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#1 ·
I'm on my third Harley, and I've never had the factory cams replaced in any of them. I'm leaning this way, and wanted to ask what's a fair price to have them swapped out ('13 RGU)? I'm sure the dealership will be outrageous, but I'd like a ballpark idea so I don't get taken advantage of.


Thanks in advance for the help.
 
#4 ·
Just had mine done by Chris Rivas V-Twin in Fresno, CA.

New cams, new cam bearings, new pushrods, new pushrod tubes, new lifters, new lifter block gaskets, including labor and tax: $1,250. Full dyno tune (I already had the tuner) $400.

Grand total, out the door, $1,650.
 
#5 ·
If you're mechanically inclined it will be a lot less money so I you have the service manual you can do the work yourself. The only specialty tool you need is a cam bearing tool which you can find for around $125 this tool will pull and press in the cam bearings. The work isn't that hard and if you want to save money you can pull the pushrods out of the top by removing the rocker covers and rockers, then you can reuse the stock pushrods. Also all the gaskets can be reused if there is no damage done to them. So eliminate the adjustable pushrods, pushrod tubes and gaskets, install new lifters while you're in there, with the cam costing around $350 +/- (depending on cam choice) the S&S lifters for around $300 and the cam tool for $125. You can get a Power Vision tuner for around $400 or so which if it is bought from Fuel Moto they will put in a Base map for your cam and then you can use the autotune feature to fine tune the bike and then you don't need to shell out the cash for a dyno tune.
As a side note it is always better to use adjustable pushrods if you can afford them because it makes cam chest and lifter R&R easier in the future but if your money is tight these can be put in some other time. Also a good dyno tune is the best IF you find a competent dyno tune tech that knows what they are doing, there is a lot of people that had dyno tunes done that were not happy with the results because they went to the wrong dynotech so do your research carefully if looking for a dyno tune.
 
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#6 ·
What Ironmark said. On top of that Andrews cams can be had for $200.00 on amazon along with S&S lifters for around $120. If your bike is low mileage keep the stock lifters. Going through the rocker boxes and reusing OE pushrods really isnt all that hard, just tight clearances when trying to torque bolts back down (my '08 was an M'fer). Some years are worse than others (so I was told by a local Indy shop).

If you can turn wrenches, save some money.

Andrews cams: $200 +/-
Torrington Bearings: $15
Gaskets/ Orings if going through rockers: $50+/-
Bearing installer/puller: $112.00
PowerVison w/ Target Tune: $895----w/ lifetime tunes and support from FM.
Could also do a ThunderMax for the same or cheaper price point.

Total: $1250-1300
W/ adj. pushrods add another $130.00 for FM sticks.
 
#7 ·
You don't really need the target tune for the Power Vision, the Power Vision without target tune will still tune the bike using the stock 02 sensors. The target tune is beneficial for big build engines but for a stock engine with cam, air and exhaust mods doesn't need target tune. The cost of a PV without target tune will be around $400.
 
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