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Posted by: Sandgod
Wade isn't really gonna do motors for awhile. He has many many many 450 kits to get out the door to ATK and Champion and says the honing takes most of his time.. A well known dealer back east could be possibly offering some new services in the near future.. How much is a FDO head and who does them?? Is it an exchange for your head??? Since my titanium valve issue has been resolved my motor has been rock solid.. Only three motors had titanium valve issues. Wade has since found the casue and remedied the problem.. SB is still gonna have some titanium valve problems and a certain person should be in jail shortly for a long time..
Posted by: Sandgod
Well said Oldsandman..
Armoks the wristpin issue is now solved also.. Your observations are legit. I wish I could explain some stuff, but I just can't. It's not for me to say... I hope you understand..
I will have a 450z when they come out..
Posted by: claas900
..I want the best pipe for the Cannon also..
Posted by: claas900
..whos working on a 500 kit?..i heard SBM is working on a 482?..
Posted by: claas900
..yeah i know who he is.i hav his air filter on my quad,he also built one of the baddest Canon evener see,over at canondalerisers.com..i thought it was a SBM 450 motor?
Posted by: cannondale27
Very informative thread here.I gotta say that sadly I agree with all of of it.I have seen some improvements lately though but as a group we have major problems.Still hopeful though.
Posted by: armoks
Thats if you get your motor back from wilcoxThere has been alot of problems with him and I would not recomend his work to any cannondale ownerimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">
Posted by: armoks
Go over to cannondaler.com and look up his name there have been more then a few people there that has had problems with his buisness practices. one guy had to threaten to sue him and had to bash him on the forums over there to get a responce out of him. We are still waiting on the results to see if Wade actully is going to get his money back to him. At least two other guys that had Wade do thier cylinder heads have had them blow and he blamed Maz's map on it but other people with FDO ported heads are not having these problems and they are running Maz's maps in them.
So NO I would not recomend his work to any Cannondale owner!
Posted by: armoks
FDO Racing did my head through haydug buuuuut we had to wait almost 5 months to get it backI've riden one with the porting done but my engine is not done yet ( waitng on an improved crank) but doug is having another vendor port some heads and he will be getting just as good or better results from this vendor.
Right now I've also heard of the wrist pins going out on the WWE pistons also!
Posted by: armoks
All I'm trying to do is give some people more alternitiuves to help them out. There are a few builders and shops that can be trusted like Doug and The QS. These guys will go out of thier way to help out a dale owner and will back up thier products. I know these quads are not for the mecanicly chalenged and thats why the need to get out info on these types of fourms so new guys who need help don't get shafted and have to fight to get parts.
Posted by: Yamaharacer
Im looking at getting a cannondale what performance parts are being made right now? Whats the best pipe? Anyone make a big bore kit?
Posted by: oldsandman
Yamaharacer, Mine's for sale as soon as I get my motor back from WWE if your interested.
Posted by: oldsandman
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Originally posted by: armoks
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Posted by: oldsandman
Honestly I would not recommend ANYONE buying a cannondale unless it is to look at. Their are too many people doing questionable work at best, fraud at worst on them. Some of the people are intelligent with great engineering and technical backgrounds but horrible buissnesmen. Some are just in way over their heads and shouldn't be in charge of their kids lemonade stand. Some are crusaders who don't want "the dream" to die but have no clue or $ to run a start-up buissnes. Some just can't wait to backstab and talk trash about their compitition. Many are just hobbists trying to pay for their own hobby by selling stuff. Spend some time reading up on all of the parts suppliers, performance shops and modifications and their should be enough information to scare off most people. From cranks, heads, wrist pins, pistons, maps, un-met parts orders, lack of keeping customers appraised of progress on work or parts...cannondale has it all! I have had first hand experince with many of the parties involved and unfourtunatly it has nearly all been less than acceptable to bad. At this time I really don't think they will ever be a viable alternitive to honsuzyamkawi...they are for someone who wants to tinker is competent mechanicly and feels they are lucky enough to never have a catastrophic failure. Sorry for the gloomy outlook but that's what I've seen.
Posted by: oldsandman
Thanks Henry, You know where I've been and I know we both have plenty of stories!
Posted by: WISTECH
If I were you I would look into an atk . It looks like they are taking the cannondale design to the next level of performance and reliability. If you go with a Cannon you should do the reliabilty updates first and when you feel you can handle the stock power there are several overbore kits and many pipes and fuel mods available with new ones coming out once in a while.
Posted by: thomez
PM me for info on the best pipe. I know where you can get it
Posted by: thomez
I can't figure out how to send a PM, it won't work for me
PM me first and I know how to reply to one ... lol
I can help you out with the pipe situation.
Posted by: Cannibalq8
he's right.. u should make the updates first.. or buy the new atk-dale and its 450c.c already ( the stock is 432c.c ).. then u go to mod performance :-
pipes : i recommend HMF,TC or trinity
Air Boxs : i recommend ACE racing Air Box + XMX (Maz) Map find it in www.cdaleparts.com
big bore kits: for 450 c.c kit ( do it ur self kit )..haydug at http://haydugcycles.com/customer/home.php
big winkey http://diamondracingatv.com/index.html
if u wanna make ur quad to be A MONSTER CHECK.. http://www.wadewilcoxengineering.com/.. Wade at(310) 782 - 7793
for the necesary update and more info check :-
www.cannondaler.com
www.cannondaleriders.com
Posted by: cdalekid
they have a 500 kit coming soon!brmmm!!
Posted by: cdalekid
does any body know who steve abbott is ccause he was the one who told us and showed it his cannondale will sit there and burn up those tire on assfaultand it was on a cannibal
Posted by: cdalekid
yeah i heard about him too
Posted by: dvrack
My .02 I wouldn't trust wade with my 1957 zundapp engine or I hate to say ATK either since they swiped what little knowledge Wade has and which doesn't seem to be to good. I would have to believe Dustin when he said Wade wasn't doing the job, as there lead times when I was going to send my Cannibals engine to them were a joke DE1 and head port atleast10 to 12weeks no way(mjllonir has it now) , I sent them my Moto engine for the same thing 2months ago and it has been in the bike for a month aleady. As far as the Dustin going to jail bit for the shoving the guy down I don't know what your buddy Wade told you but I think he embelished it alittle bit, I bet he will get community service, do I think throw'n down some old dude is cool hell know that was a punk move if it went down that way.I think that there as been quite a bit of s..t talkin about SBM and some of it coming from another three letter company that buys knowledge from fired employees, which I think is a little shady....again just my .02 well maybe a little more than .02
Posted by: dvrack
Oh and I wouldn't hesitate to send anyone to Haydug Cycles he and his wife are very nice people to talk to oh ya and buy stuf from , if I was on the wrong side of the country I would have used them for engine build. And doug if you read this whats up with the nickname DEWEY?
