What to do with my new Vmax4?

[acauto]

Hello all,

I just purchased my first Vmax 4. It is a 1994 750 which I could not resist the price. I was browsing Craigslist (I know, dangerous becuase I always find something I want! ) anyway I saw this 94 Vmax4 750 for $750 with a cover, new sliders and 2 gallons of Yamalube. Well I need another sled like a hole in the head LOL! I already have a 2002 SRX 700 and 2001 Viper 700 plus 3 sleds for the kids but the price was irresistable. So here I am the proud owner of one of the meanest looking sleds ever produced and I am trying to decide what to do with it. I would like to make a mildly modified lake racer, which could run on snow or ice, wether it is an organized event or just someone I just come accross at my lake. I have been doing some research on mods and my basic dilema is, is it worth investing in a 750 or should I try to find an 800? Currently I am doing basic maintinence and adjustments and have not had it out yet. If the consensis is to find an 800 I will probably restore the sled to original and work on finding an 800 for the lake racer project.

[AL P]

Do you by any chance know if the cranks have been welded?
that might be a fairly important role in deciding what to do with it..it`s it`s present for anyway, when it comes to racing it..

AL

[acauto]

Hello Al, I had thought the same thing but the former owner knew nothing about the sled. The sled apears stock and untouched, so with that said I am assuming the crank has not been welded which brings me back to my original thought, is it worth building this sled or should I just try to find an 800? thanks for the response. I was trying to find an answer to the welded crank question but can not prove it has been done.

Mark.

[redlinesrule]

Hello Al, I had thought the same thing but the former owner knew nothing about the sled. The sled apears stock and untouched, so with that said I am assuming the crank has not been welded which brings me back to my original thought, is it worth building this sled or should I just try to find an 800? thanks for the response. I was trying to find an answer to the welded crank question but can not prove it has been done.

Mark.

Congrats Mark on your awesome new purchase! I'm still in the 'still searching for one' boat but have read here that if it's got a lot of miles and hasn't had the any crank issues, then it's probably o.k. What's the mileage on the sled? I'd probably just keep searching all the threads here & just ask if you need any help/info. I've only been a member here for a short time & the members are very friendly & the best at knowing all the ins & outs of this sled in any yr. Again, congrats on the new pick-up & keep us all updated. ~ Don

[8BU]

I asked the same question and was told that set up was the most important thing to keep in mind. Clutching, rolling resistence, suspension set-up. If you put quad pipes on you'll need to have the crank welded on the 750's.

[8BU]

as long as you do your home work and have THE RIGHT SET UP! A 800 should give you 10 more ponies equal set up considered.

[LIVINLO]

acauto,
I think if you found a used set of stock 800 pipes and a set of used bender silencers, you would have a nice hp gain without a lot invested. The 800 cdi would also improve your performance and the 800 cdi has the same wiring harness as your 94, so you can just plug and play. You will need to do some jetting also. Then you might want to look at your clutching set up. Anyways, just a few tips that will improve the performance without spending a lot of money. I don’t think that I would be concerned about the crank being welded with this kind of setup.