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They’ve put the 998R bore/stroke in their, which is the 2nd gen testestretta engine as found in the 999 series

 

How can you tell whether it’s sandcast or not?

 

Look at it

 

There a 998R for sale at Coys auction on 16th May

https://www.coys.co.uk/cars/2003-ducati-998-r

 

Sandcast are rough textured. Others are smooth and painted

 

Bastids

Anyhoo, my 998 has the full factory S Engine Kit (available under 1 part number at the time) installed by the supplying dealer - it doesn't have Ti Rods. The only difference was supposed to be the non deep sump once fitted

 

my 2002 998s has a sandcast deep sump motor is that not what make it a proper euro spec s ?

 

Only the 998R and 999R have the true 999cc. With a 102mm bore.

The other non 999r are 100mm bore and 998cc

 

Even that's wrong

 

This kind of ends the debate - conrod part numbers - and everything else are the same - they were even used in the 999.

Soo - Exige - these none Titanium rods...... Perhaps Mario and Luigi had run out that day - shrugged their shoulders and went for a smoke. Or the dealers pulled a fast one.

 

Yeh, I checked that, they also listed the same number on the 998 base model with an update to a different number for some reason. What about the Sand Cast Cases - were some produced to use some stock up and then reverted to die cast I wonder
No Ti Rods in the 998S? @Red998 ?
https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/differences-998-998s.49197/

 

Check out the descriptions next to the part numbers for the upgrade kits - it seems there were different kit levels - some say titanium.

Edit - probably just means the exhaust - too tired to think now!

https://www.bike-parts-ducati.com/ducati-motorcycle/price/62200

 

Stock 998 is a different number

 

AFAIK there are no Ti conrods in the 996R/998S as standard fitment. @Exige it would seem you had the heads off the 996R/998S engine, or at the very least the cams with their different profile, plus the exhaust system.

 

There’s enough legitimate sources out there that say they did have Titanium conrods - including Falloon - and the Parts catalogs.

I can’t see anything that says the ‘upgrade’ kit takes a stock 998 up to full 998S spec - perhaps it was just a bundle of Ducati Performance parts - not including the Titanium rods or the deep sump.

 

Yeh, the Kit was priced about 3K and that's the new price of the rods on their own!

 

@LiveFast...... from where was that excerpt taken please?

 

too.

In the best Fonz tradition perhaps I’m wro.......................................wroo.............................wron.........................

damn ! Just can’t say it

 

Me to too two 2 an all - there will be a fekkin' screw different somewhere