bansheeryder_69 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 What do reeds do and what are reed spacers? oh yea whats the best kind of reed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangingTough Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 I prefer G3 Power Curve Reeds form dirracing. From what I have been told, I'm sure somebody will correct me if I am wrong. Reed spacers placed after the reeds give you more Low End, and I have seen people place reed spacers before the reeds for topend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 The reed valve is essentially a one way valve in your intake. They keep the engine from sucking and blowing through your carburetor. A reed spacer goes between the valve and the cylinder. Typically these are put in to allow fo an aftermarket reed valve assembly that happens to be longer. There really isn't much performance to be gained with this item as it is not changing a critical volume in any way shape or form. Carbon fiber tends to be the best reed material. The two stage reeds also lend a broader performance levels. The two key issues with reeds are how fast they open and how laminair the flow through them is. The less turbulence they make, the better they are. How fast they open is dictated by the reed itself. There can be alot of difference with this part, so I won't really go into it right here unless you really want to know. My personal preference for valve manufacturers is Boyesen. They do more R&D than anyone else and there construction is second to none. Alot of the other reed valve manufacturers out there make crap. Plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYUK Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 The reed valve is essentially a one way valve in your intake. They keep the engine from sucking and blowing through your carburetor. A reed spacer goes between the valve and the cylinder. Typically these are put in to allow fo an aftermarket reed valve assembly that happens to be longer. There really isn't much performance to be gained with this item as it is not changing a critical volume in any way shape or form. Carbon fiber tends to be the best reed material. The two stage reeds also lend a broader performance levels. The two key issues with reeds are how fast they open and how laminair the flow through them is. The less turbulence they make, the better they are. How fast they open is dictated by the reed itself. There can be alot of difference with this part, so I won't really go into it right here unless you really want to know. My personal preference for valve manufacturers is Boyesen. They do more R&D than anyone else and there construction is second to none. Alot of the other reed valve manufacturers out there make crap. Plain and simple. well put.i ve ran boyesen with no problems. been having good luck with v force on my last couple of motors.very pricey. i have no clue why people run reed spacers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 ive had good luck wtih TDR carbonfiber and epoxy reeds, always wanted vforce, but dred the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighty Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Reed spacers are sometimes used to clear larger carb's from the clutch arm. boyeson dual stage here, i love em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motohawk Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I am running Carbon Tech low end reeds and love them. Most after market reeds you can buy are worth it. They are better than stock, and carbon fiber reeds respond faster and for me seem to last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTG-Shee14 Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 V-Force Reeds good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotulMonsta Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Yeah, I've been running the same set of v-force reeds for over two years now...last a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Another tid bit on reed spacers, sometimes certain motor setups, proting, longer stroke, ect. perform better with a longer intake tract both before and after the carb to help get the sonic waves (pressure pulses) from the intake side get in sink with the exhaust side so they will work together better and smooth out the power curve in the midrange where the bulk of the power comes on. Reed spacers lengthen the intake tract and can sometimes help in this way. It seems to be a try them and see if they help sort of thing. I think on a fairly stock motor they don't usually make much difference or can actually hurt performace. As for reeds it seems that most people have had best results with V-force as they seem to boost the power produced over the whole RPM range and not simply change the power curve or improve throttle response with no net power increase like a lot of reeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wassup350 Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I just installed some V-force delta 2 reeds, and the throttle response is great!!! I also noticed a pretty good gain in mid to top end power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight_ripper Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 And the winner is....... V-Forces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukkyphil Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 G3 Reeds here, just remember to go up about 5 main jet sizes after installation...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stclark04 Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 ive had v-forces ever since ive had my banshee, i have no complaints.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosthrower Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 G3 Reeds here, just remember to go up about 5 main jet sizes after installation...... 5 main jet sizes up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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