On a budget, help me out

[ridehonda400ex]

I got a leaking valve cover gasket. I'm obviously gonna replace it but I think i might go for a rebuild while im in there too. Im on like a 200-ish dollar budget. I'm thinking that i will do a 416, 10:1 wiseco piston, valve seals, and sparks key. Will I be able to run 93 octane with they sparks key? I have access to 100 octane if needed for a hot day. If I do this Build I'm gonna try posting alot of pics. I also think my quad might have a stage one hotcam as its got that tap sound and it pulls good from bottom to mid, then its not as much on top.

[honda400ex2003]

for 200 bucks you wont be able to do all of that. a piston and bore will run you that much by themselves. that is unless you get a good deal on ebay or something. i usually say a piston is at least 150 and a bore is at least 50 and usually around 70-80 depending on the shop prices per hour.

the key is another 50 with the side case cover and shipping and valve seals will be another 20-40 bucks. I havent checked prices on them for a while to know for sure.

i never had any issues with 93 with my 10:1 and 6 degree key but there are some people that do. just depends on the gas quality and conditions that it is ridden in. i never really ride above 80 degrees so it never really got real hot on my.

steve

[ridehonda400ex]

Well my grandpa can Bore the engine for me and i decided I might just leave the key out because I dont wanna have to worry about having enough money to fill my quad lol. And valve seals are 21 dollars for all 4 from denniskirk. Wiseco Piston kit from partsforatvs.com for 139 if I do a 86mm piston, I think mine is currently is a 402ex, then i could get gaskets with that for 25 dollars. Putting my total at about 185 dollars. Does anyone see anything I missed?

[honda400ex2003]

Thats not bad, you got the basic stuff. Maybe a charter chain.

Steve

[ridehonda400ex]

A charter chain??? Do you mean timing chain?

[honda400ex2003]

Sorry, yes it should say cam chain. Freaking auto speller on my tablet....
Steve

[AnotherNewb]

I have a brand new in box 426 wiseco 11:1 piston I will sell for $70 to your door. Need it gone yesterday though. Need money for gaskets for another build.

[ridehonda400ex]

what do you guys think about namura and pro x for pistons? I know pro x is from wiseco, and i heard that namura is used alot in europe

[tri5ron]

upgrade the front shocks first.

[ridehonda400ex]

Im going to upgrade the front shocks after I do the engine work. But is Pro-x or namura worth a chit?

[miller821]

Where at in Illinois are you located?

[ridehonda400ex]

About ten miles north of springfield, why?