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DesertCat Full Member Offline Posts: 192	LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/differences? 08/19/19 at 19:18:30 I know the bikes themselves are completely different: cruiser vs dual-sport. But do the engines have any thing (parts?) in common? If so, how much? Or are the engines completely different and share no common parts?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #1 - 08/19/19 at 20:18:14 I believe some of these crazies have figured out a way to get the Dr cam into the LS head.
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Fast 650 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 410 Valrico, FL Gender:	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #2 - 08/19/19 at 20:31:03 Not very many parts in common. The pre-96 DR valves and springs are the same. The pre-96 cam will fit but has more lift and duration. The DR piston can be used for the bigger bore higher compression builds. And that is about it for parts interchangeability.
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DesertCat Full Member Offline Posts: 192	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #3 - 08/20/19 at 06:44:05 Thanks!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #4 - 08/21/19 at 04:59:34 Is the DR piston the best option?
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Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/differ
Reply #5 - 08/21/19 at 05:44:50

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/21/19 at 04:59:34:

Is the DR piston the best option?

The best option for what?

Putting the stock DR piston in the Savage won't do much....putting the Wiseco version in will - but it is not as easy to install as a cam.

I don't know of anybody that has done a direct comparison of a Wiseco piston with a stock cam vs. a stock piston with a performance cam.....so folks would just be guessing as to what is the better option. It usually comes down to doing the cam while you are replacing a damaged one or replacing the leaky head plug. Piston changes require a lot more work.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/differ Reply #6 - 08/21/19 at 06:57:30 I though we could get a 94 mm High Dome Wiseco piston now ? The thought of adding a DR CAM would really change the Fun Factor from "O-Yea " --- to --- "Yee Haa " Do ya'll recon it would make the MPG get better ? I'm only getting in the low 50's now .
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Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference
Reply #7 - 08/21/19 at 07:52:11

A stock piston and the original Stage 1 cam made a nice performance ance increase. I later added the Wiseco piston and started testing various carbs which added more performance.
I have 94mm Wiseco pistons and Stage 3 cams in stock now.

The stock 90-95 DR cam has basically the same duration as the Stage 3 but a bit more lift as I remember.

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och Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 639	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #8 - 05/21/22 at 10:15:21 I test drove the DR650 yesterday. It is a very similar engine size/design to our Savage/S40, but man it has so much more power and so much more torque right from the start. It felt legit fast.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #9 - 05/21/22 at 11:46:16 Hay , Versey is getting GREAT MPG from the BEAST , maybe he has one of those High Dome Pistons ?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: LS650 & DR650 - engine similarities/difference Reply #10 - 05/21/22 at 20:02:27 I have the wiseco 95mm piston, lancers stage 1 cam, and an edelbrock carb tuned for mpg.
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