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p26575r16
03-17-2014, 10:45 PM
Just got back from Sand Mountain NV with my 12:1 350x. After 3 attempts to build the engine I finally got it right. I was about to give up on the 12:1 thing and go back to stock. Man, I'm glad I stuck with it. I went out there with a 400ex, 450r, and a raptor 700. I was really blown away at the power my trike made. I was able to do anything the 450 and 700 did, however they were slightly faster. I had the 400ex's number, It couldnt go up some of the stuff we did. I was really suprised when I stomped the 400ex up comp hill, the 400ex was stock, but had a 120 lb rider on it, compared to my 350x with a 260 lb rider on it. It was also my first trip out with the rebuilt forks, what a difference that made. The sand was really rutted up and I think the old x was the most comfy ride out there. It was a blast. I think I even converted one of the quad guys that went. He hopped on the trike and it was actually hard to get him off of it. Next up will be a cam/rocker swap. I also need to rebuild or replace the entire front and rear brake systems, and have the seat recovered again. Here are the two pictures I took, one of the other riders took a bunch of action pics, but he has not got them to me yet.

p26575r16
03-17-2014, 10:47 PM
I post the better pictures when I get them.

captainweezy
03-17-2014, 11:49 PM
If your rear x caliper is needing rebuilt. A cr80 cr85 front caliper works great. I have done this twice. It's a direct bolt on. You will not have a parking brake but I never used mine anyways. Plus the cables are usually froze. The price difference is amazing. 350x rear=@$100 new.used is @$60-70 . Used cr @$25-30!

big specht
03-18-2014, 05:29 PM
That looked fun we allways plan on going to silverlake. What size paddles did you run. and You are still running stock cam/head?

p26575r16
03-18-2014, 10:37 PM
That looked fun we allways plan on going to silverlake. What size paddles did you run. and You are still running stock cam/head?

I'm running 8 paddle tires, 22x10 or 11", 8" wheels. I run the straight paddle tires, I've run the v paddles, but honestly I like the straight paddles on everything better. I am still running the stock cam, I did not want to buy an aftermarket cam untill I knew the engine was going to be ok. It was really fun, I burnt through 7 gallons of 110 octane in it over basically a day and a half.

p26575r16
03-18-2014, 10:40 PM
If your rear x caliper is needing rebuilt. A cr80 cr85 front caliper works great. I have done this twice. It's a direct bolt on. You will not have a parking brake but I never used mine anyways. Plus the cables are usually froze. The price difference is amazing. 350x rear=@$100 new.used is @$60-70 . Used cr @$25-30!

Thanks for the tip, my rear caliper is garbage. I actually removed my park brake assembly years ago, so the cr caliper would work great.

Liquid-Darkness
03-18-2014, 10:55 PM
Glad you had fun.. Those 12:1 350x's are a beast.. I miss mine, but not the price of like $9 a gallon of 110 Sunoco race gas lol..

JasonB
03-19-2014, 10:25 AM
very cool man, glad to hear it ran like you wanted it to! Did you have to switch to race gas for that comp ratio? I think my buddy Gary still runs race gas in his 400X because they shaved the head down and upped the comp ratio to around what you have

p26575r16
03-19-2014, 08:52 PM
very cool man, glad to hear it ran like you wanted it to! Did you have to switch to race gas for that comp ratio? I think my buddy Gary still runs race gas in his 400X because they shaved the head down and upped the comp ratio to around what you have

I think it would detonate with 91 octane, so I just run 110 in it. To be honest I havent tried running straight 91 in it. I sometimes mix 91 and 110 50/50 and I havent had any issues with that either. I will say, if I could do it over, I'd run a 10:1 piston instead of the 12:1. I love the power of the 12:1, but I don't think there would be a huge difference, and I could easily run 91 in it. I picked up the 110 for $8 a gallon out here in reno, but I saw it as high at $15 a gallon here.

cap
03-19-2014, 10:38 PM
I think I even converted one of the quad guys that went. He hopped on the trike and it was actually hard to get him off of it.

It's hard not to get a grin on your face when your riding a trike, just dang fun!