I got an 06 Raptor 700 with filter, TPI, full FMF. It runs great and I love it. Looking to add a little more while maintaining it's trailability/reliability. Mostly riden in the dunes. I'm thinking a HotCams stage 1 for now, and maybe a high comp piston and some porting later on when the motor shows some wear. Am I on the right track here or is there another direction I should be looking? Any idea's?

 

If I was gona put in a cam I would do the porting then and probably the high compression stock size piston. That way you still have room later on to go .020 over

 

I would go ahead and do the headwork, that's where most of your power will come from anyway. Get a cam and do the portwork, that way all you have to remove is the head. Then when it's time for a rebuild, you can get a higher compression piston.

I would recommend a bigger cam than the stage 1. Also don't get some backyard dude to do the porting.

 

Would these mods keep the machine user friendly, no heating problems when going slow on the trails, and could I still use premium pump gas?

 

yhea should without a problem, you wont be increasing compression any so no need to change up to race gas for that reason, plus you can bump compression a little and keep on premium.

 

i think u should do the cam and piston together myself. the reason i feel this is the cam will give u less bottom end which imo is no good for trails but with a piston (like 11:1 so u can still run on pump) u will make the bottom end that the cam will take. and make sure u go with a BIG name ported that is the difference in making ok power to making a ton of it. if u want recomendtions pm me i dont like to say one builder is better than another where everyone can see. also u should think about boring your throttle body and getting a new ingetions system

 

I had a Dyna FS ignition on the bike and was pleased with the throttle response, however it developed some starting problems so I took it off and the bike seems fine now. Ever heard of that happening? Tell me more about the throttle body boring.

 

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O.K., so, if I went to a stage 1 cam, which advertises mid to top end, a standard bore high comp piston and a quality port job, what kind of gas would I have to use to make it run good?

 

91oct gas. but i strongly suggest not getting a stage 1. imo it is a waste of $. get atleast a stg 2 i would even get a stg 3. with a 11:1 piston. i highly recomend getting a racer edge custom cp or a kds racing 11:1 diamond head piston.with this combo u will lose NO bottom end and will gain a ton of power up top. and then to get the most out of that get the dynatek ingention system and u will have very good power.