400ex woods bike

[Martin Blair]

Heres what I got so far for a 400ex woods race bike, I was planning on building a R but my dad wont let me buy a R (long story) so im sticking with the 400, and hopefully be able to get a old 300ex for just a trail bike when I get enough.

Heres what i have already.

LRD pro-4 system
Edelbrock carb (i like it)
K&N w/ outerwear
sparks 6 degree advance key

Here what a plan.

JE 10.8:1 416 piston kit
XR400 head gasket
Port head for xc and new valve seals
Hotcam stage 1
Hinson 8 plate clutch basket
Sparks 8 plate clutch kit

Do I need anything else to run the 8 plate clutch besides a basket? Any parts need to be changed for something else? Would the HRC cam be better for this setup?

[Ryan]

You know if you run the XR gasket, Your compression will be at 11:1. You might have to run a certain amout of race gas.

[Martin Blair]

Yes I know this is goign to be my race bike as i would evtually like to get a used 300ex or something to trail ride.

[cals400ex]

actually, the sparks 8 plate clutch setup works just fine in the stock basket. yes, the hinson will be stronger. the hrc would provide a little higher revs than the stage 1 bike. for woods i think i would get the stage 1 over the hrc. also, the hrc is much more $$$.