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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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Originally posted by: Syrupdawg
My friend has a KFX400 and we clocked it beside his truck and it ran 81 mph. It is stock and everythang. Is his special or something because that is what it ran. By wat yall are saying it is much slower than that. The speedometer on his truck is exact because it is a brand new vehicle.
LMAO! I love those posts like that. The best one was when this kids dad ran beside his son too see how fast the boys quad was.....in a truck on asphalt.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:20 PM
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DVX32,

JensUK and I both work(ed) for/with the auto industry. We have a better idea of how things really are than you. You don't even know much about engines, you just like to ride.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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Hey corpsies, I was checkin out your site. You got some really good stuff on there. Good Info
 
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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That is wat it ran, watever some of yall have to say. Were u there? No alright then. The speedometer might be off a little maybe 5 at the most. I am not getting mad or nothing Im just saying.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 09:22 PM
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GPS or a calibrated radar gun, these are the accurate, and SAFE forms of determining speeds. The DVX is by far the nicest version of the 400. Arctic Cat should be very proud of a quad which is this sweet. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

People, please stop being stupid and running cars against quads on the highway. Use your brain today, so you can still be around to ride tomorrow.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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yea your right modquad it is stupid to run on the highway...but on a sucluded backroad the cheapest easiest way to find a speed is to run next to a vehicle with a speedometer...not everyone is gonna waste money on a radar gun when they are just curious to see how fast they can go....and corpsie i like the way you twisted what i said about not knowing much about engines to make me look stupid...your right i dont know much about cars, but i bet before you worked for the "auto industry" you would have assumed that a brand new vehicle's speedometer would be fairly accurate....and i know the vehicle i was running with was very close...my friend is very into his car and has the best of everything in it...all the guages in his car were calibrated by professionals...now somebody please argue with me and tell me i'm wrong cuz you people are really fun to laugh at
 
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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Originally posted by: DVX32
alright i got the list of upgrades my dvx has...it is piped yes, the FRONT sprocket's teeth were raised, and the engine was customely bored to a 440...also the clutch, transmition, and ignition are all "upgraded" or whatever
I just can't figure out why DVX32 is supporting Syrupdawg's claim of an 81 mph stock KFX400, when that would mean the couple grand DVX32 dropped to get the 440 kit, upgraded clutch, transmission, and ignition was all a big waste because any "good" Z/KFX/DVX will just run 81 mph right out of the box.

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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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you do have a good point jens...yes it is hard for even me to belive that a stock dvx did 81....but i really didnt raise that many teeth...but i dont know how much a couple teeth would help....and i dont know what helps the top speed... i dont know if its just the sprocket that gives you the higher top speed, i really dont know so i cant say too much...and i'm not defending what syrupdawg said, but i'm not gonna call him a lier either cuz its possible
 
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Old Feb 7, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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i'm not bashing but i do have a question....how much of a run did they have to get up to that speed...is that completely topped out, or like 1000 feet or something?.....lol i like the pinto comment, me and my other friend always call his car a pinto, weird coincidence....actually he has a dodge stealth though
 
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Old Feb 8, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by: DVX32
....and corpsie i like the way you twisted what i said about not knowing much about engines to make me look stupid...your right i dont know much about cars, but i bet before you worked for the "auto industry" you would have assumed that a brand new vehicle's speedometer would be fairly accurate....and i know the vehicle i was running with was very close...my friend is very into his car and has the best of everything in it...all the guages in his car were calibrated by professionals...now somebody please argue with me and tell me i'm wrong cuz you people are really fun to laugh at
I just used your words to show the inconsistency in your arguments/comments

Professionals working with the same junk speed ecoder will still get the same just junk results when the vehicle is at high speeds.

I'm not sure why you're laughing either.
 
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