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Old 10-05-2023, 05:56 PM
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I’m a little slow tonight. I’m not following.
You don't hear the clatter?
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At the 2-3 second mark it's the most obvious..
 
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Old 10-05-2023, 07:03 PM
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You don't hear the clatter?
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At the 2-3 second mark it's the most obvious..
Yeah, it sounds like mine. A little worse maybe but I’m only on my iPhone and the playback is for ****. I’ll play it on my PC later.

Are we comparing whose sounds worse?
 
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Old 10-05-2023, 07:36 PM
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Yeah, it sounds like mine. A little worse maybe but I’m only on my iPhone and the playback is for ****. I’ll play it on my PC later.

Are we comparing whose sounds worse?
I guess it depends on who is listening..
 
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Old 10-05-2023, 08:08 PM
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I guess it depends on who is listening..
In riddles you speak…
 
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Old 10-05-2023, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mchad
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Just Getting you back for

What did I ever do to you that justifies you tormenting me with that video? Huh?
Not sure how I did that.

I will say that I find the 9B quiet tolerable. Motor runs strong and don't hear any valvetrain noise at anything above idle. The single number woods cams above 0.580 lift are known to be noisey. Had an W8 that was horrendous. I suspect I could get it to work reasonable now. Both the W8 and this W9B were circa 2003. Don't know if Bobby softened the ramps as time went on.

My 17RK has had a slight single tick at 2000 miles. It has 53000 on it now. Only happens when hot. Don't hear at anything above idle..
 
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Old 10-06-2023, 06:49 AM
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Not sure how I did that.

I will say that I find the 9B quiet tolerable. Motor runs strong and don't hear any valvetrain noise at anything above idle. The single number woods cams above 0.580 lift are known to be noisey. Had an W8 that was horrendous. I suspect I could get it to work reasonable now. Both the W8 and this W9B were circa 2003. Don't know if Bobby softened the ramps as time went on.

My 17RK has had a slight single tick at 2000 miles. It has 53000 on it now. Only happens when hot. Don't hear at anything above idle..
So are you are saying that rattle is normal for your bike?
 
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Old 10-06-2023, 08:30 AM
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So are you are saying that rattle is normal for your bike?
With that cam, yes.
 
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Old 10-06-2023, 08:52 AM
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With that cam, yes.
Well, at this point I'll just see what the new lifters do for me.
 
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Old 10-06-2023, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Max Headflow
Doesn't 98hotrodfatboy run a W888 or some other WXXX cam in his twincam?
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Yes the 888's in my twin cam..

Also I ran the W8 and 9B in my Evo and never had uncommon valvetrain noise...
 
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Yes the 888's in my twin cam..

Also I ran the W8 and 9B in my Evo and never had uncommon valvetrain noise...

Evo is a different animal.. It has larger rollers on the lifters. Both TC and evo wood Wx cams were ground on tracing grinders using the same lobe profile so it is not a good comparison.
 
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