Dr. Boost
I picked up a 2008 Ninja 250R today. They went through a major redesign and look kinda cool now. The goal is to make some boost and keep some fuel economy, all while having cheap insurance rates compared to a 600/1000/1300. I think I am going to run a haltech standalone and ditch the carb setup. I guess sharing a building with a performance cycle shop is rubbing off on me. Having an in-house bike dyno is also a plus!
I threw it on the dyno as soon as I took it off my truck. The result: 25whp
After the dyno I chopped the undertail and threw on a yoshimura pipe to give it a nicer exhaust note until the turbo goes on. I'm going to redyno tomorrow to see if it picked up some power from the stock corked muffler.
Last edited by mike radowski; 04-30-2008 at 11:28 PM.
97 M3 - 8.94@164 - 8 sec street machine, all BMW driveline, factory ECU
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16 M3 - 9.3@151 - Built motor/twins
15 M3 - 9.2@162 - Built motor/single turbo/Ecutek
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That will be a fun little bike when turboed!
Where have I been? Astral projecting.
Originally Posted by jszy25
purple > you
THAT is awesome Mike!!! Keep us posted
Dr. Boost
It's a gutless little thing but pretty cool for $3500 MSRP. It should be fun with triple the whp.
97 M3 - 8.94@164 - 8 sec street machine, all BMW driveline, factory ECU
02 M3 - 9.74@145 - Maximum PSI stage 2 turbo kit, stock motor, factory ECU
16 M3 - 9.3@151 - Built motor/twins
15 M3 - 9.2@162 - Built motor/single turbo/Ecutek
BMW SOB's turbo E30 - 8.72@158.39
follow our latest builds and upcoming events! - facebook.com/maximumpsi - instagram.com/maximumpsi
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damn a 250 - they sound funny when stock. what turbo?
Member
+1 sick project dude!!
-Chris
License Revoked
+2, I love it. I'd want a 600 tho!
purple > you
No way, the 250 is way cooler! How often do you see a 250, let alone turbo?
License Revoked
Please be careful on that bike and don't give up on the Turbo M3. We all want to see you break into the 8s in that car!
Spooling Member
Nice Mike! What do you figure you can make with the turbo? 60-70rwhp?
Steve
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+1, the bike is a great project but I'm looking forward to seeing you in the 8's Mike!
Dr. Boost
I've had over 30 bikes since I was 10. That said, you can never be too careful!
The M3 is waiting on more parts to get it legal to race.
97 M3 - 8.94@164 - 8 sec street machine, all BMW driveline, factory ECU
02 M3 - 9.74@145 - Maximum PSI stage 2 turbo kit, stock motor, factory ECU
16 M3 - 9.3@151 - Built motor/twins
15 M3 - 9.2@162 - Built motor/single turbo/Ecutek
BMW SOB's turbo E30 - 8.72@158.39
follow our latest builds and upcoming events! - facebook.com/maximumpsi - instagram.com/maximumpsi
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Funny thing is I was looking at those a couple days ago and loved the new design and price. Then I did a google search and realized there was no turbo kit for them which I thought would be cool for the reasons you posted. I am very interested to see the results.
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"You're so Techno"
omfg thats so hilarious its friggin awesome! a 250....whoda thought! i think the 250cc part makes it bitchin because its literally the complete opposite of what people would expect!
RIP
oh Mike that is awesome!! PLEASE keep us updated on the dyno results and this project in general
1/4 mile in 13.1 @ 106++ (calculators put this at 0-60 in "4.21" seconds.)
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Congrats on the bike Mike. For some reason the exhaust looks huge on that bike. What do you realistically think you can squeeze out of it (rwhp)?
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iBoost
Awesome! looks like a great project. Really interested in turbo your gunna use. I would like to see more of this build.
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subscribed! I'm curious too about the build!
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Please log on to Kawiforums.com when your done and let all the guys that bought a 250 to beat speed records drool over it, aight?
Some of those guys are asking the most ridonkuculous questions on the planet.
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Nice ride. Enjoy it!!, but be carefull.
License Revoked
Nice toy! Be careful out there though, I just had a friend who is very lucky to still be alive after crashing on the bike!
True M3 Enthusiast
Mike, Thats awesome. I was wondering when one of the bikes might migrate to your half of the shop....
I want a bike in the worst kinda way but everyone has a story and a friend who nearly died and Im not really looking to kill myself..
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Did they finally put regular size wheels on it? I think it used to have 18s or something.
Looks good.
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Dr. Boost
It looks big because it IS big, lol. It was laying around the shop so I modified it to fit. It probably won't have a muffler once the turbo goes on.
75+whp is the goal. It depends on what the stock internals can hold. If I can drop the compression with a thicker HG and make close to what I want than that is the cheap route. If I drop in custom pistons/rods/fasteners, then I'll probably shoot for more.
97 M3 - 8.94@164 - 8 sec street machine, all BMW driveline, factory ECU
02 M3 - 9.74@145 - Maximum PSI stage 2 turbo kit, stock motor, factory ECU
16 M3 - 9.3@151 - Built motor/twins
15 M3 - 9.2@162 - Built motor/single turbo/Ecutek
BMW SOB's turbo E30 - 8.72@158.39
follow our latest builds and upcoming events! - facebook.com/maximumpsi - instagram.com/maximumpsi
Voice of Reason
This must be for marketing....which is great for your business...
But for all the money you could have just bought a bigger CC bike....
but after this hopefully you get some Busas in there to boost up...
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