OK oil gurus I place myself at your mercy. I have a pending deal on a theft recovery Kawasaki ZZR1200 which is complete but the owner bought it to swap the engine into his ZX11D model so it will come with the knocking connecting rod. I have rebuilt bike engines before and did some assembly work on hobby drag engines including supercharged gasoline and methanol fueled so I am temped to take the project on.
These engines had issues with oil starvation and many cures were developed from internal and external oil passage rerouting, restrictions to boost crankshaft pressure, and the cure that I am inclined to follow, deburring and port matching.
Do any modern oils offer a level of protection above those of the era? I used to run Valvoline automotive racing oil years back.
A thread I read carefully. TBH I got a headache trying to absorb it all.
https://www.zxforums.com/threads/oil-starvation-3-rod.5394/
These engines had issues with oil starvation and many cures were developed from internal and external oil passage rerouting, restrictions to boost crankshaft pressure, and the cure that I am inclined to follow, deburring and port matching.
Do any modern oils offer a level of protection above those of the era? I used to run Valvoline automotive racing oil years back.
A thread I read carefully. TBH I got a headache trying to absorb it all.
https://www.zxforums.com/threads/oil-starvation-3-rod.5394/
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