ingram
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Post by ingram on Jul 12, 2021 16:45:47 GMT -5
It looks like the thickest metal gasket is .4mm so using that with the paper gasket should put me just shy of .8mm so that is what I am going to try. I could combine the thinner metal gasket (.2mm) with a copper one (.1mm) to get closer to .7mm but I am thinking it's probably better the less gaskets I stack together.
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Post by ingram on Jul 18, 2021 23:31:15 GMT -5
Ok got a chance to take it apart and definitely had a blown head gasket. Piston and cylinder look great though. Ended up using all the metal base baskets with a very light coat of Hondabond and no paper gaskets. Final squish ended up right at .8mm. I went with all the metal base gaskets because my piston is just above the bottom of the transfer ports so was trying to get that gap as small as I could. Currently letting everything cure and will probably try it tomorrow to see how it runs.  |
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Post by ingram on Aug 13, 2021 18:29:16 GMT -5
Well my Malossi shock broke when I was kickstarting today...  Still had the original shock so I was able to continue riding but wow the original shock is so bouncy I don't like it at all. Will be getting an oleopneumatic one from eBay to replace the Malossi. Decided to switch back to stock intake manifold which gave me much more room to try different air filters and right away with the same air filter I have been running but stock manifold everything felt better and I was running richer so my Stage 6 intake must have started leaking. Changed to top clip on the needle and moved to 5gr sliders with Stage 6 pink Contra and now I am really liking it again. Hitting 11,700 rpm and so far 336 degrees max but haven't had a chance to push it for a long stretch. Since replacing the head gasket, adjusting the squish, and changing back to stock manifold I am now at a 100 main instead of 106. Here is the Malossi shock right after it broke.  |
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Post by drumstyx on Aug 5, 2022 11:17:37 GMT -5
Well my Malossi shock broke when I was kickstarting today... Still had the original shock so I was able to continue riding but wow the original shock is so bouncy I don't like it at all. Will be getting an oleopneumatic one from eBay to replace the Malossi. Decided to switch back to stock intake manifold which gave me much more room to try different air filters and right away with the same air filter I have been running but stock manifold everything felt better and I was running richer so my Stage 6 intake must have started leaking. Changed to top clip on the needle and moved to 5gr sliders with Stage 6 pink Contra and now I am really liking it again. Hitting 11,700 rpm and so far 336 degrees max but haven't had a chance to push it for a long stretch. Since replacing the head gasket, adjusting the squish, and changing back to stock manifold I am now at a 100 main instead of 106. Here is the Malossi shock right after it broke. I guess this thread is getting long in the tooth, but I just have to say, you should contact wherever you bought that shock from for some kind of warranty support. The Malossi shocks are NOT cheap, and this is the kind of garbage I'd expect to see from a chinese shock. Nothing against the cheapie shocks, I run them on a lot of builds, but I expect problems from a $30 part, not so much from a $150+ part. |
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Post by ingram on Aug 22, 2022 12:37:20 GMT -5
I guess this thread is getting long in the tooth, but I just have to say, you should contact wherever you bought that shock from for some kind of warranty support. The Malossi shocks are NOT cheap, and this is the kind of garbage I'd expect to see from a chinese shock. Nothing against the cheapie shocks, I run them on a lot of builds, but I expect problems from a $30 part, not so much from a $150+ part. Thanks yes I agree, was not expecting this to happen at all. I did contact the shop I bought it from and it had been over a year that I purchased it so they were going to ask Malossi if there was anything they would do but I never heard back. I ended up getting the beefier RS24 shock which has a larger diameter connecting rod and haven't had issues since. The ride is actually better than I thought it would be going to the RS24 so besides the cost, I am very happy with the upgrade and smoother ride. |
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Post by Zino on Aug 22, 2022 13:10:11 GMT -5
Ingram good to see you back on the forum plenty of new zuma builders thta could use some help
Besides the mishap with the shock how’s the zuma performing
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Still had the original shock so I was able to continue riding but wow the original shock is so bouncy I don't like it at all. Will be getting an oleopneumatic one from eBay to replace the Malossi.
