I am looking into the new Predator and am wondering which is faster in a drag race and top speed, Predator or Banshee. I know the Banshee dynoes 40.5hp to the wheels and the Predator 43hp to the wheels. The Banshee weighing about 375lbs and the Predator about 415lbs. The Predator I feel has a far superior chassis, suspension, and drivetrain, possibly a more efficient machine? I am not considering a Banshee, a friend has a couple of built up ones, 370 and a 420?. I know they should be faster, but how much difference are we talking? A broader and higher torque curve should be able to keep up with a peaky high rpm machine, such as with cars. Anyways, which is faster top speed and in a drag race?

 

Dude... if built even half way decent, the 370 or 420 banshee will dominate.

(absolutely no question about that)


edit: In accelaration, that is. Chassis/suspention, the Pred will dominate an equal amount. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

My main question was stock Banshee vs stock Predator, I kinda went off track there with mentioning my friends built Shee's. Which is faster, stock for stock, Banshee vs Predator. I am thinking the Predator......

When these Banshee stroker kits are done does rpm increase significantly? so top speed would increase without changing gearing, just pulling higher rpm?

 

*SHRUG* Banshees and raptors are a close race, and raptors and Preds are a close race.
I think it really depends on the rider. (stock for stock)
A bad rider on the Shee will blow his race very quickly.
Stock for stock, im sure they are very close.

Stroker kits dont increase RPM, but they make more torque and HP to pull much higher gearing.

-Matt

 

for pure drag racing, the stock banshee is quicker than a stock raptor. put the same mods on both, and the banshee is still faster. rappy's have better suspenders, though. dirtwheels compared these two machines in their feb. issue... currently out on stands.

 

ok, in a drag race i say the stock predator will beat the banshee.I like 4-strokes personally, because 2-strokes arent worth crap in trails, or climbing hills.And i heard the predator pulls 46 horses at the rear wheels.

 

Hey Sportyroxx, I trailride my Zilla all the time, its great at lugging around.

Tell me what stock 4 stroke will climb a steeper hill than my Zilla, also.

 

oops... i read the post wrong! for some reason i read it has raptor vs. banshee... so assume i was talking about the raptor! by the way, are you sure the pred is faster than a banshee?

 

No he's not sure. The only person here who spoke on this issue with any knowledge and truth was 350X.

 

yup pretty much what 350 said sums it up