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DEbowhinter1
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Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:56 am Posts: 34
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 Kawasaki fh580v
Semi new to the site and very new to mud motors, found a 19hp Kawasaki motor in the trash the other day, no clue if it runs or not but was wondering if anyone runs one of these motors for their mud motor. Also wondering if I wanted to upgrade the motor ( if it runs) where do y'all get your performance parts from? Thanks in advance
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| Wed Apr 06, 2016 5:36 am |
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Russ
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Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:07 pm Posts: 4820 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: Kawasaki fh580v
There aren't any for the kawa. Been down that road (not specifically with that model, but in general). You can go with an aftermarket carb, and gut the exhaust, but nothing specific beyond that. Cam will be an experiment, as well as how much decking for compression increase. You likely won't get enough gain from it to make it worth the expense, but pm if you want to learn from what I did with the kawa I had.
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| Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:20 am |
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banded-mallard
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Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 Re: Kawasaki fh580v
Exactly what Russ mentioned. During our Kawasaki build for the Prodrives, we had 5 guys working on different shit to try and come to a common ground. Nothing was store bought. Everything had to be custom made. If you have the time and the $$ to spend on R&D and trail and error, I say go for it. if not, like he mentioned, its a crap shoot.
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| Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:58 am |
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DEbowhinter1
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Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:56 am Posts: 34
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 Re: Kawasaki fh580v
Ok. I'm New to mud motors so I assume from everything u guys said that kawasakis aren't a common motor to use for mud motors .
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| Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:02 am |
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banded-mallard
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Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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 Re: Kawasaki fh580v
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| Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:14 am |
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DEbowhinter1
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Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:56 am Posts: 34
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 Re: Kawasaki fh580v
Thank you
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| Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:30 am |
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