I've got an '09 RKC, stock 96" with BUB 7 slip-ons and stage 1 AC/ tune.

I want the best performance my stocker can deliver without going up in cubes. I'm thinking adding Vance and Hines Power Duals to the BUBs with PCV and auto tune, or maybe BUB TDX full system with crossover.

If I was going into the motor at all I just wanna drop-in a cam, SE 255, Andrews 26, et al for what I know I want out of my bike's performance: I want the surge to come on as low as possible in the rev band, and I don't rev much 4 grand anyway. If I really want to let the badger loose every now and again and rev the hell out of it, I've got a 2006 BMW K1200R, Teutonic and supersonic (see attached pic.)

But my Road King is aptly named, comanding the open road, and I don't need to fly at MACH speeds with the tach at 5,000+ rpm on a big twin.

Opinions please, on which drop-in cam for ultra-low grunt on a stock 96 (I know, don't go having any romantic delusions of pavement-ripping torque from the stocker) plus feedback on what to do to stock heads to help out cam switch.

Dumb question regarding the stock cam: I know it's an EPA smog cam, but what does that mean in terms of how the power is spread out over the rev band? Knowing that my 96 and its gearing will be "happier" with a cam set up to come on sooner, is there any real advantage to keeping the stock cam in place?

Thanks,

John

 

Andrews 26 is hard to beat for what your looking for, also consider the Head-Quarters TC 500, and the Tman 525, or the new Woods 555.

on the exhaust, maybe consider a 2 into 1 pipe for best torque. I dont have a bagger, so maybe someone will chime in on a good pipe for a heavier bike.

 

I'm guessing:
A.) SE 255
B.) Andrews 48H
255's can be found on ebay, forums, etc for around $150 as many CVO buyers remove them to upgrade their stock cam. 255's are the popular low rpm stump pullers. The Andrews 48H is a newly released cam that has characteristics similar to the 255 but supposedly can carry it out a few rpm's further...