98 VFR800 motor upgrade question

if a different flywheel is not available just chuck the stock one in a lathe and hack at the outer side of it. that is what we do, it is just a thick metal layer put there to be heavy anyways.

a huge weight savings would be an aluminum subframe. on the 6th gen i have i was considering doing this but went stock for bike resale-ability. i could mock up an have an aluminum subframe in place in an afternoon, and keep the ability to carry a passenger but loose most of the luggage mounts. if you didnt need to carry a passenger ever, then even more weight could be saved.

theres always the swingarm swap too, but really the SSS is one of the VFR's most prominent features so i would keep it.

ditching the front headlight assembly totally would save weight, if streeting the bike i would gut the headlight housings and direct wire some LEDs in.

 

Honestly I think that's what's caused this thread to carry on as long as it has... Pipe dreams

C'mon guys we were talking 150hp... What happened to that? Now we are only talking 130?

 

so did you miss the dyno chart on the first page or something? head work by itself, made power everywhere, bottom midrange and 10 hp up top.

 

Honda says 5th gen based on RC45. Honda Worldwide | Honda Force V4 Story | 06. RVF/RC45

Enjoy

 

Okay. I thought we already established that.

 

Fuck it. Nitrous ..... bitches! BOO YAH!!!!:vtr2:

There is always the crazy STS style turbo option. Most engines seem to take about a 10% increase in HP before you have to monkey with the ECU. Figure a PCV might be able to handle the re-map for a turbo pushing about 6 psi? That ought to get you near that 130 HP mark.

Jose

 

You read the toro charger thread right?

 

Toro charger you say? Is that like a Toro leaf blower into the intake? I saw some truck guys do that and it really did work.

Jose

 

Lol oh yeah brwo
Dats it

 

Lol this is getting no where. I'm over it. Getting a R1.

 

mohawk you fit the euro ecu yet?

 

I'm in the UK so have a "euro" ECU already ! I don't believe there is a difference on the VFR only on the RC45.

 

well i see this thread really took off!

 

havent been on this sight in a while after getting dumped on by other members. come spring i should have mine back together and on the dyno.

 

wildstang any progress?

 

So what you doing to it ?

CandyRed, it's not spring yet Least not where I am !

 

Any modern 600 has more horse, more peak torque, and weighs around 75-100 lbs less than a VFR800. Only thing the VFR has is a little more low end torque.

If you wanna go fast, find a relatively recent GSX-R 600. You should be able to pick one up for 3 grand in solid condition. As the quoted poster says, you could dump 3 grand into a VFR800 and a gixxer will still smoke it like a fine cigar in the hands of even a decent rider.