Wild Things TC-2d Cam specifications Lift Opening Closing Duration Lobe Center Intake .510 18 50 248 106 Exhaust .495 48 14 242 107 Squish and You:Setting the squish is one of the most often overlooked procedures in building a performance engine. Squish is the clearance between the piston and the quench area around the combustion chamber at top dead center. More simply put, piston to head clearance. When the piston approaches the head on the compression stroke, the air fuel mixture in the cylinder is squeezed out of the quench area towards the center of the combustion chamber. This creates a great deal of turbulence in the chamber. Turbulence is a good thing here keeping the fuel in suspension and creating a more homogenous mixture in the combustion chamber. These two things will result in a more complete burn and because the air fuel mixture is more consistent throughout the chamber, there is much less of a chance detonation will occur. Other benefits are increased power, better fuel mileage, and a crisper feeling and sounding engine. The tighter your squish is set, the more benefits you will receive from this process. On the other hand, if your squish is set too loose, you can end up with a bike that performs poorly and has severe detonation (pinging) problems. So how tight is too tight and how loose is too loose. For most Harleys .030-inch to .035-inch is the ideal piston to head clearance. Any closer and you run the risk of the piston hitting the head. Looser than .040-inch and the benefits of squish are lost. Kuryakyn has raised the deck on their Wild Things pistons .015-inch to make getting that perfect .030 to .035-inch squish setting easier. Your cylinders won't need to be shortened and/or the have need for super thin head gaskets. 10. The cam plate was secured to the case and torqued to Factory specifications.10. The cam plate was secured to the case and torqued to Factory specifications. 11. Next, Matt installed the upper primary cam sprocket and the lower crank sprocket onto their respective shafts, before fastening the hydraulic primary cam chain tensioner, followed by the chain guide.11. Next, Matt installed the upper primary cam sprocket and the lower crank sprocket onto 12. ...fastening the hydraulic primary cam chain tensioner, followed by the chain guide.12. ...fastening the hydraulic primary cam chain tensioner, followed by the chain guide. 13. All that was left to finish the cam change was to install the Cometic cam gasket and cam cover.13. All that was left to finish the cam change was to install the Cometic cam gasket and 14. Moving back up top, Matt placed the Cometic EST (Extreme Sealing Technology) rocker housing gaskets into place.14. Moving back up top, Matt placed the Cometic EST (Extreme Sealing Technology) rocker h 15. Both rocker housings were installed and torqued. 16. Before going any further, the Comp Cams Fast Times adjustable pushrods and tubes were prepared for installation. The adjustable pushrods were slid down through the rocker housing to rest on the lifters. These stiff pushrods are made of 4130 chromoly steel tubing with 0.049-inch wall thickness. The adjuster portion is made of 4140 high-strength steel with a hardened tip. Their adjustment design allows installation without disassembling rocker boxes, if the cam chest ever has to be opened again.16. Before going any further, the Comp Cams Fast Times adjustable pushrods and tubes were 17. With the pushrods in place but not yet adjusted, the rocker arm support plate with the rockers was installed along with the breather assembly.17. With the pushrods in place but not yet adjusted, the rocker arm support plate with th 18. Installing both rocker covers finished up the top end. 19. After successively getting each pushrod to the desired length, Matt tightened the locknut on the pushrods.19. After successively getting each pushrod to the desired length, Matt tightened the loc 20. Once each pushrod was adjusted, the pushrod tubes were extended and held with the spring cap retainers. This concluded the top-end/cam change part of the installation. Pipes, airbox, and breather assembly were left to get the bike running.20. Once each pushrod was adjusted, the pushrod tubes were extended and held with the spr 21. Kuryakyn worked with Cometic to develop the Wild Things Copper Exhaust Gaskets that won't squeeze out into the exhaust port and restrict flow. One was placed into each head and then Matt bolted on the Vance & Hines Longshots.21. Kuryakyn worked with Cometic to develop the Wild Things Copper Exhaust Gaskets that w « | 1 | 2 | 3 | » | View Full Article By Toph Bocchiaro Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
