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[cammoquad]

I have had mixed reports as to where to run reed spacers
Inbetween manifold and reeds or
inbetween reeds and intake manifold
any help would be appreciated
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Last edited by cammoquad on Mon May 18, 2009 11:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

[Clarkie]

Im pretty sure they go between the barrells and the reeds to get the reeds out of thr turbulance of the piston, someone correct me if im wrong
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[4stroker]

depends on what you want them to do really.

if your looking to alter your power band, run em between the reeds and the barrel. The idea here is that it unshrouds the boost port, and depending on the rest of your setup you may notice a slight increase in bottom/mid. however i feel that any gains made there are offset by an increase in crank case volume, which lowers cranking compression, resulting in less peak horse power.

if you are only looking to run them to lift a bigger set of carbs off the clutch arm, then run em between the reeds and the manifold. the increase in intake tract length will affect power delievery very slightly but you wont even notice it.

running them either way can also affect your jetting so be aware you may need to play with it, especially needle postion.
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4stroker wrote:

if your looking to alter your power band, run em between the reeds and the barrel. The idea here is that it unshrouds the boost port, and depending on the rest of your setup you may notice a slight increase in bottom/mid. however i feel that any gains made there are offset by an increase in crank case volume, which lowers cranking compression, resulting in less peak horse power.

Wot E sed.
Make sure all your componets are really well match ported before playing this game in the search for more power.
Any minor hp differences you notice could be from differences in how well these components line up, not the actual spacer dimension.
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[Loosecannon450]

I have had 2 bangers since 78, They are a wank,........ put a moola into something that will make more power

buy a longer powerband, JMC sell them
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[cammoquad]

what do you mean by a longer powerband
need reed spacers to move carby away from top of clutch lever on blaster
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[4stroker]

cammoquad wrote:

what do you mean by a longer powerband need reed spacers to move carby away from top of clutch lever on blaster

well then, leave the reeds up against the barrel and put the spacers in between the reeds and manifold.

what carb are you running?

on the banshee if you are running bigger carbs (33/35 keihins) but dont have a good manifold to lift em off the clutch arm, you can bend the clutch arm down a bit to clear. can also grind a little off the float bowl drain bolt.

lots of ways to skin a cat...

also on the powerband, you used to be able to get blue green and red, i think the red ones were the best?

mark
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[Loosecannon450]

Don't get a green Powerband......... that are CRAP!!

I went thru 3 before I got the red one, all good now

JMC has the best selection by far, see Johnny
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[Dingo555]

Gee you fellas really like to make it hard and lead everybody up the garden path

Everybody knows all you have to do is put 2 extra turns in your stock powerband and it's as good as a red 1 anyday...........
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[Clarkie]

I bought the multicolour powerband with the switch setup on the bars, its good for any condition
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[OZ_450]

hey dingo we are safe thats why loosecannon is like 40 laps behind us he got a "profanity removed" red one when we got a yellow powerband cannons that smokes his red thing hahahah
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