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Offline metalhead0283

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650 cam in 550
« on: February 08, 2013, 05:29:47 PM »
ok guys how much power do ya gain by swapping cams? like any dyno proof? 650 cam in a 550
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2013, 06:42:06 PM »
300hp.
you put a 650 cam in because its cheap. Cheap people are not going to spend the money on a dyno run to find out they gained 2hp. Its more power for cheap, end of story. You want performance, get a real cam and higher compression big bore pistons.
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2013, 08:08:22 PM »
lol i gotcha man...im not doing anything engine performance wise to mine this year anyways...when i do whats a good place to get performance parts?
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2013, 09:33:42 PM »
Im not hating on the 650 cam, I have one on my shelf for my next build but for my current build i went the HyPo stuff. The best place that i know of to get it is http://www.dynoman.net/. I bought pistons, cam, gaskets, e-ignition....he has what ever you need.
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2013, 11:01:02 PM »
an ounce of handling is worth a pound of power.
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2013, 11:45:26 PM »
So use a set of 650 handlebars?
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2013, 11:55:11 PM »
no no no,, youve got it all wrong,,you have to put the 650 emblems on the 500!
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2013, 11:56:11 PM »
don't know what the 650 cam on it's own will do, but the 650 has a very lively engine, but that would include the head as well.
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2013, 12:16:09 AM »
and an extra 100 CCs
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2013, 04:38:21 AM »
 That's why I'm swapping an '82 CB650 engine into my '71 CB500. :)
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2013, 10:55:38 AM »
How much work is that Scott?

I see 650's around me cheap and 500's with stuck engines, my mind is racin now. I started making vroom vroom noises already
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2013, 11:59:53 AM »
 I'll let you know soon. Still gathering parts. The motor mounts are all the same. Some wiring differences. I'll be doing a thread when I start the swap.
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2013, 01:26:11 PM »
so im assuming lowering 3 inches aint doing much for the handling? lol...i wanted to put cbr forks on it cuz i got some cbr parts..including the swing arm an pro-link mono shock ;)...3 inches puts it jus bout right...im stuck with stock forks till next year...money is key...lol
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2013, 01:53:40 PM »
I picked up a dyno proven 1,000,000 whorespower.
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Re: 650 cam in 550
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2013, 05:21:44 PM »
i want some of that whorespower!!!
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