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There is no reason you shouldn't be able to get the GG to run like the KTM. There may be some power characteristics that would be different due to ignition and pipe differences, but I'm certain you can make the same horsepower numbers. Back in '99 I got the first EC 200 anybody had ever seen in this area. My shop has a dyno and we compared my GG to a KTM 200. We were 4 HP short at that time, (29 to 33hp at the wheel). After head (squish), pipe, ignition timing, we had 35 HP. It was a rocket. In fact, the shop had a GG 250 at the time which had not yet been sold. The shop owner tested that '99 EC 250 on the same dyno and got 37HP. My 200 after mods was only two horsepower short. I know the 250's are much better than what they were back then, and I assume the 200 is too. I think I'd jump on it and have fun with the mods. For sure the '11 GG has a superior chassis/suspension setup than an '07 KTM.