by Kwak addict » Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:38 pm
The best thing you can do to a 1200 Blandit is swap the airbox for pod filters & replace the entire exhaust system, the headers are very small diameter I.D. & weigh approx 4000 Kg, a mate just put a set of Yoshi copy 4-1 headers & a Muzzy link pipe & round section ally can (Muzzy stuff was off my old ZX7) & picked up 18 HP & 14 ft/lbs with el cheapo pods & rejetting - he had to embiggen the pilots, raise the needles all the way & go up about 5 sizes in mains, it's still a bit lean on the needles so he's gunna hafta get a Dynojet/Factory Pro kit. The most impressive bit is that the power & torque increases from 2500 to redline so you even get more bottom end & midrange into the bargain.
There is a lot of power & torque hiding in the standard airbox & exhaust on them things.
He reckons it's a totally different bike to ride now, wheelies off the throttle no worries.
The Bandit motor is seriously detuned from the factory so the sky's the limit, there's another 8 to 10 HP in a set of dialled GSXR 1100 cams, more again if you use 38mm Gixer carbs & another 10+ if you bump the compression up by 1.5 points.
Another mate got 140HP at the wheel from just a full system & a set of Mikuni RS 36 flatslides + K&N pods.
I've got a 1200 Bandit motor in a GS 1000 that I'm building that made 131 RWHP with a Wiseco 1216 kit, Hindle 4-1, pods & a rejet of the standard carbs, remember - stock RWHP is only around 100 - 105 so you get the picture.
Go nuts !
Ex T.K.A. ZXR 750 RR
ZXR 7/9 L3 Streetfighter
ZX9 C Trackbike - ex Maccarocks & Slow & Wobbly... still a weapon!
Plus a ZX7 & a few ZXR Ls & ZX9 Bs & Cs in various stages of completion.