JerzOutlaw350 Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Good Afternoon Guys, I’m working on a neighbors 1998 Banshee. It has Pro Circuit pipes and silencers, Genuine Keihin 28mm PWK’s , Pro Design Pro-Flow filter kit with K&N filter and outerwear. Last Saturday he went out riding and when he was done he noticed that there was an extreme amount of dust buildup around the intake area. So not thinking he took his banshee to the local Yamaha dealership and they didn’t even take it out of the back of his truck and they told him it would cost about a $1,000 to fix it without really looking at it. So today he came and seen me about fixing it for him. So I took the banshee and power washed it to get all the dust off it. I then went on and did a compression test and it checked out fine. Both cylinders were around 130 psi. I then did a leak down test and that’s when I found that all around the intakes are leaking. So I took it apart and this banshee still has the stock intake boots with a slight crack buy the crossover tube and it also still has the stock reed cages and stock reed pedals with the pedal stops still installed. The factory intake gaskets were hard and very brittle. I checked the reed valve and there’s no signs of warping. The reed pedals seem to be fine with no damage to the pedals themselves but they seem to be very flimsy. I asked him if he ever had them changed before and he said they have never been replaced. So I asked him what he wants to do and what is his budget to fix it. His budget is roughly $375.00 to fix it. So what are your thoughts and opinions on repairing this banshee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedder Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Easy, Get with an HQ sponsor for an intake and if it were me, a set of V-Force 4's On budget and a happy neighbor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyHauler Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 When my stock intake boots shit the bucket I came on here and asked the same exact question. It took a few of days before I got to response so I wound up going on eBay and ordered the Chariot racing individual 26-30mm billet intakes and I also ordered their billet reed cages that come with the boyesen power reeds. If I remember correctly I think I paid $350 plus some change shipped to my door and they ship there items pretty fast. I like the setup a noticed a little bit of a difference in the throttle response and powerband. Good luck, Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerzOutlaw350 Posted August 28 Author Report Share Posted August 28 @Tedder Thanks for the great advice. I got the parts that I needed to get this Banshee up and running. I got the parts from F.A.S.T and they gave me a good deal on the parts. @HeavyHauler I contacted Chariot Performance and they wouldn’t price match the price that I got from FAST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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