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Old 12-29-2003, 09:56 PM
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Has anybody out there put either a XR600R or a XR650L engine in a 400EX . Dirtwheels magasine put a XR600R motor in a Laeger chassis and wished they had gone for the XR650L motor because of the electric starter. I know DEANFASTWAY on dirtrider.net has put a XR600R motor in a 400EX chassis and I wanted to know what everybody else did. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
 
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Old 12-29-2003, 10:50 PM
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http://www.mudsand.com/lib2/spy.html ..i know someone raced one,ex650r but i cant find the pics..but i know the 650l is easyer to put in then the xr650r...
 
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Old 12-29-2003, 11:00 PM
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And thought it would be a easy swap ?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]
 
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Old 05-13-2006, 10:43 AM
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do you sericly have to do all that like you cant just do stock swing arm and single rear suspension cause i was thinkin bout puttin a cr500 or xr650l motor in. witch do you guys think would be faster in a 400ex
 
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Old 05-13-2006, 11:09 AM
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Never put a 2 stroke dirt bike engine into a 4 stroke quad frame, Id never, Id put the 650 engine in, How hard is it?
 
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Old 05-13-2006, 04:10 PM
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whats the fastest motor you could use for a quad with out switching to a motorcylce engine
 
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