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Old 05-11-2009, 10:17 PM
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Wondering what you all thought. My T/A Has 101K on it and am thinking about H/C swap. Would this be ok? Or do I need to freshen it up also. NOt going too agressive it a daily driver. Thanks for any info
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Do it. I do 100K+ heads/cam stuff all the time. If the motor has been maintained properly, the looser motors actually tend to make a little more power

Just make sure while the heads are off to clean all the carbon deposits on the pistons. This will help restore compression and prevent unnecessary detonation.

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If it's healty.. why not?
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yeah, go for it. I did my cam @ 80k and my heads @ 112k, runs great!
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do a leak down test and compression test. if everthings looks good, go ahead and do it. I did mine at 122k and im at 150k with no problems.
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im about to do my swap...just turned 141k a few days ago. its my DD (besides the bike) and i put at least 300miles a week on it. usually more
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Did my cam at 108,000 miles and havent had a problem.(MS3 cam)Gen 3/4 motors are just awesome! Im going for some heads sooner or later.




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