rtt Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hello All, I recently acquired a really clean 96 Banshee that is totally stock. I mean really clean! Appears to have less hours on it than my 07 Raptor. I don't know a lot about Banshee's so I have a few questions. #1 The stock airbox and filter design seems very poor. Looks like it would suck dust. What is the best aftermarket intake system that uses a foam filter and keeps the box for water protection< #2 It is totally stock. Is a trinity 2 into 1 a good upgrade? #3 What should the stock compression be? #4 I can get a good deal on DMC alien pipes. Are they good for all around trail riding? #5 Manual says to run premix at 20 to 24 to 1. That seems as thick as syrup! #6 I am in Southern Cal. Is there a good shop around San Bermardino that specializes in Banshee bikes? #7 What will a TORS eliminator do for the bike? Any help is appreciated. RTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurdy Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hello All, I recently acquired a really clean 96 Banshee that is totally stock. I mean really clean! Appears to have less hours on it than my 07 Raptor. I don't know a lot about Banshee's so I have a few questions. #1 The stock airbox and filter design seems very poor. Looks like it would suck dust. What is the best aftermarket intake system that uses a foam filter and keeps the box for water protection< #2 It is totally stock. Is a trinity 2 into 1 a good upgrade? #3 What should the stock compression be? #4 I can get a good deal on DMC alien pipes. Are they good for all around trail riding? #5 Manual says to run premix at 20 to 24 to 1. That seems as thick as syrup! #6 I am in Southern Cal. Is there a good shop around San Bermardino that specializes in Banshee bikes? #7 What will a TORS eliminator do for the bike? Any help is appreciated. RTT 1 Stock airbox is ok but very restrictive. Replace filter with a good foam filter or K&N filter. Remember this is a 2 stroke. Anything you do to increase air flow through the motor will require more fuel from the carbs. 2 Some guys like the single carb (actually one into two) but most guys run duals. Especially in the sand. If you search on this, Snop has done a tremendous amount of research in this area. 3 I think stock compression should be around 125 +or- depending on elevation. Someone may be abel to chime in with something more accurate. 4 There was a set of Aliens for sale in the for sale section just the other day for 300. Good all around pipe but I don't know what all the hype is about. The way they sound, blah, I want performance. Good all around pipe on stock port Toomey T6, Good allaround pipe on ported motor Toomey T5 (or whatever the guy porting it recommends). 5 I mix at 40:1 with supertechniplate by Klotz. Most guys here mix between 32 and 50:1. 6 Cant answer that one for you but HJR racing is located outside of San Diego. He can help you out with all motor work and is a great guy. does great work, great prices, and attitude to match. 7 TORS is Throttle Over Ride System. Obvious the eliminator eliminates this system. The system is messy, ugly, and in the opinion of most, unnecessary. What it does is, it interrupts the ignition signal from the CDI when the throttle is in the back position so that if the cable sticks or something the thumb piece can still activate the switch to disable the motor. (If I don't understand exactly it is only because I've never had a bike with TORS but I have the idea down. It is also tied to the parking break on newer models. I also think the eliminator kit requires the addition of idle screws because the idle screws where in the tops of the tors. Hope that helps! SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtt Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 1 Stock airbox is ok but very restrictive. Replace filter with a good foam filter or K&N filter. Remember this is a 2 stroke. Anything you do to increase air flow through the motor will require more fuel from the carbs. 2 Some guys like the single carb (actually one into two) but most guys run duals. Especially in the sand. If you search on this, Snop has done a tremendous amount of research in this area. 3 I think stock compression should be around 125 +or- depending on elevation. Someone may be abel to chime in with something more accurate. 4 There was a set of Aliens for sale in the for sale section just the other day for 300. Good all around pipe but I don't know what all the hype is about. The way they sound, blah, I want performance. Good all around pipe on stock port Toomey T6, Good allaround pipe on ported motor Toomey T5 (or whatever the guy porting it recommends). 5 I mix at 40:1 with supertechniplate by Klotz. Most guys here mix between 32 and 50:1. 6 Cant answer that one for you but HJR racing is located outside of San Diego. He can help you out with all motor work and is a great guy. does great work, great prices, and attitude to match. 7 TORS is Throttle Over Ride System. Obvious the eliminator eliminates this system. The system is messy, ugly, and in the opinion of most, unnecessary. What it does is, it interrupts the ignition signal from the CDI when the throttle is in the back position so that if the cable sticks or something the thumb piece can still activate the switch to disable the motor. (If I don't understand exactly it is only because I've never had a bike with TORS but I have the idea down. It is also tied to the parking break on newer models. I also think the eliminator kit requires the addition of idle screws because the idle screws where in the tops of the tors. Hope that helps! SP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtt Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 [Thanks so much for the info! RTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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