Dimensions

[honda400ex2003]

Can anyone help me out with the ID and OD of the 450 carb on the intake side along with the ID of the intake boot. Thanks Steve

[honda400ex2003]

heres my design i want to try to make one for a project at school but i dont have my 400 to do any measurements. thanks, steve

[matt14c]

Im taking my carb off tomorrow if someone doesnt help you by then I can measure them for ya. It looks like zrpilots adapter I dont know if he would be willing to help you or not but im sure he knows.

[gt400ex]

Steve ya got a pm.

[honda400ex2003]

thanks for the overall length and the ID of the boot gt. Matt if you could possibly get the ID and the OD of the 450 carb that would be great, if not it is not a big deal, I can get them when i get my carb in a few weeks too. I just want to make it before hand so i can get it installed on my 400 over thanksgiving. Steve

[tri5ron]

Steve,
send ZRpilot a PM.
I know he is considering getting out of the manufacturing the adapters, and may be able to help you out.
Ron

[matt14c]

57.3mm / 2.256in ID
61.9mm / 2.440in OD

[honda400ex2003]

Thanks a ton bro. Steve

[matt14c]

No problem should be good measurements. My caliper was re-certified in the spring and I havent dropped it or anything so should be good to go.

[leasureryan]

there is a guy on here that has been making those adapters for years...he has sold tons of them. I have one, works GREAT! It's on my brothers quad now

[honda400ex2003]

Originally posted by leasureryan
there is a guy on here that has been making those adapters for years...he has sold tons of them. I have one, works GREAT! It's on my brothers quad now

I know i would buy one but i have to do a project for my manufacturing class so i decided to make one on my own. I think it will work out great actually doing it this way, it is one more thing i can do to make it my own machine with stuff that i fabricate and be proud of the job i did with it. Steve

[gt400ex]

Hey Steve if your making those in class you should make more then one, may come in handy in the future.

[TRXRacer1]

Originally posted by gt400ex
Hey Steve if your making those in class you should make more then one, may come in handy in the future. Agreed! When making parts like this you should always at least make 3. When you chuck up the material just turn down an area to 2.690 long enough to make a few. If you make it with the big bell out you won't even have to re chuck for the next one, you just keep cutting away.

[honda400ex2003]

i am def. gonna see what i can do about making a couple but it is unlikely since i will be using a scrap piece that they find for me that is big enough. I have been thinking about making some out of PVC pipe that is 3" in diameter too. It may be thick enough to get the whole cut out of one peice but I havent looked at it yet. It was just a thought i had while going to get some food tonight. lol. steve

[Miami_Vice454]

i have solidworks, rhino and mastercam all in my engineering class lol. and we have a flowjet lmao i could look into making these but my teacher would probably want me to keep working on a battlebot we are building.

[honda400ex2003]

As zrpilot suggested i made the boot side of the adaptor a bit smaller diameter so it will fit on the boot a bit better and took into consideration the .004" from trx so i can heat shrink it on the 450 carb. Let me know what you guys think. if anyone wants a bigger copy let me know and i will email you one. Thanks Steve

[TRXRacer1]

Originally posted by honda400ex2003
As zrpilot suggested i made the boot side of the adaptor a bit smaller diameter so it will fit on the boot a bit better and took into consideration the .004" so i can heat shrink it on the 450 carb. Let me know what you guys think. if anyone wants a bigger copy let me know and i will email you one. Thanks Steve Cough Cough, zrpilot told you that advice?

[honda400ex2003]

yeah he actually told me that he thought it would be too thick and would have a hard time fitting. I only changed the thin part to make it thinner, leaving the thick part where you had said to make it a bit smaller. I sure hope this works great, i am going to make it tomorrow afternoon. :D Zr said that he only had one left and that he would not be making anymore after this one is gone. steve

[TRXRacer1]

Originally posted by honda400ex2003
yeah he actually told me that he thought it would be too thick and would have a hard time fitting. I only changed the thin part to make it thinner, leaving the thick part where you had said to make it a bit smaller. I sure hope this works great, i am going to make it tomorrow afternoon. :D Zr said that he only had one left and that he would not be making anymore after this one is gone. steve lol, that's cool. I told you the same thing plus I let you know that the outside step should be radiused to maximize strength. With a radius you can go really thin. I can't read what you have for a wall thickness there. I run about .080"

[honda400ex2003]

then mine is really close at .09 on the edges. i guess you did say to make it a bit smaller also. I had a bunch of different pms and stuff i was going off of to make this. THANKS A TON to everyone who helped i will make sure i take a pic of the stuff i make tomorrow. I couldnt have made it without everyones help. I get to kill 3 birds with one stone. I get to make the part, get extra credit, and get certified in part of our labs here at MTU. that will be nice for senior year during our senior design stuff. Steve

[TRXRacer1]

Extra credit.......... nice! I'm just bustin' balls Steve, I like the way you're approaching this. Not everyone can identify a problem and execute the solution. Anything is possible when your mind is this open already in your life. Keep up the good work.

