reed spacer now loss of power

[blasterjarred]

well a couple weeks ago i chuged out my moter in a creak becoue my carb boot wont fit on right so i got a quadmod reed spacer its like .375 inch thick and i put it on along with a new plug and it fits perfict and theres no gap in my carb and boot but now when i ride it feels like theres less power and it sounds difrent what could the deal be?

 

[StrokedTater244]

well you did create more volume in the intake tract area.which in turn slowed down the intake velocity some..might have hurt velocity just enough to drop peak HP a little.not all setups like the reed spacers.

 

[blasterjarred]

o ic hmm are u suposto use this with like vf3 cage

 

[StrokedTater244]

most 2 strokes that run the spacers are setup for bottom end or MX style riding.i know alot of peeps need to run the spacer for carb clearance issues also.v force helps more with topend power than other reeds..i run the v force on my 2strokes with no spacer..they are topend oriented setups though.if you dont need the spacer for clearance reasons i would not run it.

 

[blasterjarred]

yea im needen it becouse of my boot is shrunk and wont stay on the carb proly will git rid of it when i buy an air box

 

[StrokedTater244]

hmm ur boot shrunk?are you using the stock carb?should stay on.if your running a bigger carb you can use a dremel tool and take a little bit of meterial out so it stays in better.

 

[blasterjarred]

no stock carb and i have done tryed to de greas it and pull it on and tigten it down dont work tryed several times

 

[StrokedTater244]

no stock carb and i have done tryed to de greas it and pull it on and tigten it down dont work tryed several times

well that sucks...maybe its too far in the tube going to the airbox?

 

[blasterjarred]

its a gap betwee the air box and the carb

 

[tjsdaname]

reed spacers are suppose to make the power band smother.....

 

[89custom]

reed spacers are suppose to make the power band smother.....

suppose to, that doesnt mean it will. every engine setup is different + rider weight, style(trail or mx kinda thing). cant trust what they say it will run like with your setup.

 

[tjsdaname]

yeah i know i was just saying maby thats what it feels not as powerful.....
because it smoothed it out...

 

[blasterjarred]

yea thats what it was its just not as jump like bog for a sec then get power its just instant

 

[89custom]

id rather it not feel like a 4 stroke. i like the feeling of the powerband kicking in like a kick in the ass.

 

[hickskateboarder]

did you put the spacer on the motor side of the reeds? try putting the reeds in first and move the spacer out behind them. less crankcase volume is more snappy.

 

[blasterjarred]

hmm lol i didnt think of that i could try and see witch i like bettre