torelloracing
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i have a 01 srx and do alot of riding but want more power ... has anyone done or have any imput on any of the big bore kits ? how dependable and how much more power ? thanks
jabber800 said:I have had 3 BB SRX's 2 - 835's 1 - 780 All I will say is if your going BB find the pipes to work with the kit!! Completely set up a BB SRX is very fast.. You won't be disapointed..
torelloracing said:i have a 01 srx and do alot of riding but want more power ... has anyone done or have any imput on any of the big bore kits ? how dependable and how much more power ? thanks
staggs65 said:nothing wrong with wisecos. i've run em in many apps. including my 780. always operator error if any probs. wisecos are top notch pistons, but as the others stated, you must warm em up properly
bufalobob said:i have one of bender's first 835 big bores. thousands of hard trail miles & no problems. made 194 h.p. @ dynotech w/ winter jetting & 200+ h.p. leaned down, all on pump gas. honvfr is correct on cooling. i plumbed in tunnel heat exchangers. not a cheap pkg.....but lots of smiles per mile.bob
fusion 69 said:If ya check out ebay it's all on there right now. 800 BBkit, carbs the whole shootin match, cheap, I think it was at $300 last night
mrviper700 said:Torelloracing, Have you any engine mods now at all? I only ask because 700 srx trail ports provide a large power increase and are a little more forgiving then a big bore is, and they will give better service life due to thicker rings and pistons that dont expand at a quicker rate.
Your looking at around 10hp differance between a 700 ported and a 780 ported for trail riding. Theres also about roughly $1500-1600 dollars differance in pricing of each.
780 is a great very strong running engine,and as RyanB mentioned,as long as you warm it up very well EVERYTIME you ride it and keep good gas in them, you have no problems. The problems arise from the cylinder is much thinner after being bored and replated for the 780 piston, the piston is a wiseco forged unit, it will expand quickly if not warmed up and is actually harder then the cast cylinder is. This will quickly cold seize a piston and if you have detonation going on from poor fuel, you run the risk of shaking/rocking the piston and breaking off the cylinder skirts. 700 trail ports are the same as stock for reliability, not many cold seizure problems and very long ring life.
Not trying to scare you off just give you good and bad points up front. For higher mileage riders,most times a 700 trail port is sometimes more economical and better suited. For riders who demand ultimate power output and are self controlled on warm ups a 780 is definitely the way to go.
typical trail port 700,mid 150 hp range, $500-600 investment
typical 780 trail port topend, mid 160hp range, $2200-2500 investement
(even more power wanted- aftermarket pipes for the big bore will yield another 10 hp, typical cost-$1100 more)
as you can see it will get into a sizeable investment pretty quickly.