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More grunt
Posted:
Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:58 am
by early
Hi all , my first post here .
I have a Skorpion sport , I love the handling but would like more power .
It currently has a Quill can and I have removed the air filter , this has made
it very free reving , and the Quill sounds lovely .
I want to go further but don't really know the best place to start .
Big bore and flowed head ? , anyone got any experience of this , what difference does it make ? .
Thanks in advance .
Posted:
Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:13 am
by whysub01
Welcome Early.
A 102mm rebore and piston works wonders with a free flowing can and a cam reprofile.
You need to work out if you want out and out performance, or performance with reliability. And also how deep your pockets are!
My rebuild, which included a new conrod, camchain (both uneccessry, but as the motor was stripped....), rebore & 102mm piston, a little head work and new springs and gaskets all round, cost me £500 from an engine builder specialising in Yam 660 engines who I trust 200%.
Where in the World are you? What airbox mod have you done exactly?
Posted:
Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:31 am
by early
Hi WhySub01 ,
Sorry I should have gave my location , I'm up in Lancashire ( UK ) .
As for the airbox , I've got rid of the snorkel on top of the airbox and removed the air filter . I've experimented with jets / needle positions
and found standard jets and needles in the middle groove ( on both carbs )
to be best .
With this set up it feels as though I have lost a little torque but gained power in the last third of the rev range
Can I ask who did your engine work ? .
Posted:
Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:16 pm
by friendfire
Hi Mate,
Good to hear of another sport on UK roads! I am usless to give you any tips, but there are lots of really helpfull people on this forum.
All the best
Mick
PS get a photo up in the gallery!
Posted:
Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:36 pm
by whysub01
early wrote:Hi WhySub01 ,
Sorry I should have gave my location , I'm up in Lancashire ( UK ) .
As for the airbox , I've got rid of the snorkel on top of the airbox and removed the air filter . I've experimented with jets / needle positions
and found standard jets and needles in the middle groove ( on both carbs )
to be best .
With this set up it feels as though I have lost a little torque but gained power in the last third of the rev range
Can I ask who did your engine work ? .
Engine work done by Steve Ruth in Suffolk. Note that the cost of the rebuild was on a motor that had done 78,000, so I had it completely stripped, all tolrences checked-everthing was within tolerance!-rebuilt, then the engine vapour blasted and repainted (it looks like a new engine now). I'll have to swap it with my standard Sport motor now, then get the Baggi motor to him to do-will only need the top end doing, which he reckons will cost around £300-£350 to do, seeing as it has less than 10,000 on it, and I know the botom end is perfect.
Posted:
Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:13 am
by early
Thanks for the warm welcome lads . I will try and submit a photo ( if I can work out how ) .
Whysub01 , any chance of this guys phone number , PM me if you wish .
Thanks , e .