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Old 11-17-2016, 04:56 PM
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Hi guys, I need a little help,
I have a 99 Suzuki 500 quadrunner, unfortunately the motor blew big style! Big end bearing disintegrated throwing bits of metal everywhere! Crank, piston, and cylinder are toast! I have been offered an 09 450 King quad motor real cheap, question is will it fit in my quad? Hope one of you guys can help, thanks in advance
 
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Old 11-17-2016, 05:50 PM
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If it's cheap enough, pull out the old motor than set the new one in the bike, either it will be easy or not worth the trouble. I run into this question a lot as a boat builder. People want to shoehorn a 1200 hp diesel in where a 400 hp diesel came out. At least with diesels, we can compare CAD drawings.
 
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Old 11-18-2016, 09:37 AM
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Fitting it in the frame isn't a problem, but would prefer to know if drive shafts line up and diff gearing is the same before driving 400 mile round trip to go get the new motor! Lol
 

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