Quadzillas

[RideRed250R]

Well guys,
try to keep this quiet as i dont want alot of people to know but.... i could be selling my R for a ZIlla this summer. Yes thats right my 3 wheeler could be going to a different home but anyways. I would like to know alot more about zillas, i use to ride a freinds when i was 14 LOl yah thats young but anyways, how much power can i get out of this quad with mods i know trinity has one with 98 horses all stage 4 89 motor but anyways. i would like to know if they blow up or are grenades. any help and owner experience would be nice.
thanks,
adam

[MO350X]

What year are you getting?
Didn't they get progressively better in the later models?

The shop across the street from me says they're "Beasts in the woods...." due to their torque, horsepower and weight.

I'd LOVE to have one.
You're a lucky man but selling your R has to be a tough pill to swallow to get the 'Zilla.

[03 ORANGE SHEE]

love mine , 53-55hp stock in 87, wish i had got one years ago, tricky to start, alot of compression

[03 ORANGE SHEE]

oh yeah , 390 lbs dry, a banshee weight 386 lbs

[OldSchoolin86]

Hey Orange Shee, you ever get that dyno'ed since you did all the work?

[MO350X]

Awesome trio of rides there, SHEE!

Fast, faster and fastest?

[03 ORANGE SHEE]

thanks man! i havent had any of them on a dyno, the cylinder on the zilla now is bone stock, the ported one that came on the bike is being repaired. it cracked from to much material removed from the transfer ports, any one who has a 87 will have this problem if ported like mine was. the 88-90 has thicker walls, this is one reason the 87 motor has more power than the later years the other is the huge intake reed cage area, 8 petal vs. 6 for the later years

[03 ORANGE SHEE]

problems with mine.....
1 was hard to start until i got the hang of starting, broke my foot twice since christmas! 140lbs of compression..but think of the piston volume, not the compression itself
2 ive blown a few base and headgaskets... nuts come loose all the time, you have to locktite EVERYTHING on the zilla, lots of vibs!and saftey wire nuts too if possible
3 very wide stock 49 inches by 78 long .. rubs trees all the time !!
4 massive torque wears sprockets fast

[OldSchoolin86]

Is the compression usualy that low on them?

[03 ORANGE SHEE]

yes, but it is very hard to start it, look at how big the piston is , i can stand up on the kicker and its like the motor is locked up, it goes down very slow

[AirManCam]

Man I would love to have another zilla! They were one sweet ride. They werent the most reliable though. Blew it up 3 times in 2 years. Thankfully, nothing grenaded. I wouldnt mind having another one to have for a dirtroad rider or somthing of that sort :-p