Engine swap

xela_p2004 · Post by **xela_p2004** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:00 pm

I know this has been talked about before, but how hard would it be to swap in another motor from another scoot. Iam thinking about swaping in a honda metropolitan engine into a spree. I know its not a two stroke or probably the Dio motor is better but I prefer the relabitly of a four stroke. just wondering what would I need to consider?

se50 · Post by **se50** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:52 pm

Why not just ride the metro? If it is a Metro II, take out the restrictors. I'd ride a Metro any day over a Spree. If each were for sale, for the same price, and the Spree was perfect, I'd still buy the Metro.

xela_p2004 · Post by **xela_p2004** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:35 pm

I already own a honda metro, and have an extra metro engine laying in my garage. So i want to throw it into a Spree, because I can find a spree almost anywhere. i was just wondering if it could be possible, even if i would have to fabricate the frame.

hrnytrtlsgsxr · Post by **hrnytrtlsgsxr** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:57 pm

anything is possible.. The two stroke is more reliable than a 4 stroke eninge IMO.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:20 pm

yea 2 stokes have half the parts are half the price and have like four moving parts

berreta22 · Post by **berreta22** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:21 pm

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:20 pm

IIM MY OPINION, AND YEA MAN 2 TROKES ARE BETTER

85stroka · Post by **85stroka** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:01 am

2 strokes have less moving parts, wear more on the piston rings, are lighter and easier to work on,
4 strokes have more parts make less power for more than 30 % more displacement, harder to work ,last longer, and weight alot more.
For daily driver , I would stuff a 100 cc 4 stroke motor into a spree , for just wanting to ride and have fun I would stick 125cc 2 stroke,stroker in it

Rabbi · Post by **Rabbi** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:20 am

which is best for fuel economy?

85stroka · Post by **85stroka** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:22 am

if you go same cc's then I would have to go with the four stroke, the are more effiecent,but 2 stroke make more power for less cc's.

se50 · Post by **se50** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:10 am

If you want headaches and you've never worked on one before, go out an buy a bike with a non running DOHC engine. I sure wish I'd have bought another 2 stroke dirtbike than my KLR250. 2 strokes are much, much easier to work on. Not as many expensive parts you can wreck, too. I finally got my KLR250 running the other day. After working on it almost every weekend since May, and if not weekends, a few hours per week. Finally got it to fire up and run for 5-10 seconds, after messing around with so much with it, and fixing one problem, and finding another. 4 strokes sound better, and last longer, but, are kind of a pain to work on. I've never owned a Honda 4 stroke anything, but have seen the top end torn down on a XR50 (someone too large for it had been jumping it, bent the forks, and let the front tire rub a hole in the head. The whole engine was loaded with sand. But, that engine was just the basic Honda SOHC design, just with little valves, cam, etc.

speedyspree · Post by **speedyspree** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:55 pm

xela_p2004 want to sell the metro

xela_p2004 · Post by **xela_p2004** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:49 pm

Sorry my met isnt for sale.[/img]