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Originally Posted by Geezer-Glide
How many money?? And, does it REALLY[i]quiet up the "clatter" in the top end? I have an '03 FLHTC with 24,000 miles on her. S&S 510G cams. Will it be harder to install the spring since I do not have the cam chain? Can I sneak it behind the gear??  |
I believe it would be a lot easier without the tensioner in the way.
it will be a little more dificult with the cam plate in bike. but can be done.
make sure you do not run roll pin in between the spring coils.
with the spring, my idle pressure is about 25lbs
on the hiway 50lbs these are on hot days. higher in the winter.
starting the engine dead cold guage pegs.(over 60lbs)
it is nice to have some oil pressure.
(some one asked about stretching the stock spring. stretching a spring is a mickey mouse way IMHO to do things. fueling should include a shim or new spring with their pumps.)
this means the lifters will not bleed down intermitantly, and the piston cooling jets will keep working even at idle. my top end is a lot more quiet with the spring.
when you bolt the cam cover back on. make sure the bolt holes have NO oil in them. if oil is in them and you torque the bolts down, something will break. I used brake cleaner and compressed air to clean out the bolt holes
