Is this a good deal

[courville69]

I talked to a local builder today and he said to split the cases weld the crank change my pistons rings and what not,port the cases and the jugs and a few other things that he would charge me $1175 is this a good deal and should it haul some ass?

[2004LEBanshee]

most people on here would say probably not for the simple fact, who is your local builder what are his port jobs like. .... When it comes to proting an engine you get someone who knows what there doing becaue a bad port can make a shee run like $hit. If his ports kick a$$ then not bad

[courville69]

everyone i've talked to says he's really good but expensive,but i think that this is a good price.For example he wanted to charge someone 90 bucks to cut there fenders so i don't know.Everyone around here that wants there shee's to run right bring it to him so i'm sure he's pretty good at what he does.I've ridden my podna's banshee with a shade tree port job and it scared me cause you have to pop the clutch in the power band or it doesn't go anywhere lol,but i assume they did his shitty so i think i might give it a try.

[23champ]

Sounds pretty expensive.. Why not go with some cubs? stock carbs, toomey pipes, and a set of untouched cubs will put you in the 80+hp range, and all you can do from there is make it run better and better.

[courville69]

There is a kit on ebay with the 4 mill crank and the cubs for $1650 would this be a better way to go?Would there be anything else i'd need i think it even comes with pistons and stuff.And would it actually be in the 80 hp with just those few mods?

Edited November 29, 2005 by courville69

[Ultimateduner]

Careful bidding on stuff for a banshee on ebay. Some guy could of done the work in his garage or something.

[BansheeBrian]

Remember the F.A.S.T decal I sent you with the Noss head? Call that number.You need a reputable builder and someone with porting knowledge and expirience.

[courville69]

This is so confusing lol.My bike is running fine right now would it be smart to just save till it craps out on me then tear into the motor?Thats probably the way i'll go.

[MDS2106]

who is the builder?

[odaen]

that complete kit is probably from Cascade Innovations. You'll get what you see in the picture. They've been around for a long time.

 

$1100 does seem a tad high though, but it depends what type of porting he'll be doing. Even so, it would be too much to put into a stock cylinder motor.

 

There's definitely something to be said for buying local though. It's nice to be able to drive over and talk to them if you need to. And you don't have to worry about shipping costs or damage, or the amount of time.

[courville69]

His name is Luke Benoit he has been doing it for a while and everyone around the Lafayette area brings there stuff to him.

[Too Many Toys]

If you are going to spend the money buy the cub kit whether its on ebay from cascade or another builder. For the money, from what I hear you can't beat that setup. I am going to buy the cubs for my bike. I have a set of cylinders that I had done by K&T that rip that I am going to sell and buy cubs. Just my opinion.

Edited November 30, 2005 by Too Many Toys

[MDS2106]

Luke does excellent work from what I have seen and heard about him.

[23champ]

I see you live in Louisiana. You might want to give Buddy Deville from SSR a call. He is one of the biggest names in the buisness right now (nationwide). He can hook you up with some sweet shit.

 

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[odaen]

I see you live in Louisiana.  You might want to give Buddy Deville  from SSR a call.  He is one of the biggest names in the buisness right now (nationwide). He can hook you up with some sweet shit.

 

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