Stage 2 Cam Kit Harley V-Rod Discuss Stage 2 Cam Kit in the Motorcycles forums; Anyone have one yet? Let's hear your thoughts!!...

[rjrivero]

Anyone have one yet? Let's hear your thoughts!!

[Twinpeaks]

Originally Posted by rjrivero

Anyone have one yet? Let's hear your thoughts!!

I was wondering what was a good set of cams for the 1130. I always ran big strokers with high lift cams and like that erratic low end. I would like to change the stock cams out to something not too tame but not too radical. Something good on the street. Any suggests?
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[rjrivero]

Bang for the buck, this new cam set from HD is an awesome cam. The ones from Jones or Megacycles will cost $200-$400 MORE and that's without the Air cleaner and velocity stacks.

This cam has more lift than the 480/460 megacycles cams, and the long duration of the exhaust cam will help to reduce reversion at typical street cruising RPM's. This stage 2 cam looks like a winner.

[rjrivero]

It looks like the base circle on the Stage II cams is slightly smaller than on the stock cams. They will require shims to the large side (2.80-3.00mm) of the spectrum available from Harley Davidson.

If you don't have a set of shims available to you, then you'll need to plan a couple days of down time while the shims you need are delivered.

If you do have a complete shim kit, you're good to go.

(There aren't any "kits" per se available from Harley Davidson. You'll have to order the ones you want. )

[Twinpeaks]

always somethin' !

[rjrivero]

Originally Posted by Twinpeaks

always somethin' !

Yeah. If you think about ordering enough shims to make your own complete "kit" you'll need about $1,000 in "spare" cash. You need to order 8 each of the 44 sizes of shims at $2.65 a pop and a place to keep them.

Here's the kit I started for doing valve lash adjustments. Sizes 1.925-2.650 which do take care of MOST STANDARD valve adjustments.

Now with the "Stage II Cams" I decided to fill the rest of the shim kit for sizes 2.675 - 3.000. (Not pictured)