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Wood TW-555 vs SE255 Cam Dyno Comparison by Fuel Moto

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Its not a bad job at all. Did that price get you new lifters too?
i really dont know should i buy them if dont get them i have 6000 miles on the bike already is it necessary.
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i just ordered my cams from fuel moto an hour ago and i think i got a great price $583.00. and it comes with the adjustable push rods cams, torrington bearings and gaskets. i have never done this befor to a twin cam done shovels and pans but never a twin cam and it sounds very intimidating to me but i guess i will find out this weekend. kinda nervous about doing this should i be worried iam a retired body man but i still know how to turn a wrench. will keep u all posted and wish me luck cuz lord knows iam gonna need it.
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Twinkie cams couldn't be easier to swap out. It'll be a breeze for you.
 
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Twinkie cams couldn't be easier to swap out. It'll be a breeze for you.
i hope your right!
 
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It's pretty easy, I did mine last Winter.
 
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no lifters in kit talk to keith and said it wasnt a necessity but he had a set for $229.00 it would be a bit more quiet. he also said not to worry about the lifters that it would be fine with the stock ones.
 
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what kind of performance gain will i see with these cams i have a thundermax throttle TBW stage 1 big sucker true duals with CFR mufflers.
 
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Rick your gonna love those cams! Your bike is going to rip!, I suggest you download atrain68's cam install write up off this forum. It is step by step. Maybe start early and go ahead and drop your right side floor board, get that exhaust off, pull your plugs, get your pushrods off and pull that cam cover. You'll be about a dozen or so bolts away from pulling the cams out at that point. Anyways, you'll do fine, you wired your own bars didn't ya? This will be a cake walk compared to that
 
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Originally Posted by roadgliderick
i really dont know should i buy them if dont get them i have 6000 miles on the bike already is it necessary.
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I talked to cyclerama today about their cams, and they say you should do lifters as well unless u have less than 800 miles on them. Something about how they wear in.
 
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Originally Posted by roadgliderick
i just ordered my cams from fuel moto an hour ago and i think i got a great price $583.00. and it comes with the adjustable push rods cams, torrington bearings and gaskets. i have never done this befor to a twin cam done shovels and pans but never a twin cam and it sounds very intimidating to me but i guess i will find out this weekend. kinda nervous about doing this should i be worried iam a retired body man but i still know how to turn a wrench. will keep u all posted and wish me luck cuz lord knows iam gonna need it.
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It's not a bad job, but take your time and follow the manual. Plan on a full-day to do the job if you reuse the stock pushrods, a couple of hours less if you use adjustables. Also, read these two write-ups:

Write-up 1

Write-up 2
 
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