Cam Choice

JB you mite check on the cams that they use in the buell. HD has spent a lot on makeing them fast and reliable they are HD s sport bike it mite be worth checking in to

Thanks, I know what the Buell is... And no I am not really interested in Buell cams. Thanks for the suggestion though...

Do you have a picture of you Sporty???

yes i have pics of both my bikes. i will put them on this weakend

Just wanted to let those of you who ride the touring bikes that I have a 103 cubic inch street glide [what a pig!!!] straight from the factory !!! I wanted to give it enough power to "pull a greasy string out of a cats ass", so after a couple of months researching everything from head work, cams, and pipes I decided to install a set of Andrews 54H cams, had the heads done by Branch O'keefe in Ca. , true duals by Freedom Performance, and the autotune Thundermax. All work was done by Frank at Freedom Cycle in wilmington, De. The results were outstanding. Factory specs. 70 lb.ft torque, 68 horsepower. {ho-hum}.
New dyno results.... 108.62 lb.ft torque and 102.85 horsepower !!
FYI. 54h cam has 550 lift w/238 duration.. These figures are quoted from dyno readings on nov. 9, 2011. I also want to thank Paul from Branch O'keefe for sharing his extensive knowledge in head flowmetrics and his advice on helping me choose the proper cam for getting the power i wanted for the type of riding that i do. Usually 10 mph more than the law allows !!!!
I hope this little note will give some of you a few ideas to consider when you decide to make some changes to your bike.
To all of you,,,, ride safe and keep the "shiny side" up !!

wow i would have thought that a new 103 would have more horses then that.glad to here you got the horses that HD should have got in the first place.ride hard ride fast

Newbie, thanks for the response,,, had the bike out today for about 75 miles of
bar hopping, beer drinking, and football watching. Seems like its getting stronger by
the mile..... Hope your ride is running strong for you..... Later.

Ok, today I talked with Zippers because I took a little bit more time to go over their site and read about them. I have also asked around about these guys and everyone says that they are top notch.. So I went to them asking about their Red Shift cams and I am excited about these guys a lot. They had suggested for my build that I go with their .567 cam. I do not know at this point what the timing is or duration. One thing that i do not have any experience with at this point is that they eant to take my stock cams and regrind them. What does everyone think of this?? I am pretty sure that this is ok, just need some input from those that breath this stuff.
Thanks

never herd of regrinding stock cams for more lift when stock cams already have less. but zippers are in the bisnness of perf. i think i would by new. also how reliable is you bike going to be for long rides with that much cam

Most high performance cams are reground stock cores . Fact is most of them are ! Unless you by very high lift billet cams most of them are reground cores. The billet cams are for solid roller apps above 670 at least in automotive apps.

Cool. all moot now because I am not going any further with my bike, I am standing still..

Yes it is way more fun to ride!!!!! I am going to go out for a ride when it warms another 8* minimum. Right now it is 32* out side. I rode Whip home in the temp yesterday.. it was a little cold but hey, why not it was fun too.

Thanks for your help as well HRK, much appreciated..

What a difference a good tune makes,eh

That's what you'll feel like on your new RG when HR blows the doors off you with the Sportie. :roflmao:

they dont regrind them,they machine off the stock lobes,press & weld on their lobes,seen off timing issues in the past with their XL cams