Topic: A Buddy Needs Info On What Todd Henning Did To Improve Head Oiling On A CB450

[bill440cars]

       Actually, a 500T head was used, but my buddy from hondatwins.com needs to info and I've been able to find most all of the engine mod info, except for that. Mark (HondaMan), Sam, MRieck, Anybody?

[lordmoonpie]

Did Todd do anything different to the Hansen bike? Mine's all sorted for extra oiling - basically uprated oil pump (eaton type if you can afford/get one - www.cappellinimoto.it) and then oil cooler from Franco at the same address followed by needle roller cam tower conversions with oil mounts from Franco and then three oil lines - one from pump to coller and a T-piece line from cooler to cam tower at rear with a feed off it back to the crankcase and the final one from rear to front cam tower. SORTED!

I can send pictures if you want?

[bill440cars]

Did Todd do anything different to the Hansen bike? Mine's all sorted for extra oiling - basically uprated oil pump (eaton type if you can afford/get one - www.cappellinimoto.it) and then oil cooler from Franco at the same address followed by needle roller cam tower conversions with oil mounts from Franco and then three oil lines - one from pump to coller and a T-piece line from cooler to cam tower at rear with a feed off it back to the crankcase and the final one from rear to front cam tower. SORTED!

I can send pictures if you want?

           I can relay the info, bu pictures would be nice, if it's not to much trouble. I believe that you hit on what he's looking for.

                               Thanks & take care, Bill
   

[lordmoonpie]

OK I can do that :-)
When I get back home I'll take some for you...there are pictures on Franco's site too though...

[mlinder]

I'm building a (very) hot cb350. Most of the things I've seen, aren't terribly needed, though things may be different for the cb450.
Making sure the oil pump works well, and everything's getting oil, and an oil cooler, are all I can think of that I need for the 12.5k redline I'll be pushing on the cb350.

Those needle bearing covers are cool and all, but not neccesary. Only thing I see I need there is the steel cam roller.

That's not to say that tons of things aren't needed to make it fast, and I don't know the limitations of the cb450 (haven't had one apart yet, but from all I've read, it's a bit of a #$%* to make fast), and maybe the oiling and cooling system leaves a bit to be desired on the cb450?

Dunno. Hope I'm not building a grenade 350. (50rwhp, I hope..)

[lordmoonpie]

Main difference with the 450 for the oiling is the fact it's twin cam. The oil to the head is poor on standard and it runs the camshaft in plain alloy end caps - no bearings or shells. The oil pump is no better then the 350 K4 in standard trim so it's a completely different ballgame.

I got my CB350 K4 running 13000 rpm and about 48 rwh - 50 is a big stretch from there :-)

Oh and tuning the Bomber was just as easy but a whole lot more expensive - like 3 times!