hello i was wondering if anyone out there has done a engine swap with the warrior engine. If u have a warrior u already know the engine weights about 4,000 pounds. I was thinking about putting a dirt bike engine in it , either a 25o or 45o .. tell me what u think . how much of a pain in the *** would this be ?

 

well i don't think it would be to hard if u can work a welder and a torch, but why not just save your self the trouble and sell it and get a banshee or 250r or somethin? then again a warrior with like a cr500 swap would be pretty unique and sleeper like>.>

 

id get the yzf 450 dirtbike motor that would be a badass warrior!! if u do it put pics of it on here!!!

 

warriors are heavy everywhere, frame is heavy too but warriors are fairly easy too swap motors into ive seen alot of motors in warriors just as long as u know how to fab a little...i was going to put a 87 husqvarna wr430 motor in a spare warrior i had a while back but changed my mind and sold the dirtbike

 

In my opinion, you would not gain very much. That 4000 lb engine is very reliable, and if you did swap an engine, the stock suspension will not handle much more power and speed, so you would need to upgrade that, too. Before it's all done you will have more time and money invested than you care to think about and you will never be able to sell it.

 

im doing a engine swap on a 2002 warrior and once the bolt pattern is the same as on the frame and the chain i long enough it woulod work but make sure the new engine id powerfull

 

i have a problem i bought a 2002 warrior for 1000 dollars it was running for about 4 hours then stated makeing a nose found out it was the cam shaft my guy changed it but did not time it and it broke againin the same place so i brought it to a mechanic off cralist my pistona are good and valve he said my tensiner broke i dont wanna keep on spending cause i feel im being used cause he told he i have to change the engine cover because of the tensioner is it a bigh job for me to do it and is it trues that i have to change the engine cover and i bought a new motor for 400 off ebay but i would like to fix old one is it worth fixing and by me buying it for 1000 buying a new motor for 400 and still have the old one and ivested about 200 in trying to fix the first cam shaft my number one question is my bike worth it even though i can fix the other motor and sell it or just sell it as is did i spend to much or is the bike worth more than that u tell me

 

I'm in the process of toss'n a 465, 2 stroke into my warrior right now.. The warrior frame can handle about 50 horse. More than that, and stuff will start blown apart on it.. A good friend of mine just finished putting a YZF600 in his warrior, and never did any structural reinforcing.. He had to notch the frame where the gas tank was, and made a tank that sits where the air box was.. He also had to get a custom rad made for it.. It's a badass little sleeper though, and anyone could do it.. One guy mentioned how cheap he got his warrior for. These quads are cheap, plentiful, and perfect for exotic motor swaps..