hotrod87

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Will the 2 bolt hold up as well as the 4 bolt heads?

Chrisgt2

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Ya, $180 with free shipping and you'll have a sweet engine.

Thats what I am running now

Now tires are my biggest expense lol

hotrod87

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I have some km all terrain on the rear and the 23 is chewing them up. I can't imagine what a 30 would do.

Chrisgt2

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2 bolt will hold up ok with that gasket, but you could go copper. Should just about eliminate gasket problems

4 bolt will hold up better in the long run, but you would have to buy a whole engine.

Many guys run a 2 bolt and never have an issue

hotrod87

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Looks like its time to start selling some extras and get a big bore.

Chrisgt2

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I geared up to 19/55 and am thinking of 20/54, tons of low end still.

hotrod87

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I would like more power obviously. Lol. But I am more worried about dependability.

Chrisgt2

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Should be pretty dependable, I have almost 2 gallons thru mine so far and it starts easy and runs/idles like a champ

hotrod87

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Damn. Feels like peer pressure. Lol.

Chrisgt2

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14:1 compression is better than peer pressure lol

hotrod87

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Gonna have to see what I can do now.

Bigwhite86

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You can build a 4bolt engine for pretty cheap, I think I had $275 in mine before I went reed power. Trust me on this don't cheap out on engines, I've build a lot of them in my day from 6ds to twins. 4 bolt engines are they only way to go to make reliable power.

Justin

hotrod87

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Looks like time for more research.

92 vert

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Stay away from those..clone motors will only fail and then you will be back where you started...I also recommend a 4 bolt for reliable power.

Chrisgt2

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Of course a 4 bolt can be more reliable with a paper gasket, but you can build a dependable 2 bolt too.
I think a lot of head gasket problems are due to lack of checking the bolts on occasion, or poor gasket installation.
Like I said, a metal gasket will solve the issue.

You also need to let a 2 stroke warm up properly before hammering on it.