Greetings,
I recently installed a new Wiseco piston in my 2004 KDX 220, along with the RB head and carb mods, FMF Gnarly desert pipe with TurbineCore silencer, and Boyesen reeds. I broke this setup in with Kawasaki's 2-stroke racing oil at a 32:1 ratio and have been very please with the results. Plenty of power and absolutely -0- spooge.
Now that my dealer has raise the price of the oil from $5.00 to $10.00 a pint I'm looking to switch my oil over to Golden Spectro Two-Cycle Pre-Mix Blend, as I've always run this in my 1991 KTM 540 DXC at 50:1 with great result, i.e. plenty of power and no spooge.
I just looked at Spectro's website and while they suggest I could use their Golden Spectro Two-Cycle Pre-Mix Blend at 50:1 in my KDX, which I'm happy to do, they say their Platinum SX 32:1 100% Racing Synthetic is the ultimate two-cycle pre-mix engine lubricant, formulated specifically for use in modern two-cycle moto-cross racing motorcycles equipped with exhaust power valves requiring a 32:1 pre-mixed fuel-to-oil mixture.
Which oil would you suggest I use, and at what ratio?
Thanks!
Switching to Golden Spectro, But which one?
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I used the spectro blend years ago at 50:1 with no problems. When I picked up my latest bike I used it again at 32:1 again with no problems. I ended up switching to Amsoil due to the spectro getting expensive and the people I ride with all used Amsoil at 40:1 so it was just easier to mix to what they were running and if you ran low on gas you could get some from someone.
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True test of an oil for our application is when you run it for 4years and then tear your top-end apart. What's in there? A good full-synth that's not a full-on super-high-film strength has generally proven to yield nice clean powervalve parts. Mobil 1 MX2t Used to be a great go-to. Amsoil interceptor is great. Most synth/castor blends like spectro won't, but will provide great high rpm film strength.
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'95 KDX 200 Project $600 KDX
'94 WR 250 Always a project