Wet Sump Kit on a YZ426 or YZ450

[jbltz450]

Has anyone installed a wet sump kit on either of these two engines? Is the a good mod? Any problems with it?
Thanks
Chris

[racerx573]

Upside: Less hassle removing engine/less cluster, and cleaner look to the overall machine. Less weight.

Downside: Less oil in the engine. Frequent oil changes (I change mine every other ride depending on how long I ride it for), more cost on oil filters (unless you get re-usable ones). Engine tends to run a little hotter.

[jbltz450]

thanks for the help on that, I am building my wife a EX/YZF hybrid and was thinking of doing the wet sump mod

[racerx573]

Since it's in an EX, just keep the oil tank, since the frame has a good space for it, and the engine sizes are close. The oil cooler/tank will help you out in the long run.


I did my conversion to a Laeger's 250R frame, so it was it would have been very cluttered had I used an oil tank.