Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > 996 big bore to where??

[beancounter]

Originally Posted by Stu748R

I have just spoken to steve at M R who said to expect about 10 HP in the mid range and about 5 HP more at the top end.Its a bit like doing an 853 kit on a 748 basicaly loads more useable mid range.His 1026 has had the full corse treatment giving about 155HP at the wheel on his stingey dyno with s/s quarter mile times of 10.3 in the high 140MPH.

Awesome

Well I'm sure it is, but I would wonder (a) what on earth must it have cost, and (b) if you tune your bike to race tune you must have to maintain it to race standards, i.e. top end rebuilds every ? miles.

BC

[Jools]

Have to say I agree with Beancounter. It seems an awful lot of trouble to go to for an extra 30 cc. And you have to mess around to sort out the piston travel to make sure that the extra 2 mm stroke (1mm each at TDC and BDC) won't result in any piston to head contact either by fitting thicker base gaskets or using different pistons.

If I had the dosh to do this I think I would spend it on tuning the standard motor - maybe some gas flowed heads and getting the cams dialled, that sort of thing. I would look to build a sweet running reliable motor that's maybe got a few mods, been built carefully and with all it's tolerances spot on than build something like a grenade with the pin half way out