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Bike not running right after cam install

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Old 04-04-2012, 10:07 PM
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I had the same experience after an indy installed my TW-555 cams - the cam timing was off a tooth.
 
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Old 04-04-2012, 10:44 PM
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On a twin cam motor, if the cams are misaligned by even ONE TOOTH, the engine won't start at all. Not even a hiccup.
 
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Old 04-09-2012, 07:59 PM
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Well I got the bike back on Friday it is finally running right, aparrently the pushrods were inproperly adjusted. The map from fuel moto is pretty good but I am going to go get it dyno tuned as there is a pretty big lag in power from idle to about 2200 rpm's. my friend has the same cams in his street glide and its ALOT less noticable.

I ran it for a couple hundread miles and went on a poker run up in Dothan AL it was amazing to see how much power I had gained. passing cars I was having to let off it because I was gaining on my buddies in front of me so fast.

The shop owner gave me a hand written coupon on the back of his business card for half off a dyno tune but I am kind of skeptical because they just bought their dyno (not even set up yet) im thinking i may go with someone more experienced.
 
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Old 04-09-2012, 08:18 PM
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Mighty glad to hear all is good. I am wanting to do cams soon and found a really good Indy with a great reputation. Regardless I want to keep this info.
 
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Old 04-10-2012, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Lowcountry Joe
Would he still have O2 sensors hooked up with a PCV? I thought that, usually, the bike was taken out of closed loop when using a PCV.

good call LOL I dont read close enough. Oh well it looks like its running now.
 
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