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Offline Marc.com

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B44 motor for my Cheney
« on: September 30, 2009, 07:02:04 am »
Getting there, got to love the covers, othe goodies include PES clutch



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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 09:26:12 am »
Marc who makes those covers ? or did you machine them yourself  :)
And whats that big hair dryer in the background  :o

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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 10:08:03 am »
Engine covers come from Mark Cook, Performance Engineering in the UK..... really good guy and offers a great level of service which is good. I am just buying one fo his new clutches, gives you much stronger gearbox main shaft so you can retain your 4 speed. Story goes that the real problem is not the gears but the main shaft flexing.

Hairdryer is marine turbocharger, that one is baby, our biggest one is 14 tonnes and we have engines with 3 or 4 of them, engine outputs are over 100000 kw in some cases.

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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2009, 10:49:02 am »

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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2009, 11:08:13 am »
guys check this b50 rebuild
http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm170/HPbyStan/BSA/



five pages of the yummie stuff, I think he's hooked  8)
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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2009, 11:40:23 am »
yep there is a lot in that build. Must study it in more detail.
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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2009, 12:39:24 pm »
Looking good marc,
Am re-building a B50 myself, I like the adapter for the carb! Where do you get those? is it a Mikuni?

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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2009, 01:52:08 pm »
No carb is Keihin PWK courtesy of ebay. not pre whatever legal but looks cool.
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Re: B44 motor for my Cheney
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2009, 01:22:29 am »
Looking good Marc.
You will love the new clutch from Mark at PES. I fitted one to my CCM earlier this year. What a difference ! No more overheating, no more slipping, much lighter, and easier to work on. Looks good too. The weight difference between the old cast iron clutch and the new one is huge.
The only trouble I have now is starts !.... as all the power now goes to the back wheel, I am having trouble keeping the front down.
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