Knackered zxr 400 race engine overhaul
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:19 pm
Hi,
i am not new to this forum because i race an nc30 so i am usually on the v4 section. I have just bought a race zxr 400 off ebay and have been well and truly stitched up. I paid 1500 for it as it was advertised as tuned i.e kent cams . lightened crank , bdk ram air etc, cosmetic a bit rough but looked ok, the owner fired it up and all seemed ok although he was using a auxillary car battery/ booster. I handed the money over and left, that was about a month ago and yesterday was the first time iv had a proper look so stripped bodywork off etc. I tried to get it running but it wouldn't catch i then decided to woft easy start into the bell mouths and it finally fired this is when i noticed a serious problem there was exhaust gases been ejected from the crank case breather so iv diagnosed a serious piston ring issue and poor compression been the reason it wont fire easily, when viewing the extra cranking amps from the car battery probably helped get the thing fired up.
So now i have to strip the engine and at best replace rings i was told its 0.50 mm oversize so getting rings is my next issue also someone told me that zzr 400 rings fit and are probably easier to source, what i need to know will standard size zzr 400 rings fit the 0.50 oversize zxr pistons or do i need to source zzr 400 0.50 mm oversize pistons if that makes sense.
Any help advise greatly appreciated.
Bloody ebay srtikes again
i am not new to this forum because i race an nc30 so i am usually on the v4 section. I have just bought a race zxr 400 off ebay and have been well and truly stitched up. I paid 1500 for it as it was advertised as tuned i.e kent cams . lightened crank , bdk ram air etc, cosmetic a bit rough but looked ok, the owner fired it up and all seemed ok although he was using a auxillary car battery/ booster. I handed the money over and left, that was about a month ago and yesterday was the first time iv had a proper look so stripped bodywork off etc. I tried to get it running but it wouldn't catch i then decided to woft easy start into the bell mouths and it finally fired this is when i noticed a serious problem there was exhaust gases been ejected from the crank case breather so iv diagnosed a serious piston ring issue and poor compression been the reason it wont fire easily, when viewing the extra cranking amps from the car battery probably helped get the thing fired up.
So now i have to strip the engine and at best replace rings i was told its 0.50 mm oversize so getting rings is my next issue also someone told me that zzr 400 rings fit and are probably easier to source, what i need to know will standard size zzr 400 rings fit the 0.50 oversize zxr pistons or do i need to source zzr 400 0.50 mm oversize pistons if that makes sense.
Any help advise greatly appreciated.
Bloody ebay srtikes again