Finally got a 450r about 3 months ago. 05 got put together in 07 (got it from a buddy). Taking this year as a practice year on the track and plan on riding mx next year. The quad is basically stock with a k&n filter/prefilter and jus put on some pro taper se mid atv. I plan on working the suspension the most. But first for the engine all i want to do is a pipe (Dr.d slip-on ok?) and a hrc jet kit but i dont want to mess with the cam or nething jus the jet. Thinking about opening the airbox but dont want to cut a hole in it(so does the k&n airbox lid ok?) Also i want to do a top end rebuild over the winter because its been rode for almost 3 years now. Im gettting a pair of itp beadlocks 8x8 but cant seem to find a tire (mxr6 18x10x8 ok?). Another thing its been trail ridin for its life and when i washed it the other day pushed teh front end down and sounded like there was sand in teh shocks (is there anythign i can do about it?). Any opinions/suggestions about what im thinking would be appreciated. Sorry for being so long.


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dont go with the slip on man. you will be disapointed and will want a full exhaust in the future. go for either a curtis sparks, dasa, or rossier full exhaust. then open up the lid, jet it and maybe the green wire mod. i know you dont want to put a cam in it( i was the same way) but the stock 450 cam holds it back a lot. get a hot cam stage 2 or a curtis sparks mx cam. razr mx tires are pretty cheap and they are made for mx so....ya. if you dont use them defianetely run 18s for mx. im not sure about your suspension... good luck and a lot of other people on here will have better things to say then me but thats what i would do beacuse its reliable and fast. good luck man

don't forget to look into the reviews of the Venom exhuast on this site;)

yea im wanting somethin reliable and not needing rebuilt every year. The exhaust i was jus looking to get one but i guess i should go the right way first. The tire situation will a tire 2" inches wider then the rim be ok they'll be on beadlcocks? Thanks for the info.

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get an ehs racing lid, they are Bad ass!

Got an update so far ive got a pro circuit t4 full exhaust and itp 8x8 beadlocks with rzr's. Ive decided on a hot cam 1 for its low and mid increase. Still lookin for some nerf bars. Also lookin a gt thunder link will that drop the rear to much without doing nething to the front.

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You are going to love that pipe. The constuction, sound and performance are badass!

UPDATE: got some ac mx pro peg nerfs thanks to (duner450r). I ordered the hrc jet kit and got a 13t sproket. Decided to wait on the cam and rebuild tell nest year. Looking for an ac bumper and grab bar if anyones got one layn around. Also need to do sumthin with my airbox, but thats still in the works :)

i hope you like them!!
did you get them mounted yet?

yea i got the mounted. I had to make a bracket casuse one didnt fit but no big deal. I understand when people say their a pain to mount. but there solid as a rock

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Did you already buy your cam? if not I have one cheap

Well its time to rebuild the motor now. What gasket kits are you guys using. I was just going to do top end but i read the crank bearing problems with the old r's. The motor has never been touched other then when i jetted it. Its low hours for the year I wanting to get the crank problem taken care of. Im going with a wiseco 12:5:1 piston. Im going to wait on the cam for another time as im buying an xc ling from gt also. What else should I do while i got it apart. I remember seeing peopel also get a new t-stat and an oil pump or something?


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bump i need to know what brand of gasket kits to buy, im starting this weekend

I like the oem Honda gaskets but cometic are good also

If your running MX id go with the Stage 2 hotcam. The Stage 1 has mad bottom but if your on a big MX track you will need more mid too high. Ive ran both. And for me the stage 2 was a no brainer.