Crazy idea!!!

[nibblenubbs]

Hello! New face in the Rucks crowd here. First post! **BOOM*

Ok, so have a '13 ruck that I have been tooling around with. After a few mods(airbox delete, up jet, Polini variator swap w/6g sliders, exhaust swap, CDI swap, ncy rear shock, plug upgrade and a few minor cosmetic mods, gotta ride in style!) I am rocking a 5.3sec 0-30 and 47mph tucked into the wind/ 50ish with it. Not bad at all for a 240lbs rider weight. 

However, it is time to play a lil more! I will soon be installing a 20mm slide carb(taking time to tune, of course), quick draw throttle, bezeling the head intake and(this is where it gets crazy if I can make this function the way it does when imagining it!) making a a custom dual out of frame front facing air intake for the carb w/ custom stress bracket. 

Let me elaborate for a sec... So, the idea is to build the intake body from perfectly fitted and shaped exhaust pipes. Once fabricated, adding adjustable flow velocity stacks on each pipe end before filter. I will use the spike filter body with a modified foam filter filament to fit within the spike. The pipes will sweep out from under the frame and hug the bike with the filter spikes facing forward. The idea is to increase airflow beyond any normal delete while having the ability to adjust the f/a mixture via the intake system it's self. In theory, this install will keep my bike ready for a wider range in claimant variation by adjusting the stacks and the mixture screw without having to rejet with the season change(for the most part. I live in Texas... we have summer, not dying summer and a couple weeks of winter). After assembled, tested and proven/ scrapped, powder coat the assembly, give the internals one last good clean for max flow/ min resistance and final mount.

So, there it is... My crazy idea. Thoughts? Questions? Concerns for my mental well being? 

Below pic is as it stands(minus the stock tail light breakdown and refab i am working on)

Well, either way... I am happy with my RUCK! 

CHEERS!

[petekrejca83]

Seems like you've done some add ons! I can't see myself doing an engine swap, I'd rather just get a motorcycle lol. So when you put your Variator in, and CDI, did it take your acceleration up? What about helping better up hills?

Do you know about replacing the large clutch spring and the little springs? Is that something that will help? I don't know if the gy6 springs will work in the stock clutch.

Any suggestions would be great!

Here's my stock 2018.

Oh! My front brake was adjusted too tight out of the dealership, and it burned my odometer wire! Loosened the brake system and my acceleration went up.

[petekrejca83]

Also, are those Bluetooth speakers on yours?

[nibblenubbs]

The variator helped with take off while the cdi helped with top end. The clutch spring will be one of the last things I look at. The stock is more than adequate in handling performance mods.
One of the best things to get more out of up hill is a lightened fly wheel. A shaved and lightened wheel will be one of my next mods.
Really, the overall performance mod is tuning. You can upgrade parts all day long but, without tuning to take advantage of the new parts, you will see little in the way of gains and endanger your engine.
My first steps were to delete the air box, upgrade variator(and tune with slides), jet the carb up to an 85 jet. This was perfect for my weight and environment. After the cdi/ exhaust/ new plug/ up jet to an 89 jet, I started hitting the above numbers.
Mods are all about research, patience and time. Best of luck!
Also, yes, that's a boss Bluetooth setup.