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Old 06-19-2024, 10:24 AM
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Default Thinking of going with a stage 2 screaming eagle upgrade

My 2023 Triglide is still under factory warranty for 8 more months so I'm thinking of going with a Screaming Eagle stage 2. I'm thinking the 447 torque cam and Tab BAM sticks. After the warranty expires, I'll delete the cat and maybe go with a different programmer.
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You’ll get to the next gas station much quicker.

My ‘13 with a stage 3 gets ~23-25 mpg.
 

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I would wait until your warranty is up and then go for the build you want. There are a lot of cams out there that are better than the SE.
 
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The torque cam made a huge difference to my ‘17 EG Limited. On the TG, you definitely need low end torque. Imho…not many other cams give the low end torque much better.
 

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I would wait until your warranty is up and then go for the build you want. There are a lot of cams out there that are better than the SE.
8 months, I don't want to wait that long.
 
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Originally Posted by ShovelEd
You’ll get to the next gas station much quicker.

My ‘13 with a stage 3 gets ~23-25 mpg.
I hope to do better than that, We'll see.
 
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Originally Posted by TriGeezer
The torque cam made a huge difference to my ‘17 EG Limited. On the TG, you definitely need low end torque. Imho…not many other cams give the low end torque much better.
That's what I'm looking for. More torque. More HP is OK but torque is what I want.
 
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8 months, I don't want to wait that long.
Do yourself a huge favor, and go with one of the aftermarket torque cams, you will be much happier

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Your bike your cash. You ask. Wait 8 months hell with SE . Go with a better stage 2 and tune. Save some money and get more for what you spend.

Yes stage 2 can effect fuel mileage. Some of that may be due to the fun of twisting that throttle. My 114 run great with a good stage 2. But if I had to do it all over . I would pass on it. Just does not need it. But it does go faster, gets there quicker and sounds so good.
 
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For more input. take a look at the DK Custom videos.

I have an '18 with a Stage I kit and I'm happy with it but if I lived in a hilly region of the country, rode two-up a lot and/or towed a trailer I might consider a "torquer" cam but 'till then I'll leave mine as it is.

Depending on how I ride the worst MPG's that I ever got once was about 25 and the best was about 37.
For my riding style, I'm more concerned with range of a tank of fuel than I am with how fast I can get somewhere, but "to each their own"
 


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