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07/20/14 at 09:29:44

Hi guys. First let me say all I know about a savage I have learned from this forum. Thank you for sharing. I have a 97 with 9800 mi. When I take off from stop and lug the motor I can not avoid that loud piston slap. When I get to around 1800 to 2000 rpm the noise is gone. What I would like to know is if I add STP high mileage oil treatment with zinc anti-wear agent ZDDP will it hurt the clutch. I use rotella T oil. Thank you in advance for your advice on this.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Newbie needs advice Reply #1 - 07/20/14 at 09:35:36 don't lug the motor don't use stp
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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: Newbie needs advice Reply #2 - 07/20/14 at 09:35:55 Last tiime I looked, STP said right on the label not to use with wet clutches. Now, that has been probably 20 or 25 years ago.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Newbie needs advice Reply #3 - 07/20/14 at 10:06:55 Don't lug the engine. The noise you hear from lugging the engine is normal. It's trying to tell you not to do that.
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don YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 22	Re: Newbie needs advice Reply #4 - 07/20/14 at 10:26:46 No matter how I try to take off by giving it more gas and slipping the clutch I still get that noise. I have extra weight and drag of it being a trike. I have a DNA specialty trike axle with a 70 tooth pulley and it rolls very easy but I can not avoid that noise.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Newbie needs advice Reply #5 - 07/20/14 at 11:20:51 How fast is it in first gear,idling? How tall are the rear tires?
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Reply #6 - 07/20/14 at 11:56:21

Justin I don't know how fast it goes idling,but I always keep the idle speed adjusted above 1000 rpm. I have put over 1000 mi. on this trike since I built it. If it is under a hard pull uphill it makes the slapping noise at anything under 1800 rpm in any gear. I have 195/50r 15 tires. They are 73in. in circumference. The stock tire is 77in. + 70 pulley so it lower geared than stock. I planned that way. I have a tach. so I am sure of the rpm.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28657 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Newbie needs advice Reply #7 - 07/20/14 at 12:34:52 I think you may have too much bike, and not enough engine... ...if it's slapping the way you describe,.. it won't last long... Reducing the rear tire size would help lessen rolling resistance... Otherwise, I'd look for a bigger bike to trike out...
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