I know this topic was probably beat on alot but my friend owns a 2004 Raptor 660 and he says the Predator doesn't compare to the Raptor in anyway such as torque, power, top speed, handeling, reliability, etc. I know this is the Polaris post and I"m sure your all going to say the Predator is better but I"m sure on the yamaha post they would say the Raptor is better. I just wanna know is my friend right cause in magazines and other forums I read they always say the Predator is better and he never believes me.

 

the TLD Preditor will beat the Raptor in everything but 5th power wise. it revs faster, rides smoother, and is american [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Stock, I would say the Predator is a little faster. After pipe and air filter mods to both I think the Raptor is a little faster.

 

the thing that has the preditor on the raptor is the TLD's close ratio tranny. the TLD dosnt accept mods as well as the basic one either :/

 

My experence is this, I have a 03 pred my brother a 02 raptor. He has a pipe, jetting, no air box lid and a load of problems with his 2nd gear. I have a pipe, jetting and air box mod as well. I am 240 he is 210. I barely get him out of the gate (cause hes always nose in the air)and very slowly pull away from him till i red line then i keep about 3 bike lengths in front of him. Sand, pavement, you name it its always the same.

I will not knock the raptor...It is a fun quad, just a little top heavy for my tastes. His is more fun on the trails i think (reverse and great torque) but when it comes to open spaces i just like the pred better.

The one thing that is a mess on a raptor is trying to get the jetting right, a bad idea of two carbs has made jetting that thing a chore.

I have another friend that has an 01 raptor with piston, cam, intake,exhaust and cdi that i watch eat banshees all the time (and yes big bore hi comp banshees as well)

So the only thing i can say is go ridding, and just let him keep talking.

 

ive beat alot of 04' raptors more than once, not being cocky but the only quad that can beat me is the 650 bomb,


ill say the raptor has a tad more torque though but not alot more

 

No doubt. Proper jetting is essential for a fast Raptor and I see a lot of slow "piped" Raptors..........................but the ones that are jetted properly, look out! I ride with a couple piped Preddys and when I was stock they would smoke me bad. Now I beat them consistantly but they do beat most other piped Raptors we come across.

 

Ozark, Could you tell me what jetting/needle you run, i can relay this to my brother and maybe wake his raptor up. Be sure to tell me which carb gets what....you know us polaris boys like it simple (one carb and all). thanks btw he has a wb ehxaust and head pipe w airbox lid removed.

 

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