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what does it take to turn my baby to a beast!
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:30 pm
by zxr400@prodigy
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:33 pm
by Jamz
Everything needs to be changed, and it's a huge job!
But it can and has been done using a Fireblade engine and, I believe, a ZX6-R engine, too...
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:40 pm
by masterofinsanity
Lucys zxr400 had a zx6r engine in it, its been done a few times now, see here
http://zxrworld.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2801 & you could get in touch with Lucy and ask who did the conversion as i believe she has the engineers report etc.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:36 pm
by Scott221
That looks great with the single swinger!
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:56 am
by deviant
i still fancy trying to get a vfr750 motor in.
however I have far too many projects on!
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:06 pm
by Jamz
I shoudl imagine it would be a right giraffe getting a V4 into a frame made for an inline 4...
Brilliant if it would work though - the best reliability and ZXR400 handling!
I'd be up for one of them!!!
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:26 pm
by deviant
true, configuration is different, but at least it's got to be pretty narrow - the bigger inline fours seem to be a very tight fit between the frame rails.
obv you'd have to think very hard before you did it, but I bet it's possible.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:30 pm
by RedexRobB
Why would you infect a Kawasaki with a dirty Honda engine?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:40 pm
by greengoblin
RobB wrote:Why would you infect a Kawasaki with a dirty Honda engine?
My thoughts precisely
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:43 pm
by deviant
see I thought that, then thought "f*** it, it'd be fun!"
and it is a pretty awesome engine.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:26 pm
by Jamz
I've owned three VFR750's so far, and my current one which fronted a pack of pschos (friends) riding a Fireblade, SP-2, CBR600RR and R6 last Wednesday has done....
105,000 miles!!!
And of those 3 I've owned I have NEVER had to touch the engines!
I loved the ZXR to bits - but in the 3 years I owned that I had to work pretty damn hard to keep the thing running and on the road!
So I can't really think of a much better engine to slot in and forget about...
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:41 pm
by rene
im looking at putting a 636 engine into a zxr its not going to be a simple drop in and tighten up the bolts job new mounts ect will be needed
im doing it more as abit of fun and if it ever sees the open road again then its a bouns!
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:05 pm
by masterofinsanity
RobB wrote:Why would you infect a Kawasaki with a dirty Honda engine?
dunno mate ask ED?
hey guys how r we all. i have got a spare zx6r engine sat in my garage it can either go on ebay or into my zxr 400! thats if it does. have any of you tried putting a larger engine in urz and wat will need to be changed/altered etc bcos i can imagine it being a rite monster if it fits cheers guys!