Will a Suzuki GS 1100 engine fit on a Suzuki GSXR 1000 frame?

[Hanif F]

I am trying to create the ultimate drag setup without breaking the bank on getting the engine installed. And how difficult will it be. trying to resemble ralph medrano jr.'s setup. check it out a Medranojr.com.

[sandynlily]

I see main two obstacles you need to check on...

The 1100 cc motor may or may not be wider, than the 1000cc motor, and when all is said and done, the output sprocket may be shifted out further on the bike relevant to its old position on the 1000cc motor.

Whatever this shift is, if any, it would have to be compensated for with shims of some kind on the sprockets on either the rear axle, or the output shaft. If there is too much distance, the engine would have to be set off center on the bike, which would be unacceptable.

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The second obstacle is, the frame may not be willing to directly accept the 1100cc motor using the same engine mount holes. If this is the case, you would need to weld new ones in the correct position and welding aluminum requires a TIG welder. which is a Tungsten tipped welder with an inert gas nozzle fitted on the end. and you weld using sticks of aluminum. These welders are not as common as mig welders or stick welders, but are the only welders suitable for welding aluminum. This is because of the high meting point of aluminum, and the fact that aluminum oxide has a lower melting point than aluminum. For this reason, the welding electrode must be Tungsten to prevent it from melting, and there must be an inert gas atmosphere around the weld to prevent aluminum oxide from forming.

Thats my only thoughts on the matter, and those would be the first two things i would check for that woudl make or break the project.