98 XPL engine went bye bye... Best parts to rebuild with?

[ditch64]

Well, I was out riding around yesterday on my recently purchased 1998 XP Limited (got a good deal on it), aaaand on my way home from aquapalooza, the engine stalled, and upon trying to restart, I could hear there was no compression (not surprised because I knew the engine wasn't in the best shape). I haven't dug into it yet, but lets assume the crank and pistons are bad. What are the best parts to rebuild/build this engine with? I can do all the labor myself (excluding machining obviously), so I'm looking to maybe rebuild it so it'll have a little extra power, or just last forever.

I'm kind of looking at this.
http://www.rossiereng.com/product/rotax-951-stage-1-kit/ Good idea or bad idea?

Thanks!
Robert

Side note: I already have rebuilt my 2000 RX engine, I used all SBT parts, it runs fine, but now that I've been reading up on this forum, I have heard bad things about the SBT pistons.

 

[ditch64]

Nobody?

 

[El Toro 33809]

If you've had good luck with SBT before, I see no reason not to use them again. I've used 2 of their 717 engines and have had no problems.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

I couldn't tell you what might happen with these performance parts, are you planning to burn av-gas and/or nitrous? I'm thinking if you want more power than stock, perhaps another more powerful ski is the way to go, as opposed to furhter tweeking the already tweeked 951

 

[Spimothy Leary]

if you want to go fast, you might find this an interesting read...since you were looking at a stage 1 kit i thought its up your alley.
google "Ben's Secret Mods for Seadoo 951"

i'll let other's chime in on their favorite suppliers.

 

[ocod]

This would be my option if I wanted quality VS warranty.
iggy:


http://www.rossiereng.com/product/complete-951-engine-rebuild/

 

[ditch64]

Thanks guys, I'm going to be pulling it apart this week, I shall report what I find, not that it'll be terribly interesting.