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Old 09-20-2002, 08:46 PM
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i think that you tuned him up pretty good he didnt do his homework before he bought .... but luckily for him he still has a really good bike
 
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Old 09-20-2002, 10:22 PM
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Hey Canadian, when you get a pulse let me know.
 
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Old 09-20-2002, 10:34 PM
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<< I guess you have to be from Canada to be satisfied with a 350 4x4 YAWN >>



I was gonna help you out but............................................... .................................................. ...........no, not now. YAWN
 
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Old 09-24-2002, 10:16 AM
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Yeah that's true....noone in the U.S. who owns a 350 is satisfied...boy, you sure can come up with 'em!
 
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Old 09-24-2002, 10:17 AM
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Oh yeah...found my pulse this morning....thanks for the reminder...i never would have thought of looking.
 
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Old 09-24-2002, 11:11 AM
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You want speed? You bought the wrong machine. You want a very reliable, Tear a house down quad? You bought the right machine. I have a '98 450s and it works great in bog, deep mud, sand pits pretty much everything I can throw at it.

You want more speed? Here are some tips:

1. Get larger tires. This will change your overall final drive ratio. To notice the difference you'll have to get the speedo recalibrated, or measure it against a car or truck.

2. K&amp;N power kit (filter and jets) helped mine alot.

3. Exhaust? maybe, I raplaced mine only after it wore out.

4. I have a Warn 424 kit on mine, but your 2003 already has that option.
 
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Old 09-24-2002, 03:24 PM
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<< 3. Exhaust? maybe, I raplaced mine only after it wore out. >>



Do you mean the welds broke inside the muffler and it rattled?? I've seen this before, if it happens to my brother's i think he's gonna get a aftermarket one (Big Gun, supertrapp IDS...)
 
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Old 09-24-2002, 03:43 PM
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Yes exactly, welds broke and it rattles as well as being a fair bit louder. I'm not sure yet, but I'm looking at White Bros, or FMF so far.
 
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Old 09-24-2002, 09:02 PM
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I got a question for you action450s: how many KM's do you get on a tank of gas? my brother only gets 80-85 MAX. on his, 2 other people that have new 450's say they get 115 and 120 KM to a tank of gas. Are they BS'ing us or what??

Also he's looking at trading it in on a sp500,600, or 700. (year no intrest no payments) his does 79km/h how 'bout your's?
 
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Old 09-25-2002, 11:43 AM
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I still get on average 120-150 km's per tank even though the speedometer is off a little. Top speed as read on the speedometer was 82 km/h, but I need to test it against another quad with stock tires to see what the difference is.
 


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