mods to compete with ltr 450

hey guys, iam new here and will be new to the 450r, my friend bought a suzuki ltr 450 and put a power comander,cherry bomb and a yoshi exhaust on his quad... when i bough my new 450r in mid winter i wanna use the rest of the winter to mod it so that it will be able to compete with his bike this year. i have hurd abouth the HRC kit and its added 50hp... out side of that kit what else could i do that is relitivly cheap , in order to compete with his ltr ?

thanks for all input in advance.


ps: where is every one getting those sporty "hand guards" for their quads handle bars ?[/b]

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a good cam jeting and a pipe should do the trick[/b]

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iam possibly buying an 08 model.. how ever... if not i wont buy any older then an 06 model. i really know nothing about sport quads... i have only ever had a kawi 250 bayue but i sold that thing years ago.

my friend just last spring got the ltr 450, with yoshi and cherry bomb and ever since has taunting me to get a quad, so he can spank me and keeps going on and on about how his quad is race ready.

iam gitting sick of it and would like to enjoy some dirt riding, i have a honda 600rr 04 and have been vary pleased, so now i think i would like to try another quad again.

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seems that the honda power up kit is the kit to go with... has any one ever did the job them selves ?

--------It's not that hard to do if you have a little bit of technical know-how. There are plenty of articles here to help as well as many members who are willing to lend a hand.----------

i though about the power up kit and a moto works sr4 carbon fiber exhaust, would the exhaust help or hinder my performance ?

-------------Any exhaust will help but there are a few that help out more than others. You might want to look at DASA, Rossier, or Curtis Sparks.------------------


does any one use those shock covers seems they would be a pain to clean if riding in the mud ?

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and lastly if i do the power up kit, i read in dirt wheels that it would be a good idea to get a wider axel and a arms ? they claim if you get into top speed the bike gets "squirly " would wheel spacers give me a wider stance at all ?

--------------------Wheel Spacers help but it is better to get actual A-arms (Check out JD Performance, a site sponsor), and an axle. It will save you wear and tear on bearings.------------[/b]

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hey thanks for the heads up.


i have been reading a little more and have come to the conclustion that i can do the power up kit my self.

i think the extended A arms will be saved for a later project

i only have two questions left

1. the power up kit comes with a diffrent header but i dont see a diffrent exhaust, if i was to buy an after market exhaust to use with the power up header, will i get better or worse resluts do you think ?

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2 what do you think of the moto works sr4 exhaust, i was going to use this with the power up header[/b]

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so is the power up kit adding 50 hp or making the bikes total hp 50 ?[/b]

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