@vintagehondatrailbikes, Wow! Those are some awesome examples! Thank you for taking the time to explain and post.
Now my gears are really turning (or maybe screeching to a halt LOL)...
Here is my thought process, and I know you guys can't make the decision for me, but I like thinking out loud and hearing all my options and others opinions.
- I will spend AT LEAST $150-200 swapping out my Mitsu stator/flywheel for a Hitachi Setup
- Instead of spending that dough on a used stock setup, I could spend that dough on a 12V CDI setup
- If I go to 12V cases, I will be buying a new crank, so why not go stroker?
- I've already figured that it makes little financial impact to go to a TB Race head if building a 108. In reality, I probably come out ahead because I wont have to clean up and rebuilt the stock head. That is a big factor for me, time savings.
So that's my justification for going 12V + stroker...
That being said, you bring up a pretty good argument for just going to 88cc. In all reality, you are right, I don't
need the 108 for what I want to do, but man it sounds fun...
Looking back at my parts list, I'm looking at a $300 delta between building an 88 with stock head and cases vs a 108 with race head and stock cases. For me, that is a considerable chunk. Now, that $300 really goes a long way... stroker, race head, etc, but is it necessarily for what I want to do? Doesn't sound like it...
Its easy to get caught up and blow a project out of proportion.
Sounds like I need to decide what I want to do. Right now, I think my options are
- Build a modest low(er) cost 88cc, stock head, no splitting cases, and leave the 108 stroker upgrade for down the line
- Build a 12V 108, and get some major bang for a bit bigger buck... (I think going to 12V makes sense in my situation, given I will be spending $150-200 on ignition parts either way...)
Okay, feel free (anyone) to throw in some more $0.02! Maybe if we keep this up, all the cents will pay for my stroker!