Help me with my 95" build
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Help me with my 95" build
I've got a '01 FLHRCI that I'm getting a Screamin' Eagle kit to go on. The kit is the HTCC heads and pistons with the larger cylinders. Compression is supposed to be 10.5:1. I'm buying this as a kit that was bought, installed, run for about 4000 miles and replaced with something bigger. So used, but not hurt. Given that, I have a few questions:
-I want to put in gear driven cams along with the kit, any suggestions? I prefer low end power. (edit: I'm thinking about going with Woods TW-5G cams)
-What size gasket should I be using with this kit? Is a .030 a good place to start?
-Aside from gaskets, do I need anything else to install these? Pistons are already gaped properly and in the cylinders. Comes with valves and springs.
-I want to put in gear driven cams along with the kit, any suggestions? I prefer low end power. (edit: I'm thinking about going with Woods TW-5G cams)
-What size gasket should I be using with this kit? Is a .030 a good place to start?
-Aside from gaskets, do I need anything else to install these? Pistons are already gaped properly and in the cylinders. Comes with valves and springs.
Last edited by Pender1; Apr 5, 2014 at 06:54 PM.
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S&S and Andrews are about your only choices with gear drives. About the smallest cams I'd use with 10.5-1 are 54s or 570s. Compression releases or easystart and a good tune would be important.
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Would a 60 or 67 work?
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I have much the same build as you describe here including screaming eagle heads, and S&S gear drive cams. First of all I chose S&S over woods (he does have gear drive cams by the way!) Primarily because S&S is a little gentler on the drive line. When I first started looking into this I had the opportunity to listen to and run a bike with Woods cams and found them to be just a bit more noisier than I quite want to deal with. It was a hard decision to make by the way, I have to give Woods cams credit they do perform very well. Now here's the other issue and that's compression ratios that you're talking about and want to deal with, I definitely wouldn't go quite that high(10.1) 9.51 is where I'm at and here's the issue and that's heat buildup! You run that compression very long in the summertime, and your engine might very well start to ping and rattle almost from the very moment you leave the driveway! Even with the setup that I have, which includes a Jag oil cooler, fully synthetic oil, and a switch to champion 4164 spark plugs, engine pinging or detonation still gets to be a problem! You have to understand added compression, engine size, and hot cams on heavy bikes can definitely have some negative results with heat! Few side notes in my case I'm running S&S 570 cams, you'll never regret installing gear drives! I also have compression releases, you're going to need them when it comes time to start of very hot engine! I've tried it without them and it puts a terrific strain on the starter motor.......hope that helps!
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Not usually an issue until after 2007, but the best bet would be check the shaft once disassembled, if too high, go with hydraulic set up. There is a good chance it should be okay because they didn't switch from the Timken bearings until 2002. The only disadvantage to this approach is not ordering parts until after the engine is torn down.
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True that it isn't usually an issue but... I have run across an instance were the guy had an '01 that had the chain tensioners replaced in the past and the mechanic that did it obviously used bearings they had on hand or put the old ones back in. The whole point of switching is to prevent future problems, it makes sense (to me) to take 10 minutes and verify. Then again I'm **** - do it once, do it right.
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With a good gas and proper tune 54s and 570s can take 10.5. I think 60s would still be soft with 10.5. S&S 585 would be better imho. Good luck!
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As soon as I get my Sporty back on the road I'm going to pull the cam cover off the Road King and check everything. I just want to already have everything picked out before hand. So as soon as I confirm my run out is good all I have to do is place orders.