who uses 62t cylinders?

njfl

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Regarding the 62T cylinder, abut five years ago, I bought one of those Riva cylinders out of their catalog thinking it would be great. It was OK. After I met Chuckie at Team Scream, he told me that he could do magic on that cylinder. He did. It was an impressive hard pull.

I think there is a misconception when people say bottom end. I've ridden a lot of 61X motors made by builders that hit like a rock for an instant and then are flat and fall on their faces after that. I think we really want bottom to mid-range. The 62T that Chuckie built me does that.
 
Whats the difference when running the 62T cyl in a 701 vs 760? Did the 760 just have a longer stroke or more bore? It has to be the stroke otherwize wouldnt there be 2 62T's with different bores?

One thing I like about the 62T is because it has so much meat to it you can get alot of rebuilds out of it.
 

Matt_E

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650, 701, and 760 all have the same stroke.
650 has 77mm bore, 701 has 81mm bore, 760 has 84mm bore.
650 can be safely bored to 81, 701 can be safely bored to 84, and 760 can be safely bored to 85 (quoting builders here).

The actual 62T cylinder is a 701. A 760 is a 64X cylinder. The casting between the two is the same, the sleeves are a bit different.
 

Matt_E

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That's because B-Pipes are simple, fool-proof, and the longest running band-wagon in site history. :biggthumpup:

Don't get me wrong, B-Pipes really are great.
But so are some drypipes. They make very good power and have decent bottom end, especially with a bit compression and a lighter flywheel, or even water injection.
But, they are a bit harder to set up, can be harder to maintain if the setup wasn't done right, and often require higher octane gas to be run.
 
I would guess that most people if they had the option would run a 62T case with duel carbs. If you wanted to run a good low-end setup get the 61x case with a single carb. The 62T case will add a few mph but is not as forgiving. The 61x case is very forgiving and a 62T cylinder is very meaty put them together and you have a very strong motor.


did you just make this up?
 

yamahammer

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word of warning on 64x 760 cylinders- sleeves are thin from the get go and all the used ones ive got came complete with cracked sleeves- no biggie to resleeve for cheap and use, but look real good before you buy

on pipes for durability there is a reason everyone and their dog runs a b-pipe they are the toughest around thats old news- ive killed a protec mach 2, riva red pipe, blaster1 bmod pipe, and latest was an r&d drypipe- after running the drypipe there was no going back to the sj bpipe- r&d made that much more power- bonzai bob is beefing up my drypipe this winter to hopefully make it live:bigok:
 

DCRocks

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After reading this, I am wondering if it would be better to stick with a 61x/61x setup or go with a 62tcase/61xcylinder. I want to stick with a single carb, and all the single carb intakes for the 62t seem to cost a fortune.

I could carer less about top end speed, as I want a surf ski that hits in the low and mid range.

I already have a factory B limited pipe.

Should I save my money and not buy a 62t case, and buy a 62t cylinder instead?

Will the 62t cylinder bolt right up to my stock 61x case?
 

WaveDemon

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if you have an all 61x set up and want to stay single carb then stay with a 61x case. it'll cost $500 in just the case and manifold to upgrade to 62t cases.
 

DCRocks

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The cases need to be bored up slightly to accept the larger sleeves.

Do you mean the larger sleaves of the 61x cylinder?

if you have an all 61x set up and want to stay single carb then stay with a 61x case. it'll cost $500 in just the case and manifold to upgrade to 62t cases.

I don't mind spending the money, I just wondered if I could get more bang for my buck, if I put the money into some other aspect of the engine, than going from 61x case and manifold, to the 62t case and manifold.

From what I saw, it would cost almost as much to bore out my 61x cylinder, as it would to get a 62t case and manifold, and if I could bolt up my current 61x cylinder, I can pickup a 62t case and manifold from a friend that has several lying around for pretty cheep.

The only thing I am certain of, is I want to stay with a single carb, and my factory B limited pipe, everything else is up for change, which is one of the reasons the 62tcylinder/61x case got my attention..
 
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