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any other ideas for ultralight engines that i can make into 4x4? i mean if i use a 4 stroke engine ill probably have to use differentials which are not cheap nor light.

im thinking im gonna put a 6 or 8 tooth custom sprocket on the blaster motor then go to an aux shaft with 3 sprockets one for the motor and 2 going to the front and back and like a 40 for the driveshafts. that would make 29.5s spin at 11.2 mph or 14.9 with the 8 tooth in 1st gear. idk i think i...

thanks awk i was planning on routing the exhaust up front with the snorkel as well and turning it to the side. Dave why do you think it wouldnt work? why would i blow it up if i have really low gearing for the tires? just trying to understand why it wouldnt work.

So i have a honda recon frame and im wanting to build an ultra light mud atv that i can basically pick up out of a mudhole. Figuring on custom fabbing a fully independent suspension. Im wondering about custom fabbing a chain to an auxiliary sprocket where i can add two chains for 4x4. Now to...

yes its shaft drive, the rear end in mine is screwed anyways im probably gonna convert it to independent rear suspension and get rid of the swingarm anyways, thats not my problem im good at custom fab the clutch is my main problem. im sure it would pull 26s ok with a hd clutch kit but id like...

i actually did use the calc made by luni, before that i was using top speed calcs but his gearing calculator is very handy. im thinking of 28 inch mudlites or another light tire maybe 27 mudbugs. do yall think if i put a heavy duty spring kit i was thinking about adding a couple extra washers...

So i have a 1997 recon just the frame sitting in my backyard that has a tore up rear end and in a box i have a knocking 2002 motor that needs a crank, stator, idk what else ive never cranked it bought a 2002 as a parts bike ended up putting the 97 engine in the 02 frame and selling it. I was...

yeah mine aint got no probs at top speed, i think i might go for a dt200 engine itd be way cheaper than a banshee and i love my blaster forreal, handles fine at 60 to me, no shaking or anything one of the best handling ive had.

dang really, ive done about 60 downhill and it was a smooth ride other than the engine and chain. if its got a rev limiter i hit it cause it sounded like it was bouncing off a limiter and i was going as fast as it would for like half a mile. got an 05 stock except .60 over and oil pump delete...

how do the two compare on acceleration and top speed? i like my blaster cause its light and good for trails and a lil mud and creeks, but it just sucks at flat out cruising down the road at close to max rpms i dont even like the sounds it makes doing that lol. i know the dt200 would be alot...

ah that might be why then the oil is for a chainsaw i didnt know there was a difference. ill try different oil, i had seafoam in there too but ive never had it make a 4 stroke smoke unless i pour it in a vaccum line. Ill try 2 stroke motorcycle oil if that doesnt clear it up ill try a leak down...

um idk what brand but its 2 stroke oil. how do i do a leakdown test? i put diesel in the top to clean it out a few days before i put it all together, and it didnt leak into the bottom so im sure the case is sealed, it has new gaskets for cylinder, head, reeds, and exhaust, and i had the head...

i just got my blaster running a couple days ago and it smokes like a train. Only time it doesnt smoke is if im at low rpms cruising if i gas it even just slightly it will smoke. i know a 2 stroke will smoke a bit but dang going down the road it leaves a fog across the whole road for a good 200...

thanks man yeah im mainly worried about it falling off and getting the front sproket stuck like today i think if it snapped at that speed itd just shoot it out but i could be wrong. Maybe i should wear a helmet i havent in years but ive only had shaft driven utility quads and im not really...

TLDR: my chain has 3.5 inches of slack and jumped off the front sproket twice. How much do i have to worry about it locking up my tires when i get it back to half to an inch of slack like supposed to be? Just got my blaster running for the first time since i got it =). so my chain is super...