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I have what I think is an old kat 600 motor. I think it is from an 88-93 gsx600f. it has a bore of 62.6 mm.
it is in pieces. I would like to rebuild it for my poor gpz550 that is in my shed. it will be used as a drag bike.
a while ago I bought a spare jug and a set of srad pistons. the srad pistons are for a 72mm bore. with a stroke of 48.7 mm, that would get me a displacement of 793.
I've never rebuilt an engine before. none the less one that isn't going to be stock.
I don't want to do anything too crazy. I know I'll need to re-sleeve the jugs, and possibly make a set of custom con rods. honestly, that scares me less than rebuilding the engine.
if I'm going to be tearing this thing down to bare nuts and bolts, what else should I look at? should I get a head from a different oil boiler and not even mess with the 600 head?
what about cams? is there a stock cam that I should be looking for?
is this going to be a money pit? is this whole idea idiotic? lol. if its looking like its going to be too costly, I might just have to pick up a bandit 1200 motor and go from there.
it is in pieces. I would like to rebuild it for my poor gpz550 that is in my shed. it will be used as a drag bike.
a while ago I bought a spare jug and a set of srad pistons. the srad pistons are for a 72mm bore. with a stroke of 48.7 mm, that would get me a displacement of 793.
I've never rebuilt an engine before. none the less one that isn't going to be stock.
I don't want to do anything too crazy. I know I'll need to re-sleeve the jugs, and possibly make a set of custom con rods. honestly, that scares me less than rebuilding the engine.
if I'm going to be tearing this thing down to bare nuts and bolts, what else should I look at? should I get a head from a different oil boiler and not even mess with the 600 head?
what about cams? is there a stock cam that I should be looking for?
is this going to be a money pit? is this whole idea idiotic? lol. if its looking like its going to be too costly, I might just have to pick up a bandit 1200 motor and go from there.