Valadezj Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Is running reed spacers worth the extra gasket or not? do they help performance if so how should i install them , reed/spacer/intake/carb or spacer/reed/intake/carb , if decide not to run them i would need to get shorter bolts. Let me know thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Take the reed spacers and throw them in the scrap bin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Take the reed spacers and throw them in the scrap bin! X2, just did the same thing myself. Sent from my SGH-T679 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnsadler Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I can say from experience that a reed spacer SAVED MY LIFE. Once. There is no performance advantage to them. They just help bigger carbs clear the clutch arm pivot. But in my blaster I have cylinder/spacer/reeds/intake. The reason they saved me was I had two screws back out of my lower reeds as I was leading. The screw heads STOPPED against the spacer and kept from sucking the reeds and screws right into the motor. If I had siezed a piston in that instance I would of gotten run into the back of by three guys running 50-55mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Only run them if you need them. On a banshee they help with clearance or moving the carbs back. Not really a performance gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valadezj Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I decided to go without them for my cub build, i got upp intakes that clear my 35s from the clutch arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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