Quote Originally Posted by HORSE45 View Post
The only engine/power mods I have on it is a White Bro's slip on, k&n, drilled air box lid and a jet kit. I have trx450r shocks up front with a Hygear triple rate kit on the way and a GT Thunder XC link coming in for the rear. I'm running GBC XC masters in all 4 corners with 14/38 gearing. I also added a ROX 2'' riser, I want to get fat bars soon and some other things to get it dialed in for me.

Also, does anyone have any advice on gaining more sponsors/what companies to ask/how to make a good resume??? Thanks in advance for any advice!
the only disadvantage the 400ex has to the 450r is the raw power, it will win everytime in the wide open sections in the races. at one point I had both a 05 450r and a 01 400ex. I kept the 400ex cause I was way more comfortable riding it and another main reason was how simple it was to work on and it felt so much more reliable.

if all you have is a slip on exhaust, theres a lot more you can do to wake up the power.one of the best proven setups is to go with a 11:1 piston, stage 2 hotcam, opened up stock header or bigger aftermarket header, and either a 04-05 450r carb or a fcr carb from a yfz450. you can do even more than this, depending on how much work and money you want to put into it.

and suspension, send your shocks to a builder and have them setup for you with the xc linkage and it will ride way better than it does now.