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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 10:47 AM
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This what I found on-line

Old cams had a Intake Duration of 198 degrees, Exhaust was 222 Degrees, total
lift was .484/.484

2014 cams have a Intake Duration of 213 degrees, Exhaust is 233 Degrees, total
lift is .495/.495
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Rustrtal
Nope. The new cams have a longer duration than previous stock cams but the 255's have more lift and overlap.
Dealer told me they were 255's when I bought my bike
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 02:37 PM
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If this is all 255 cams have I don't get it? They are making me sleepy.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by OldPhat
This what I found on-line

Old cams had a Intake Duration of 198 degrees, Exhaust was 222 Degrees, total
lift was .484/.484

2014 cams have a Intake Duration of 213 degrees, Exhaust is 233 Degrees, total
lift is .495/.495
Yes, but those new cams seem to have -7 degrees of overlap ,not good. If ya really want a 255 type cam,go with the Andrews 48............
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 05:28 PM
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Well i had se255 cams on my softail fbl and it had much more throttle respond than the 2014's just my 2cents.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Well i had se255 cams on my softail fbl and it had much more throttle respond than the 2014's just my 2cents.
Apples and oranges...touring bike vs a softail with a b motor...
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 05:38 PM
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I had California cams in my '91 Evo, FLHTC, bike could not get out it's own way. It had a very smooth idle with no overlap and no Harley potato-potato sound.. We have come a long way since then.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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I had California cams in my '91 Evo, FLHTC, bike could not get out it's own way. It had a very smooth idle with no overlap and no Harley potato-potato sound.. We have come a long way since then.
Same here on my1990 FXRconv. Rode it out of the dealer and wondered what I had just done to myself. Crane cam 2 weeks later.
 
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I've heard cases of hard starting too. I don't have compression releases either...

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A friend has his 2008 96" built up to a 103 with the 255 cams and his starts real hard.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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A friend has his 2008 96" built up to a 103 with the 255 cams and his starts real hard.
I had my dealer install ACRs when I bumped the motor up to 103 and added 255 cams. ACRs aren't very expensive and the bike starts easy every time.
 
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