Yamaha V-Max Turbo Kit

Not many motorcycles out of Japan end up with a reputation deserved or not, but the V-Max is one of them. It's bark is worse than it's bite however, and is short on horsepower despite claims to the otherwise. Unless your name is Jay Gleason (Who? you ask!...) you won't see 10 second quarter miles no matter what you do. A bunch of torque, a driveshaft and not a lot of hp do not big numbers make.

Our solution is a 250hp @ 15 psi tubo which will give you a 9 second machine that gets 45 mpg, not a small matter considering the small fuel tank the bike has. The twin intercoolers and RSR Closed-Loop Fuel Injection can give you up to 350hp @ 24psi but that's a lot of strain on the stock components. 15 psi will leave block-long streaks of rubber and leave spectators swearing you put a big block Chevy in your Max!

We don't know why we build these because there are so few of you who buy them...It's probably because we like the V-Max but certainly not because we like talking endlessly on the phone about it. The record for phone calls and visits belongs to Kurt M. who bugged and visited us for two years and never bought anything. Kurt, don't call...and we aren't going to call you.For the rest of you, if you understand 250hp and want to spend money give us a call, otherwise look at the pictures and practice phone harassment on some other well meaning establishment that would dearly like to hear about your plans to chain drive your Max and dominate the world. Get real! the V-Max is a great bike, a helluva cruiser, loads of fun ...but it wasn't meant to set drag strip, Bonneville, or road race records.

The world record for V-Max Turbo devotion belongs to George Gallipeau. George will talk endlessly about V-Maxes, he even dreams about them while he's shuttling around Tinseltown taking Rock Stars and movie mavens on their appointed rounds in his stretched Limo. Just watch your rear view mirror if you're in Lalaland as George could be having one of his wet dreams of smoky V-Max burnouts as he barrels down on you with four tons of star-studded cargo.

The original V-Max turbos were blow through carburetion, a concept we pioneered in 1985 and then phased out, except for the V-Max in 1989. For 2002 fuel injection has been extended to the V-Max. Specifications: 300+ hp capable, 250hp @ 15psi; twin intercoolers; positive oil scavenge system; twin-interconnected inlet plenum; inlet breather/turbo blow-off valve; full chrome tail pipe with aluminum cannister; ceramic coated turbo; ceramic coated 4 into 1 turbo exhaust header; RSR Closed-Loop Fuel Injection (PC Programmable 2 BAR or 3 BAR); sensors for:air temp, coolant temp, manifold pressure, throttle position, O2 Lambda, and barometric (altimeter). Boost Master wastegate w/pneumatic handlebar-mounted Dial-A-Boost; lighted glycerin-filled boost gauge; Autocal serial communications software; serial communications cable; wiring harness; One 56mm throttle body with integral Idle Air Control system. Fuel pump, fuel regulator, hard anodized fuel rails; fuel hose line and fittings. Stainless steel oil feed and drain lines. Software manuals and installation instructions.

Pricing: Complete Kit : $7500.00 Currently only available for installation at RB Racing. Installation cost $3,500.00 to $4,000.00

Options: RSR Air/Fuel Ratio gauge (mandatory) $225.00; EGT Gauge $395.00; Autocal Professional Software $350.00; Lock-Up Clutch $395.00 (does not include cover modification). Water injection $1,295.00

The turbo kit pictured on these pages is our earlier V-Max blow through carbureted kit. As we have patiently explained to people on the phone we no longer will do these blow-through kits. Kits have to be fuel injected and the install has to be at RB Racing. Exactly three semi-serious people have contacted us in the last 13 years. We always patiently explain we would have to redo things for the efi and that we aren't going to go out and buy a V-Max to do it as development costs average $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 per day. In as much as we concentrate on things that are more realistic we ask the callers to prepare a budget and email this to us with their stated goals...We in turn will tell you if and when we can fit this into our schedule. To date (2004) no one has come up with any proposal whatsoever, preferring to ask endless questions about what we don't do, or wanting to know how we are going to help the diy crowd. You need a lot of patience when dealing with people's hobbies, especially when the sales are 15 to 17 years apart.

Click on the title above to go to our RSR Boost Compression Ratio Calculator. This allows you to run scenarios of how boost affects your effective compression ratio as modified by altitude considerations. It will give you a good idea as to why turbos go so fast and also how to plan your motor for your particular circumstances. Knowledge is power.