What stage and brand name cams do you guys have in your raptors? Where do you buy from? Also, what kind of difficulty is it to install. Is it worth the power gain and what kind of gain can I expect. I have full Big Gun Exhuast with K&N and jetted, 04 Raptor 660R. THX

 

I just installed a Hot Cams stage 1 cam in my raptor, I like the way it woke the motor up.......as far as the install, if your mechanically inclined, you'll have no problems installing the stage 1 cam...Good luck, I hope this helps[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Why did you decide on the Stage one over the stage two. Is the stage two overkill?

 

No stg.2 cam is a good cam.......I selected the stg.1 because of the style of riding i do...Trails, Logging roads & so on.....

 

Dont know what your plans are for the bike but for just trails and playing in the sand , the hot cam , stage 1 is a decent cam and can be installed very simply by just taking off the valve cover and doing the swap.
The stage 2 is more of a race style cam that produces better top end while sacrificing a bit of bottom end. With the stage 2, you also need to change the valve springs which will require you to remove the head unless you have the adapter to screw into the spark plug hole that attaches to a compressor to hold the valves up while you remove the springs.

 

Most the cams are good, their are about 10 different onces out their, and each one serves their one purpose. What kind of riding do you do mostly? Thats a major question for me on cam selection??? I personally dont think any cam is going to wake up your bike a whole lot with the big gun exhaust on their.? JMO though.

 

Whats wrong with that exhaust?

 

call big gun and ask them for yourself, like i said this is JMO, i pretty sure your not going to notice a very big gain by switching cam while using that pipe. Its just not a high performance pipe, it doesnt allow your bike to breathe as well as the other pipes, and your going to go and modify how much it breathes. That pipe doesnt breathe that well to start, and you want to add a cam to have it breathe more air!!?? MAKE SENSE? You put a big cam it that bike with a tall lift/duration i dont think youll like it. I know for a fact you wont, i would stick with the stage 1 cam, and would never go any bigger with that exhaust on their.

 

would it be smart to get the stage 1 and a 11:1 piston?

 

Worked great for me, loads of low and midrange.