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Old 01-04-2015, 11:49 AM
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I ride a 2012 RK with sert stage one, SE air cleaner and SE slip ons.
It has been dynoed at 81 hp and 90 tq. It is a very nice ride.
What i want is a 255 cam up grade. My dealer told me 1500.00 for cam install and dyno
Is this a fair price for just a cam and dyno ?
 
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Old 01-04-2015, 12:38 PM
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my builder charged me 4-1/2 hours (@ $85 per) just to do my dyno. That's $385. I think 255 cams can be bought for about $300 or a bit less. With gaskets you'll have roughly $700 in dyno labor and misc parts, leaving $800 for his labor. I think most dealers are getting $80-90 per hour for their labor.

(edit:) was just thinking, adding a tuner (i.e. Power Commander, TTS, Cobra ect will add another 4-500 bucks)
 

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That is about what I was quoted a couple years ago. Did it myself.
 
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Local dealer wanted $2100 for HD cam install, thats just crazy.
 
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Around my neck of the woods that is about avg. for everything with dyno, having a Harley Davidson Dealership do it. I did check around with some independent shops and they was around the 1,000 buck range.
 
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i just got my scooter back this weekend from the dealer. they installed cams, lifters new clutch spring and Clutch WIZ. They reused the stock push rods R&R complete exhaust system.

Total cost including all the parts and labor was $1400.00.
 
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Crazy. Prices are all over the place. Is it worth it to pick up about twelve pounds of tq ?
Is the different huge from 90 to say 105 in tq ?
 
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Originally Posted by wingfoot
i just got my scooter back this weekend from the dealer. they installed cams, lifters new clutch spring and Clutch WIZ. They reused the stock push rods R&R complete exhaust system.

Total cost including all the parts and labor was $1400.00.
did this include a tune on the dyno, or maybe just a re-flash with a canned map?
 
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The tuner that I will use for cams (assuming I ever actually do it...) charges $1,500 including a first class dyno tune. I assume that doesn't include the purchase of a tuner module. I already have a SEPST so I didn't ask.
 
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Let me add to my earlier post that the quotes I got was without the purchase of a tuner as I already have the SE Pro Super Tuner and stage 1 on my bike.
 


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