Cam It Up! | Fuel Moto Hop-Up, Part 2

01. The main components for this install is a set of Wood Performance Knight Prowler TW 555 cams, Fuel Moto pushrods, James Gaskets lower end gasket kit, and replacement Torrington inner cam bearings. Fuel Moto offers this kit for $549.

01. The main components for this install is a set of Wood Performance Knight Prowler TW 5

Last issue we showed you a basic stage one upgrade on an ’11 Street Glide using Fuel Moto’s Jackpot stainless steel 2-1-2 head pipe, 4-inch Touring Mufflers, Stage 1 Air Cleaner kit, and Power Commander’s new Power Vision EFI tuner. A simple bolt-on affair, that install made for a great performance improvement over the stock 65.34 hp and 78.16 lb-ft torque numbers with the bike putting out 80.28 hp (nearly 23 percent gain) and 94.41 lb-ft of torque (21 percent more torque) with a nice torque curve above 90 lb-ft from 3,000 to 4,500 rpm. The owner really liked the sound and noticeable seat-of-the-pants gain in power the upgrade provided.

While we agreed that the bike had a nice growl without being too loud, we liked the price (about $1,400 in parts) and overall performance the install achieved. The results made it clear how serious Fuel Moto owner, Jamie Long, is about ensuring his company’s proprietary components make good power, and that his hours on the dyno developing maps for Dyno Jet’s new Power Vision EFI module squeezed the best results out of those components. It also became evident as to why many of Fuel Moto’s customers come from more than 100 miles away from the shop’s Little Chute, Wisconsin, home base to have their bikes hopped up and tuned.

01. The main components for this install is a set of Wood Performance Knight Prowler TW 555 cams, Fuel Moto pushrods, James Gaskets lower end gasket kit, and replacement Torrington inner cam bearings. Fuel Moto offers this kit for $549.
01. The main components for this install is a set of Wood Performance Knight Prowler TW 5
02. With a rich history in racing and performance, Bob Wood, of Wood Performance knows a thing or two about making horsepower for both automobiles and motorcycles. His Knight Prowler cams have been used in numerous builds that have taken top honors in various dyno shootouts over the years. His cams are known for their short-duration, high-lift specs that deliver exceptional torque and horsepower. The TW-555s are designed for ’06 Dynas and ’07-later H-D Big Twins. They are bolt-in cams that work with stock springs. Fuel Moto also offers the Knight Prowler Directional Lifters ($229). These lifters can only be installed one way, allowing the oil feed hole in the lifter body to be properly aligned with the oil feed channel in the lifter bore. They are hydraulic roller lifters with a freshly designed pushrod lifter cup that provides proper oil flow through the push rod to the top end.
02. With a rich history in racing and performance, Bob Wood, of Wood Performance knows a

Satisfied with the first stage of his hop-up, the Street Glide owner, Jason Staniak, decided to let Fuel Moto dig a little deeper into his bike by installing a new set of cams and porting/polishing his throttle body and intake. Of course we continued to shoot over the shoulder of Fuel Moto’s head tech, Jim Monson, as he performed the install. HB

03. While we were snapping photos of the components that were to be installed, Jim was busy prepping the lower end for the install. Since the cams were going to be swapped and new adjustable Fuel Moto pushrods were going to be installed, Jim simply cut the stock pushrods with bolt cutters so they could be removed and the cam plate could be pulled out. If you aren’t going to be tearing into the top end, this method is much quicker than removing the gas tank and cylinder heads.
03. While we were snapping photos of the components that were to be installed, Jim was bu
04. With the pushrods out of the way, Jim removed the stock lifters, cam cover, and cam plate assembly.
04. With the pushrods out of the way, Jim removed the stock lifters, cam cover, and cam p
05. Jim then began removing the stock cams from the cam support plate.

06. Part of the Fuel Moto install kit is new Torrington inner cam bearings. Jim used a JIMS inner cam bearing removal tool to pull the stock bearings. The new Torrington bearings have more rollers to them than the stock bearings, which means more bearing contact surface and more support.
06. Part of the Fuel Moto install kit is new Torrington inner cam bearings. Jim used a JI
07. After applying some assembly lube to the new bearings, Jim used the installation tool to press each bearing into place.
07. After applying some assembly lube to the new bearings, Jim used the installation tool
08. Jim then aligned the timing marks on the new TW-555 cams and installed the inner cam chain. The specs for the TW-555 cams are: 0.053 Duration Timing @0.053 Valve Lift Lift TDC Intake 21/41 242 0.555 0.189 Exhaust 43/19 242 0.555 0.178
08. Jim then aligned the timing marks on the new TW-555 cams and installed the inner cam

06. Part of the Fuel Moto install kit is new Torrington inner cam bearings. Jim used a JIMS inner cam bearing removal tool to pull the stock bearings. The new Torrington bearings have more rollers to them than the stock bearings, which means more bearing contact surface and more support.
06. Part of the Fuel Moto install kit is new Torrington inner cam bearings. Jim used a JI
09. Once he had the new TW-555 cams in place, Jim slid the cams/cam support plate assembly into the cam chest.
09. Once he had the new TW-555 cams in place, Jim slid the cams/cam support plate assembl
10. After aligning the oil pump and securing the cam plate and oil pump in place, Jim then installed the new Night Prowler directional lifters.
10. After aligning the oil pump and securing the cam plate and oil pump in place, Jim the