sabertooth
02-21-2003, 12:44 PM
Hey everyone,
I am looking to greatly increase my engine's horsepower without nitrous and using high octane pump gas. Don't really want to have to deal with the price and limited availabilty of race gas or alcohol. Here's what I have heard so far....go with a 440 kit and have it stroked to 465. Make sure to use a long stroke arm instead of a short one. Stay clear of Wiseco pistons in favor of JE or Ross. Use a Web Cam over a Hot Cam. Increase rev limit. Get a new carb. preferrably one with a pump. (That's a debate in itself...FCR vs Qwiksilver or Qwiksilver 440 and FCR 39 or 41?) And which pipe? Now the tricky part, does anyone sell this in a nice complete package so I can give someone my credit card number and they can send me a kit. A very good friend of mine has a full line machine shop and has built many quads and dirt bikes for friends, but he is not a dealer in this stuff and about the only thing he can get is the qwiksilver carb or Mikuni. He can also get Wiseco stuff. I know that 2 strokes are hard to beat and quite honestly, that's not my concern as I trail ride mostly. I do go to the dunes once in a while and would like to at least look good and not totally eat dust. What I am most concerned about is the raptor and the new Suzuki and sister Kawasaki. THere aren't any Cannondale dealers near me and have not even seen one yet.
Also food for thought, have you ever noticed how many banshees are at the dunes and how few banshees are at the trails? I guess a quads gotta know its limitations!!!
Thanks guys
I am looking to greatly increase my engine's horsepower without nitrous and using high octane pump gas. Don't really want to have to deal with the price and limited availabilty of race gas or alcohol. Here's what I have heard so far....go with a 440 kit and have it stroked to 465. Make sure to use a long stroke arm instead of a short one. Stay clear of Wiseco pistons in favor of JE or Ross. Use a Web Cam over a Hot Cam. Increase rev limit. Get a new carb. preferrably one with a pump. (That's a debate in itself...FCR vs Qwiksilver or Qwiksilver 440 and FCR 39 or 41?) And which pipe? Now the tricky part, does anyone sell this in a nice complete package so I can give someone my credit card number and they can send me a kit. A very good friend of mine has a full line machine shop and has built many quads and dirt bikes for friends, but he is not a dealer in this stuff and about the only thing he can get is the qwiksilver carb or Mikuni. He can also get Wiseco stuff. I know that 2 strokes are hard to beat and quite honestly, that's not my concern as I trail ride mostly. I do go to the dunes once in a while and would like to at least look good and not totally eat dust. What I am most concerned about is the raptor and the new Suzuki and sister Kawasaki. THere aren't any Cannondale dealers near me and have not even seen one yet.
Also food for thought, have you ever noticed how many banshees are at the dunes and how few banshees are at the trails? I guess a quads gotta know its limitations!!!
Thanks guys