Inside a 24 y.o. CRATE MOTOR!

[Dirtcrasher]

I've had this motor for 5 or more years. It's been in an outbuilding but not a conditioned environment. I never even sealed the intake or exhaust pics.

This motor will go in my 450R/250R/350X trike

The thing is spotless, not a hint of rust. It will be getting the 10.25 Wiseco and Megacycle camshaft treatment along with there other products and a 400EX carb.

I guess that means the other crate motor in the house is spotless.......

Anyhow, thought I'd share the pics











Came apart so easy it was ridiculous......

[beets442]

[Bretmd94]

Very nice

[ezmoney1979]

It sure will be cool having a brand new "built" motor! Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[racer....X]

Thats cool! I wish I could atleast find an old worn out eng. to build for my 86 350X.

[shortline10]

Very nice aint nothing better than new

[harryredtrike]

that motor looks great DC.i would have never thought it would be so pristine in an uncontrolled environment.she will be a beast for sure with the upgrades planned.

[Kfx-xc-racer88]

mmmmmmmmmm shiney!!!!

[big red hemi]

i sure would like all of the usual dirtcrasher details and pictures on this motor build that you share in all of your other builds. you do such good work it inspires the rest of us hacks( well me anyway) to pay attention to detail the way you do.

[RodKnockRacing]

Nice DC shes a beaut cant get no better than that

[RIDE-RED 250r]

This is NOT a good thread for those of us who suffer from premature e@&^$&*%$#n! LOL!


I had the chance to pick up a crate motor for a 350x i had when i was a teenager, but sadly i just didnt have the $800. Always used to daydream about getting a brand new engine and take super good care of it instead of getting second hand beat to crap stuff.....

Have fun with your build!

[leevarnado]

dc,any thoughts on using the bigbore one of the members here make.

[Bryan Raffa]

Go git it dc! Big bore!!! Nos!!!!

and I can totally see where your going with this... with the swingarm and all.... so spill it!

[aldochina]

i hope mine look that good inside!! look forward to the build man

[oscarmayer]

now i have to go change my pants! LOL
seriously, that is amaizing! use a used jug and keep the stocker jug and pisotn together as a set. they are rear and if your going to do machinging, why not jsut get a used one , blast and repaint it after machining? cheaper and will still work fine. I'd hate to see you ruin a precious special part of history over a $35-$45 jug you can get on ebay.

DC, think about this. TURBO! yes i found a source that makes tiny turbos and I have another source for creating a EFI system. I'm working on it for my sons racing ATV (70cc) but the injector can be used up to a 400cc bike, and with an injector swap you can go as big as you want. Think about it. a fuel injected turbo charged engine. How does that sound?

oscar@mayer.net