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CVO Technical => Twin Cam => Topic started by: Pan1 on October 04, 2015, 01:00:21 PM

Title: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: Pan1 on October 04, 2015, 01:00:21 PM
Are S&S race lifters quieter in CVO 110 engines than Screamin eagle lifters. Tick Tick noise drives me crazy
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: 2BAGGR on October 04, 2015, 01:49:23 PM
The motor guys on here recommend S&S standard or GMR..  I'm sure they will chime in..
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: Skillet on October 04, 2015, 06:03:48 PM
i went with the S&S premiums and am real happy.
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: mark on October 04, 2015, 07:43:59 PM
Are S&S race lifters quieter in CVO 110 engines than Screamin eagle lifters. Tick Tick noise drives me crazy

The "tick, tick, tick" can come from other valve train components.  There are several posts on this forum about rocker arms causing tick sound.
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: MCE on October 04, 2015, 07:44:44 PM
Can't go wrong with S&S. Standard or premium, they're both really good.
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: MCE on October 04, 2015, 07:47:17 PM
The "tick, tick, tick" can come from other valve train components.  There are several posts on this forum about rocker arms causing tick sound.

Good point. Allot of times it's not the lifters at all...
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: snowrider13 on October 04, 2015, 07:57:10 PM
JUST got done installing a set of GMR lifters. the clack-clack noise that surfaced last week is gone. Back to the "normal" tick-tick of the 110 motor. Seemed to have movement in the axles you could see with the naked eye in all 4. Some wear patterns showing on 3 of the wheels. Mileage was 18,000.
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: HILLSIDECYCLE.COM on October 05, 2015, 07:13:49 AM
We use nothing but S&S valvetrain components here.
Scott
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: Ridgerunr on October 05, 2015, 08:49:54 AM
The 255 cams that come in the 110's are ticky. The lifters? well the OE are not to be trusted. A cam swap (I used a 24D) and S&S lifters will quiet things down a bunch.
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: Pan1 on October 05, 2015, 08:51:18 AM
Are you using the standard S&S or the Premium lifters on CVO type builds?
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: HILLSIDECYCLE.COM on October 05, 2015, 10:55:57 AM
Either will work.
Scott
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: twinotter on October 05, 2015, 01:12:44 PM
A block of harwood would last better and be quieter than the SE lifters, hehe.
I'll likely catch hell for this, but I'd use S&S standards for lifts to .570, Premiums for lifts to .625 and the HL2T Premiums above that.
S&S or GMR are some of the best out there. My 124 (.640 lift) has the HL2T lifters in as stock with 70K, no noise. fwiw  twinotter
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: r0de_runr on October 05, 2015, 04:36:22 PM
Lifters don't tick tick tick.

Lifters rattle on cold startup, or a semi-failed lifter will clack.

If you have S&S lifters adjusted properly and still have tick tick tick, it's somewhere else.

I had my valve springs replaced with av&v .600's chasing the ticking when hot, made a huge difference.  I took out S&S standards because they had over 15K miles on them, put in 850-1's.  Low rpm when hot ticking is significantly reduced, 2700-3000 ticking or sewing machine noise is still prevalent (I think that is the rocker shafts).

I'm no expert, not a mechanic.  My Harleys go tick tick tick.  Andrews 57 cam.  Earplugs and loud music.
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: GMR-PERFORMANCE on October 05, 2015, 06:13:01 PM
A quality lifter is a nice upgrade to all of these twin cams.. The CVO does have a better lifter however the rollers are still showing the same spalling and transfer that the C lifters have.. Just pulled a set out of a CVO  2016 with 876 miles on it .. they looked like it had hard life . hit or miss deal some get lucky and they work fine other not so much.. But quality control is Mexico is some what hit or miss would be the best guess.

Comp cams, GMR,  S&S , all work very well.  Good luck with the swap what ever brand you choose its a wise investment,  :2vrolijk_21:
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: Pan1 on October 05, 2015, 10:40:44 PM
Thank guys for your input!
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: HILLSIDECYCLE.COM on October 07, 2015, 12:37:34 PM
There are a plethora of lifters out there..............then there is S&S.
Scott
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: FlaHeatWave on October 08, 2015, 12:07:53 AM
There are a plethora of lifters out there..............then there is S&S.
Scott

that's the way I see it...
Title: Re: S&S lifters vs HD
Post by: HILLSIDECYCLE.COM on October 08, 2015, 07:19:20 AM
That is exactly how we approach that as well.
Scott