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Knowing Honda, it is probably around 30-35. But that can be deceiving, since Honda severely limits rpms, and those
ratings are at around 5000. If it could rev out properly, it would problably be in the 40-45 range. My Rancher hits only
15.2 hp at 5500 rpm. My Bayou 300 is 19.5 hp at 7500 rpm. But let me tell you, the Rancher will out pull the Bayou any day.
The Bayou is faster accelerating, but requires a downshift to second to run up the same hill the Rancher can take in 4th.

HP is relative to rpm, and not a true indication of power. Torque rating is the indicator of power.

 

Woodsrunner, Honda has serverely detuned the Rincons engine. I am talking alot, they detuned it through the carb, exhaust, and mostly the timing. A stock Rincon engine makes about 38hp and about the same amount of torque. I have a dyno that says only 21hp and 22 ft-lbs at the rear wheels. Not sure if it's right, but I think this thing does pretty good for only 21 ponies and 22 ft-lbs because they can keep up with modded P650s with a jet kit. I have heard of quite a few even outrunning P650s also. You may be right about the rev limiter, but I'm not sure. I can bet the Rincons engine could easily make 45+ hp with an airfilter, jet kit, exhaust, and a timing advancement. But then you can add a cam, high compression piston, port & polish and your talking power! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] Unfortunately, the transmission takes quite a bit of the power away at the wheels though.

 

Well, I wasn't too far off for a quess, was I?

All new Honda ATVs have rev limiters. I asked my dealer after
I noticed the Rancher cutting out at moderate rpm in 1st and 2nd. Dealer service manager says 5500 max.
The timimg is how they do so.
He also added the 350 in my Rancher is perfectly capable of 7500, but would not advise me on how to get that
out of it. After the warranty expires I may look into that.

Honda leans out the mixture so much as to be ridiculas, but they want to keep the rep as a environmental
friendly motor company. We either live with it or rejet. I am not a big mods fan, but I may make a few after
the warranty period. A richer mixture would make it run cooler, an idea I like.

I rode a '03 Rincon last summer, and a '04 Prairie 700 last weekend. That Rincon could in no way out run that Prairie,
let me tell you. But I like the idea of a torque converter better than a belt, even if it means lost power to the wheels.
Now, I wonder what kind of power delivery it would give if it was only driving 2 wheels instead of four?

I am surprised by the low torque figure on your Rincon. I would have guessed higher than that, even at the wheels. Sure feels
higher LOL.

Overall, numbers mean nothing. How it feels means everything.

 

Those dyno figures aren't from my Rincon. They are dyno results from Highlifter.

 

Oh OK I thought you had yours Dyno tested. Me Bad! LOL