rpm kits for fxho Hi, new to your thread, been reading it a bit but just joined to post.. Anyway i have a 2007 FXHO cruiser and its got 60hrs on it now and comes off warranty in 2mths.It has been a great ski, no complaints, no problems. Was wondering if anyone has put the riva rpm upgrade kit on one of these and if so did it make a difference? Reading good reports on the new SHO but dont know if i could justify the cost just yet as i love my ski..
I think patrat did this to his FX
Go for it. It really wakes the ski up. I got my kit from Carl, www.islandracing.net Best price I could find.
Get the R&D Ride Plate & Intake Grate. Carl has tested both the Riva & R&D, and recommended the R&D, with the rest of the kit Riva.
You need the whole kit to get much benifit, as without it it won't turn the larger prop.
I didn't worry about the sponsons. The stock ones are OK, unless you want to do some Closed Course racing.
Last edited by patrat; 21-02-2008 at 02:32 PM.
Pat,
I'm weighing up my next ski being either a K 250x, or FX HO with the kit you have.
Basically like the power, wife likes the power and the dry, and I'm an Ocean rider.
What power/accel gains over the stock did you get with yours?
How did it effect Warranty?
Did you fit them, or get a dealer to fit them?
I fitted my own kit. It took about 4 or 5 hours. Pretty simple really. Warranty, I didn't worry about, because I have a good repoir with the dealer & he said it would be sweet.
Performace gains were good. Better holeshot & it pulls harder through out the whole rev range. Slight increase in top end & better hook up in the chop with the intake & handle better with ride plate. Overall it is a good package. Cost about $950AUD including freight. That is just a rough estimate.
If it is going to be more than $1000 AUD you will cop GST & import Duty. About $220 extra.
IMO I would go for the FX, with the kit. A lot cheaper on fuel & not really that much slower than the Ultra.
thanks heaps for that... ill check out the web site! cheers
The Fuel usage of the 250 is what is leaning me to the FX. My Kawa STX drinks like a whale, and by my calcs, the 250 is not a significant improvement.
patrat:
did u get the following for you FX HO from Islandracing?
R&D Rideplate
R&D Aquavein Intake Grate
Solas Dynafly Impeller YG-DF 14/20
R&D or Riva Pump Seal Kit
Riva Velocity Stack Kit
Riva Power Filter
Riva Free Flow Exhaust Kit
$884.80US as per the website
That's the kit I got. It may have been slightly cheaper when I got it, but not much.Originally Posted by DeanoSKI
Sorry for the slow reply, just got back from Variety Qld Jet Trek a couple of days ago.
On the Jet Trek, one morning leg we did , I put 40lts in the FX160 & one of the SHO's put in 50lts & another put in 55lts. Talking to one of the guys who rode a Ultra 250x, he said he was using more fuel than the SHO's throughout the week.
Rough calculations, I would say I used approx. 40lts a day less than the 250x
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