 95" Big Bore kit. I wanted to change to a gear drive cam plus wanted a bit more low end torque - very happy with the results. I did no head work since most of my touring is in the 2-3K RPM range and the 2005 heads are actually pretty good as they are.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Andrews 26G [sm=smiley20.gif]
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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yup 26's here
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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With no headwork I'd choose the Andrews 21G, or the 26G (if you ever plan on going big bore).

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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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26G's for me. It pulls like a freight train.

Why swap to the '07 Hydro tensioner set up that doesn't have a proven track record, when you can do a gear swap for the same money?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Andrews 26g's
 
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