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21 May 2019 14:48 #804317 by waktaylor
Replied by waktaylor on topic Zx550 engine swap complete
Hum... glad everyone covered that oil pressure light.

NOW, how fun was the swap? Malfunctioning lights are not unique ;) engine swaps are.
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22 May 2019 02:46 #804344 by Quigleyje
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Not fun. Thought it would a simple swap seeing how the engines are basically the same. The engine went in easy enough just like planned but then you get to the little things. The carbs are different so the airbox is different. The clutch cable different the throttle different tach different so all that stuffed had to be sourced before being able to fire it up. I was hoping to use the rubber mounts of the 84 but the 81 frame didn't allow that. But in the end the little stuff that made it hard was worth it.

81/84 kz/zx550
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22 May 2019 04:13 #804345 by waktaylor
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22 May 2019 17:51 #804394 by riturbo
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Heres mine did it years ago .

Gpz 750 turbo The one I ride
Gpz 750 turbo Not finished
Gpz 750 turbo Not started
Gpz 550 1981
Gpz 550 1983
Bunch of other junk
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22 May 2019 18:37 #804396 by waktaylor
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Do you have the stock kz650 sprockets on there? Did I read that the 6 speed has lower first and taller 6th (as compared to kz650 5th gear)?

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23 May 2019 07:34 #804418 by Quigleyje
Replied by Quigleyje on topic Zx550 engine swap complete
Mine is a kz550 with a zx550 engine. The gearing seems the same to me. I kept the original kz550 sprockets

81/84 kz/zx550

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