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Post by none on Nov 24, 2004 18:42:51 GMT -5
How much of a difference would a 1/2" reed spacer make (placed inbetween the engine and reeds)? Would the power increase be comparable to that of having your head shaved and milled (while still running pump gas)?
Also, does adding a reed spacer go hand in hand with any other modifications? or just adding the spacer will make as much of a difference to a stock setup as it will to one with an aftermarket reed cage, carb... etc.?
Thanks yall!
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Post by Max on Nov 24, 2004 19:13:06 GMT -5
well, personally, i doubt that you will even feel a difference with the spacer and if you do it will be pretty small, and it wont come close to having the head shaved and milled, i would focus on bigger modifications than a reed spacer for the time being, unless you have a small budget, but even then taking the time to save up for the bigger things is a world of difference......
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Post by blasta13 on Nov 24, 2004 19:51:59 GMT -5
wat he said
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Post by BlackBlaster on Nov 24, 2004 21:17:32 GMT -5
im gonna get a reed spacer and aktvie reeds...check out trenga...theyve got all kind of info on reed spacers and everything...very good company
any other help needed pm me
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Post by hollywooddirt on Nov 25, 2004 14:06:53 GMT -5
The reed spacer only alters the power curve, it adds no noticable power.
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Post by quadracer34 on Nov 25, 2004 22:53:19 GMT -5
like hollywood said, it doesnt add power, but it just moves the power. depending on which side of the reed cage you put it, it will raise or lower the powerband by about 300rpm.. hardly noticable. save the money and wait and get something that will actually give you a gain in power.
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Post by kheft on Nov 26, 2004 11:07:22 GMT -5
Most mods you do dont add power they just Change the curve. Only things that actually add to the #'s is basically Pipe & filter, and internal engine work. The rest: Spacers, Reeds, ect. They just move the power curve around.
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Post by Jay87 on Nov 26, 2004 16:02:04 GMT -5
well i noticed a difference well i dont kno because i got a pipe and a reed spacer at the same time but i have alot more power now. but i put my reed spacer in front of the reeds is that the right way for low-end?
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Post by vroomblaster on Nov 27, 2004 23:32:07 GMT -5
ha, i didnt notice shit when i put mine on.. i just put it on cause i got it for free.
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Post by BlackBlaster on Nov 28, 2004 1:04:54 GMT -5
"Simply put, the Reed Spacer improves the velocity of the air/fuel mixture entering the cylinder. The result is; Increased Mid-Range Horsepower and widening of the midrange (where most of us ride) torque = pulling power. The spacer goes between the cylinder and the reed cage."
a quote from trenga
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Post by OPcustom on Nov 28, 2004 21:35:13 GMT -5
To contradict HD, whose knowledge I grately respect. Moving the power curve around is NOTICABLE power.......it's not ACTUAL. If you drop the curve even as little as 300 rpm it will feel like more, since it will start sooner than it did before the installation. Make sense? OP  |
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Post by quadracer34 on Nov 28, 2004 21:42:59 GMT -5
To contradict HD, whose knowledge I grately respect. Moving the power curve around is NOTICABLE power.......it's not ACTUAL. If you drop the curve even as little as 300 rpm it will feel like more, since it will start sooner than it did before the installation. Make sense? OP no, because your giving up power also. if the powerband hits 300rpm sooner, it will also drop off 300prm sooner. so you dont GAIN any realistic horsepower. your just gaining in one certian area, but also loosing in another. |
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Post by XXHWDXX on Nov 28, 2004 23:01:11 GMT -5
what up jas....i agree where riding 2 strokes here people...the hit sooner means a drop off sooner on the top...you give a little but then loose a little. and yes the reedspacer dont give any noticable power gains in feel..maybe on a dyno in #'s maybe a 1/2 horse if that.....some claim more gains but its hard to tell. but at 20 bucks i would do it whats there to lose?
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