Freshen up a old grey motor

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:12 pm

I would just like to freshen up my grey motor and would like to know what parts or after market parts would be good to replace on the old grey motor ?

the motor is stock as a rock and is also slow as a rock aswell.

So i have a budget of $300 to spend. So any tips,hint;s or good buys would be great

cheers

Jarrod

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:36 pm

anyone ?

i have no idea

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:05 pm

jazzar02 wrote:anyone ?

i have no idea

Do a search on ebay for grey motor stuff and you will find that $300 will get you didly squat, sorry but you would be better off with a good running stock grey than a motor with a few extras wacked on that doesn't go any better than the stock one

, Trev

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jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:08 pm

i dont mean like performance mods. I mean simply like reaplce things that would have worn out or are going to wear out in the hear future

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:12 pm

Replace the stuff thats worn out then

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Oldnblue · Post by **Oldnblue** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:33 pm

Trev's right...save the $300 for when you need to spend it. When it comes to a grey, if you're talking an overhaul, you're going to be in for some decent coin, especially if you have nothing in particular that needs to be done, or that you have in mind needing attention.

$300...maybe more engine 'related' work is within your reach. I mean, you could overhaul the carby, but why do it if it's running fine. You could try for a set of extractors but I'm not so sure the gains would be of any real consequence. You could change over all your leads/plugs, but hey, the current ones could be absolutely perfect. You could maybe set up electronic ignition or overhaul your dissy and coil...but again, they may well be spot on for what the engine requires.

Most things engine related of any real gain though, things that aren't currently 'faulty', you just won't be able to do for $300, especially when you start talking about internally, as opposed to the bolt ons.

If the engine is running fine, keep up the maintenance on it, look after it, and when things go wrong, fix them as they arise.

If you want to give the grey a real freshen up or re-build...start saving. I've just come to the end of a full re-build on a 179 and it set me back a fair bundle...like a lot...

Going by the enquiries I've made myself, a grey would be even more.

The question you have to ask is, what ISN'T working right at the moment...if anything.

Cheers, Scott

matches · Post by **matches** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:32 pm

buy as many timing gears as your $300 will get you

that is of course if its got the original fibre one. (sorry, couldn't help it)

vmx-mxr · Post by **vmx-mxr** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:08 pm

Do the alloy timing gears make much of a racket?

I know Jacko's one lead him to a very quite time beside the roadway! And some top pics while waiting to be rescued.

Dave Mac

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:52 am

vmx-mxr wrote:Do the alloy timing gears make much of a racket?

I know Jacko's one lead him to a very quite time beside the roadway! And some top pics while waiting to be rescued.

Dave Mac

Pretty sure Jacko's was the old fiber gears.
Get the steal gears not alloy, I have heard a few greys with steal and they are as quiet as the old fiber ones, Trev

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Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:19 pm

matches wrote:buy as many timing gears as your $300 will get you that is of course if its got the original fibre one. (sorry, couldn't help it)

The only timing gear I have ever done was in a RED motor so dont think you are safe with a red