[honda400ex2003]

Thanks for the compliment trx. I got it done today. i will def post some pics of it in a bit. it came out really nice. I am an aspiring engineer now i have created my first working part thanks to everyones help. Steve

[honda400ex2003]

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[honda400ex2003]

2 i should have made the thin part about another .125 longer and it would have been better i think. the .5" may be a bit hard to clamp since it is slightly wider than the hose clamps.

[honda400ex2003]

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[honda400ex2003]

last one, me lol can you tell i was in the shop, my hair is all messed up from having my hat turned and stuff. lol. steve

[tri5ron]

Good work there Steve.
looks like a nice part.
I'm sure that if you are willing to take over for ZR as the "Go To Guy", he will have no problem with that. I had spoken to him a couple of months ago, and he had said that he wanted someone to take it over.
heck, all you'd need to do is produce and sell about 500,000 of them, and your tuition will be paid for! Woo-Hoo!!
LOL!
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now the second thing in order here, is that last pic you posted,...
WOW ! what the hell happend there? what a Mess!!!
You might want to ask some of the photoshop guru's on here to do some touch-up work on that last photo!!! (just kidding)

[honda400ex2003]

thanks ron. i am now an entrepreneur, just 499,999 to go. although, i dont have any other material to make any more. lol. you should have seen the block i started with and clamped into the mill. lol. a 2.69" diameter by 1.25" tall part doesnt really look big until you start finding square blocks of aluminum that you can cut it to size with. I wont be making any for the time being. I may see if i can make some out of pvc or something if i could find the right diameter stuff to make them. over break i will be looking into it some more. i drew up some cool ski mounts a bit ago that are in the paddles thread. I want to see if i can make them also. thanks again for the compliments guys i really appreciate it. i have about 6 hours in it start to finish with all of the different drawings and different programs i tried to make it in for various reasons. I had 3 hours in making it in the lab today with the lab instructor going over the commands and stuff on the cnc mill. steve

[sterss361]

Originally posted by honda400ex2003
heres my design i want to try to make one for a project at school but i dont have my 400 to do any measurements. thanks, steve

[honda400ex2003]

as long as you dont use a seat you are good to go lol. looks like it will suck some air like that. steve

[12345mrjeff]

yea steve could you email me so i can get one of them made be looking for something so i can make one thanks jeff



jeffeastwood88@yahoo.com if you could thanks for the help

[honda400ex2003]

will do tomorrow after noon. I have to upload it and find it on my external hd. Ill pm you and also post the big one up on here again to have a bigger copy. it will still be a screen shot but i will crop it and such to get it nice looking for everyone. steve

[12345mrjeff]

Thanks man. I appreciate it a bunch.

[honda400ex2003]

no prob glad i could help, it hasnt been brought up for quite some time. steve

[jaybee240]

Jaybee2401983@yahoo.com I would like some specs on it also but the only thing that you suggest to do would be go .125 longer on the boot side

[honda400ex2003]

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you could make the .5" for the smaller part length .75" and the OD on the smaller .0625" instead of .09" if you choose. It worked good for me just how it is though.
steve

[honda400ex2003]

did anyone make any of these off the sheet? steve

[kreepin2g]

In the process now

[jaybee240]

Being made now

[kreepin2g]

I'm making one for jaybee he is my brother I'm thinking that were going to make them per request if there is a real need for them.

[honda400ex2003]

nice i was just wondering if anyone had made one for themselves yet lol steve

[kreepin2g]

Yeah my brother (jaybee) asked if I could make one for him so I'm doing that and if there is anyone else that needs one I should have some more by the end of next week. Only get to work on it when there is down time

[kreepin2g]

Got it made so will be test fitting this weekend if all goes well I can get some more made.

[honda400ex2003]

bump for easier finding... steve