Engines...

[Woody6799]

I know there are several engines that fit into the katana frame and bolt right in but exactly how hard would it be to drop a gsxr 750, 1000, or even 1300 into our beloved kats. The only reason i really suggest it is bc the b12 is so hard to find as is the old 1127 and i know i woud get more power from a newer gsxr motor. I understand that i would need to mess with computers and stuff for the fuel injection but as far as it fitting into the frame how much altering would i need to do?

[reconstyle]

A LOT. Probably to the point where it would be cheaper to buy a used gsxr almost.

Don't get me wrong, with time money, and the right person working on it, it can be done.

[Hillsy]

The water cooled GSXR's are used as a stressed member in the GSXR chassis, so that's your biggest problem right there. Then there's everything else that dont / wont swap (radiator, EFI/carbs are downdraft, etc).

Haven't seen one done to date - and I don't think I will be holding me breath in anticipation....

[The used 51]

So I have a question, what motors would have the same motor mounts as my 93 katana 600 does?? How hard would it be to get a bandit 1200 be to mount in it??

[cintidude04]

So I have a question, what motors would have the same motor mounts as my 93 katana 600 does?? How hard would it be to get a bandit 1200 be to mount in it??

look in the how to section and your questions shall be answered

[HemiKat]

I did it, its not that hard.

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=91622

[Jimmie]

Would this be the case with the GSX1400 engine as well?

[cintidude04]

Would this be the case with the GSX1400 engine as well?

what is a GSX1400?
if you mean the busa its a GSX1300R -1340cc

ha just looked it up, very sweet, close to the same look Im tryin to get on my kat... just never seen that bike before

[HemiKat]

Where are you located? Becase I dont think they ever imported those to the US. But I could be wrong. I dont know the difference between the 1400 and the B12 but they make the same amount of power so I dont see any added benefit to install the 1400.

[Jimmie]

Where are you located? Becase I dont think they ever imported those to the US. But I could be wrong. I dont know the difference between the 1400 and the B12 but they make the same amount of power so I dont see any added benefit to install the 1400.

Torque? And the later years came with EFI.