can I put a better variator on my '89 Elite E?

Eft37 · Post by **Eft37** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:22 pm

I've been trolling these forums and discovered I got the non-awesome-upgradeable Elite, but can I put in any of these racing variators or any other bolt-on non-modified and totally worked on parts?

Base4life · Post by **Base4life** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:10 pm

not that i no of. But you could buy a dio from this sight for like 200-250$ but that is brand new. But if you arnt good with tools. Then i sugest you sell, And buy an elite with a dio (94-01). That is if you want to mod.

Eft37 · Post by **Eft37** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:51 pm

OK thanks. I'm just going to clean it up and let my wife keep it. I'll get myself something faster next month.

Clivester · Post by **Clivester** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:07 am

You can grind some off the pulley to get a bit more top speed at the expense of acceleration. See the Spree pulley mod in the technical section.

Clive.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:25 am

Clivester wrote:You can grind some off the pulley to get a bit more top speed at the expense of acceleration. See the Spree pulley mod in the technical section.

Clive.

Spree is fixed gearing, elite is CVT.

Clivester · Post by **Clivester** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:10 pm

[/quote] Spree is fixed gearing, elite is CVT.[/quote]

Correct - I didn't say it wansn't, and it does not have to be CVT to be modded!. You can mill off the "lip" on the inside pulley. If desired, washers can be found to replace the milled off part to enable it to be returned to stock. A longer belt then needs to be found (~3/4" longer) to allow it to ride correctly on the clutch pulley. I thought this was described on this forum in the Tech Section, but I guess not. I'll try to post the specific instructions if I find them.

Clive.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:21 pm

But how high does it ride maxed out stock? You would have to chalk it and run it full out down a long road to figure out how much can be taken off.

ALOW1 · Post by **ALOW1** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:12 pm

Base4life wrote: But you could buy a dio from this sight for like 200-250$ but that is brand new.mod.

Where at on this site can I buy a Dio brand new for $250?

Dac · Post by **Dac** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:44 pm

Base4life wrote:not that i no of. But you could buy a dio from this sight for like 200-250$ but that is brand new. But if you arnt good with tools. Then i sugest you sell, And buy an elite with a dio (94-01). That is if you want to mod.

where?
ill buy one!

this is something i never knew before. please tell more.

Clivester · Post by **Clivester** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:11 pm

Kenny_McCormic wrote:But how high does it ride maxed out stock? You would have to chalk it and run it full out down a long road to figure out how much can be taken off.

OK

Found the description courtesy of Noiseguy

http://www.hondaspree.net/phpBB2/viewto ... ght=pulley

Clive

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:37 pm

Yes but its a fixed trans and not a vari. You gotta take measurements and stuff to see if there will be a difference or if it will just throw a belt, "grinding off the lip" wont do.

Clivester · Post by **Clivester** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:16 pm

Kenny_McCormic wrote:Yes but its a fixed trans and not a vari. You gotta take measurements and stuff to see if there will be a difference or if it will just throw a belt, "grinding off the lip" wont do.

Exactly!

Clive

Elite-ist · Post by **Elite-ist** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:11 pm

ALOW1 wrote:
Base4life wrote: But you could buy a dio from this sight for like 200-250$ but that is brand new.mod.
Where at on this site can I buy a Dio brand new for $250?

I want to know too!