FINALLY!

So it took nine months to finally catch a break. The exact break I have been looking for. I never jumped on a set of cylinders because I simply didn't feel comfortable spending that kind of money for what I was getting. Even at HayDays dudes were asking $250 for a single used cylinder. Do they think it's made out of solid gold or something? I must regress and admit that Scotty said it best; "That 800 is the magical number man. Guys think they can charge whatever. They have their heads up their asses."
Long story short - yesterday I saw a guy posting "Trygstad 800 HO Mod cylinders" for $500. I got talking to Scotty and find out the guy is just north of Menomonie and has bought parts from him before. That very night I was on the phone with him trying to make a deal. He seemed very firm on $500. I thought about it long and hard and left him an offer of $450 on a DooTalk message. Sort-of like fishing, right? Well this morning he bit... saying he'd be in Menomonie this evening and we should do the transaction. I was jacked. Honestly - porting from a professional ski-doo motor builder costs upwards of $800. So you have to figure good 800 cylinders are worth $200 apiece, plus that porting cost. Oh wait, it comes with the tweaked RAVE valves and I get to keep my old cylinders? WOW! Now we're talkin'! I showed up to Wal-Mart to meet him and the cylinders looked Amazing. Notice the capital A. Cross-hatch and all. So i'm $450 down, but have junk cylinders and stock RAVE valves to sell.

Here are some of the pony specs:
Stock 800 HO motor : 137 HP
Trygstad mod cylinders : +8 HP
V-Force 3's : +3 HP
Cudney tweaked head : +2 HP

Can anyone do the math? Wait I took calc... that's about 150 HP with plenty of room for piping, etc. The guy who sold me the cylinders suggested a dynoport single pipe which could add another 8 HP.

Enjoy a pic of the beauty that is Trygstad...