Cam Choice

Now that I think that I have jetting right, I have this nagging feeling that I am going to want to change my cams out. I keep hearing that having over .500" lift is key to make power. Well, I do not have over .500" lift so I am seriously considering on making the change.

I have looked into two different cams so far, which are the Woods W8s and the SE .536" lift Sportster cams. As of now I am leaning towards the SE cams because I am not a fan of having a noisy valve train and of course because I am looking for reliability and am not sure if the Woods can provide the longevity that is so important to me.

Looking forward to all input.. Thanks...

Are those the ones by Kuryakan or are the the Wild Things??

Just looked, and Thanks, but that is a Woods cam and not the way that I want to go.

That is what I hear and after having a personal conversation with Bob, I would agree. However I do not think that what is available for my bike is really suitable for the street. Not only that, but those cams are just friggen expensive...

well more lift is going to give you more cylinder fill more fuel and air means more cylinder pressure make sure you choose a cam with proper duration . you have 10.5 to 1 compresion so you dontwant a cam that has to short of a duration . and cause ping under heavy load if your looking to get an anwser on a forum as what cam to choose for an application of your bike your pissin inn the wind . ask your engine builder or the folks at bishop that got your set up what they think and what the installed height of the springs and seat pressure the new cam you choose will require. and see if your valve train set up you have now will work with the new cams . you want a cam that puts down the valve on the seat soft . fast ramp cams are noisey . heavy valve train also with a fast ramp cams are noisey . and your 5/16 valves are heavy . and so are the retainers in those se heads . do lots of research on the cams!!! bigger aint all ways better . im at 498 -508 with short duration and low compression and made 27 horse over the stock cams and 29 foot pounds of torque over stock? and i only did the bowls and short turns on the heads . the prowler is a very nice cam but they do tend to be a little on the noisey side . i dont know if mike rolland had a cam ground for the sporty motor ? did you check the web at kurayakan ? you know andrews ground the cams for mike rolland at kurayakan .

Mike Rolland, that is who I was trying to think of. Yes, I did look at Kuryakan and I didn't see anything there for the Sportster. Just the TC. As far as my heads go, I do have the beehive springs and all of the goodies in them already. Funny that you mention Bishops as I did talk to them a while ago and they said that the Woods w8s would be too much for the street and like mentioned, noisy.. I know that bigger is not always better so that is why I, to an extent threw the Woods cams out as a possibility.

This thread is a success already because for the life of me I could not think of who it was that you mentioned that one time over the phone. thanks BP.

he is quite the brain when it comes to power out of a harley motor he knows how to do it very nice man and ya might want to give him a call he will get on the phone with ya . if he did not desighn a cam for the sporty he will know who to talk to and might steer ya the correct way.

I give up......

thats two guys givin you the same answer you wanted advise you got it my brother. on cams that is

I have been riding it the way it is now for 2 years and I need to do something different now. I will only change the cams if I do not get what I want for power considering a better tuned carb and better pipes. Like I said in the opening post, I just have a feeling that I am going to disappointed by what the dyno is going to tell me. I hope that is not the case, but I am preparing.

have you gone back to the dyno with the new pipes yet .? and i see you said you got the carb air fuel corrected as well how did you make out?

never mind the post ! i got my answer

I agree with all of the above.. Dyno soon... Once I get to fee;omg better anyways.