Fri, 13 Nov 1998 20:16:44 +0000 - Message No. 4459
From: Peter

Subject: Re: Gasoline info & more displacement


Frank, might I suggest you contact Todd Eagan of
tjeagan@yahoo.com
He is from the states and has experience in messing about with XRV engines.

Pete (UK)



Frank Evan Perdicaro wrote:

>         Gasoline is a complex subject.  Living in California, land of
>    gasoline laws, I have taken to learning about it in detail.  Let me
>    suggest you all read Bruce Hamilton's Gas FAQ.  This is a long,
>    technical paper, but certainly it is worth reading.  I have a copy
>    on my web site at
>         http://www.dsea.com/~frank/gas_faq.html
>
>         For quite a while I've been thinking about a large displacement
>    NT650.  One oft-used method is to take an XRV 750 motor, bore and
>    stroke it out to about 880 cc.  Is there room for more using other
>    Honda parts?  My guess is yes.
>         What prevents one (assuming he has the cash) from putting the
>    cylinders and heads from a Pacific Coast (850cc) or Shadow 1100 on
>    the XRV bottom end?  Is anybody on this list familiar with such a
>    conversion?  All the parts come from the same 52 degree 3 valve 2
>    plug Honda engine family.  Assuming I can deck, weld and re-tap the
>    AT bottom end for attachment of Shadow parts, what more is needed?
>
> Frank Evan Perdicaro, KF6JGX            Dainippon Screen Engineering of America
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