Another SE-255 cams install with pictures

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hcl118

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I thought about freezing them when it was time to install them but I did not. The Beatty tool really made putting them in a snap. He's a great craftman. I just put spittle of the oil that I had lost in my drain pan on them and with the Beatty tool, that all but fell in.
 
I ordered the the Beatty tool, hopefully it will be here in a couple of days. Unfortunately, I'm not doing my cam and 103" install until mid-late July as I still have more tools to buy.
 
Nice job, James. I don't think your dyno numbers are all that out of whack. The fact that you are pulling virtually identical numbers to a CVO 110 kinda is further proof of that. As you know, dynos differ, sometimes greatly depending on a lot of factors. I think you've actually got more accurate numbers than some other folks have posted with the same build. I've also seen some members fudge their dyno numbers upwards to reflect what they felt they should have been. That's one problem of sharing dyno charts, it sometimes leads to unreasonable expectations. It seems like lots of guys swapping cams into a stock 96 are expecting 85-90hp and 100+ tq, and that's just not gonna happen for everyone.

As you're finding out, SE255 in a 96" touring bike makes for a great ride.
 
I wouldn't go the freezing route as the bearings are not a big solid hunk of metal - like a bearing cup on a tapered roller set would be - because of this you don't get the reduction in size to help much. Plus, these types of bearings don't rely on heavy press fits to works.

Biggest issue is causing condensation that can cause flash rust on the bearing surface or introducing water droplets into the lube which might get into other sensitive bearings.
 
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