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Old 08-31-2010 | 09:24 AM
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Ok so my heritage has 30,000 miles on her now and Im gonna put it in the shop here shortly to get the cam chain tensioners replaced and all that good stuff. Well whlie its in the shop I figured that it would be easy to do a cam swap with gear driven cams since he is already gonna be in there. Im not interested in doin a big bore kit or anything,just cams..I want a little more of a meaner idle and sound and maybe a little more power. Its fuel injected so I cant expect a whole lot of difference in idle but maybe a little..What cams do yall recommened?? Im just now learning bout the cams so all opinions are welcome!! thanks
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 09:25 AM
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I like my Andrews 26G's....I can't say that the idle is any meaner, but the bottom end power is nice. It pulls great up to 5k rpm or so.
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 09:58 AM
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The s/e 203's give a nice slow lope on idle. I have had them in my bike for several years. I'll be putting soemthing different when I build my motor, but who knows when that will happen.

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Old 08-31-2010 | 10:05 AM
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Woods cams sound good and pull good
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 11:40 AM
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What year is your bike? If its 3.15 gearing, Andrews 21's work great in an 88". If 3.37, 26's may be better.
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 11:57 AM
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I am in the same market for a cam only. My mechanic said I will feel a lot more torque but not that much horse power with the one he is putting in mine. I dont know which one it is honestly but it is a cam set up for a touring bike. I have a 2006 Heritage and I do a lot of two up riding. Weight two up is say hmmm 390 pounds with a rack bag weighing around 75ish. Mountain riding and interstates is where I travel. Can anyone give me an example of what I can expect with the described type of cam?
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Albritton
Ok so my heritage has 30,000 miles on her now and Im gonna put it in the shop here shortly to get the cam chain tensioners replaced and all that good stuff. Well whlie its in the shop I figured that it would be easy to do a cam swap with gear driven cams since he is already gonna be in there. Im not interested in doin a big bore kit or anything,just cams..I want a little more of a meaner idle and sound and maybe a little more power. Its fuel injected so I cant expect a whole lot of difference in idle but maybe a little..What cams do yall recommened?? Im just now learning bout the cams so all opinions are welcome!! thanks
I still like the tried and true S+S 510G's
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 01:44 PM
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I am still in the research area, and probably woods is the way to go for 'low end' 'real life' power, some say the S&S 255 are good but Donny Peterson recommends Woods cams !
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 02:46 PM
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KumaRide my Heritage is a 2001..Thanks for all your replies guys!
 
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Old 08-31-2010 | 03:36 PM
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I am doing the same thing on my '03 Heritage... I am getting Andrew's 26G's. Gonna do the swap this winter, as it will give me something to do.
 


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