Duner project

[Sky]

oops great. what size swinger did you end up going with? Looks around a +6?

[1986trx250r181]

Ya it is a +6 swinger

[traxman]

Ya it is a +6 swinger

wow I would of guessed +8 like your original post. that looks longer than my +6. Your build looks great.

[1986trx250r181]

Well it is a +6 from the 86-87 length. Has anyone ran the rippers on this forum, I was going to go with a 12 paddle extreme, but instead I wanted to try the bigger paddle. I will have it out this up coming weekend to go beat up on some four strokes. I will keep you guys posted!

[JasonB]

dang dude amazing build! I LOVE that pipe! And i agree with everyone else, that white frame looks killer. I hope that motor works out too, the temp gauge will really help you keep an eye on things. I lived by an inline gauge on my 310 motor out in the dunes at Glamis last year; anything over the 230 degree mark and it was time to let her relax for 5 minutes; anything around 250 or higher i have heard will burn your rings up. Is that my old swinger? Cant tell, if it is than i really like the red! Again nice build man looks great

[1986trx250r181]

Thanks for the compliments. I really like the inline gauge went for a pretty good ride on it today and the hottest it got was 160 which really surprised me cause I have heard bad things about over heating with these cylinders. And yes that is your old swinger powdered red, it looks great and works awesome so far!

[1986trx250r181]

I now have the finished product, I am sure I will add a lot of little things in the future. I am very happy how it performs!

[mandom250r]

so how did those rippers work out for you. i have a new set of 12 paddle rippers i want to run for my puma project and im still wondering if they are too much paddle.

[1986trx250r181]

They are a lot of paddle. They sure hook up and pull hard up the hills though. If your putting down some good torque and your in the right sand I am sure they will work good. I noticed the power valve worked good with the larger paddle also. Good luck on your build mandom250r!

[Higgy87trx425]

I am from Alberta, there are some smaller dunes close by but usually do a few trips down to Idaho or Oregon in a year. I have never ridden a psi built motor before I have read that they have some over heating issues and also some problems with the dial-a-dome head. On this certain motor the head is fixed so there is no adjustment. hopefully that will get rid of that issue. And I will be running a gauge so I will keep close watch on the temp.

I owned this motor, it was super fast and had tons of torque. A really fun ride! Butttt, it did run hot! I ran an PWR radiator, a temp gauge and an inline cooler!! However, it apparently wasn't enough because she still blew and badly I might add. Even popped the freeze plus outta the side of the cylinder!! with that said it sounds like ur having some luck with it. Just keep a close eye on it!! Nice build and have fun!!
 Thanks Higgy

[1986trx250r181]

That's very interesting to here that you use to own this motor. I'm seeming to have good luck with it so far. I had it out for four days straight and I was running around 190-200, I did notice it would heat up a little more when I would pull a steep hill in 1st. Other than that I'm loving the power this thing puts out! Have you ever put this motor on the dyno higgy? I never got around to it yet.

[mandom250r]

So what other quads did you go beat on? How does this engine compare to others?

[1986trx250r181]

I never got to compare it to any bb 250s. But it sure liked to eat up the bb 450s and raptors! Its a true four stroke killer! I would like to see how it compares to a 431 puma

[mandom250r]

me too