speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
First off, this is not the proverbial TPE 964 engine...
Erik, Mr. TPE himself, built this Polaris based, 950cc engine in 2012 for me, about 6 months before the 964s began hitting the water, it I remember right.
Well after two years of hard riding in salt water, I decided she was due for some preventive maintenance. Engine had no issues, compression was exactly 165 in both cylinders, and I believe compression when it was new was 165 or 170psi. I was having nightmares of a wrist pin bearing failing and destroying my baby though, so I bought new bearings, pins, rings, and base gaskets for her.
Pictures tend to speak for themselves, but just want to point out that these nikasil bores look perfect. Cross hatching is still very visible and the walls are perfectly smooth- no gouges. Nikasil on these cylinders was done at Millennium, same place Erik uses now, following his porting of them.
So basically, this thread is just to say how happy I am with Erik's work and to show his ability to do custom work that lasts!
Oh, and I'm a believer in Amsoil- bottom end was immaculate and wrist pin and bearing showed no wear!
Erik, Mr. TPE himself, built this Polaris based, 950cc engine in 2012 for me, about 6 months before the 964s began hitting the water, it I remember right.
Well after two years of hard riding in salt water, I decided she was due for some preventive maintenance. Engine had no issues, compression was exactly 165 in both cylinders, and I believe compression when it was new was 165 or 170psi. I was having nightmares of a wrist pin bearing failing and destroying my baby though, so I bought new bearings, pins, rings, and base gaskets for her.
Pictures tend to speak for themselves, but just want to point out that these nikasil bores look perfect. Cross hatching is still very visible and the walls are perfectly smooth- no gouges. Nikasil on these cylinders was done at Millennium, same place Erik uses now, following his porting of them.
So basically, this thread is just to say how happy I am with Erik's work and to show his ability to do custom work that lasts!
Oh, and I'm a believer in Amsoil- bottom end was immaculate and wrist pin and bearing showed no wear!
