reed spacer

[hammertime#205]

does having a reed spacer help any?
low end or high end?

 

[Blasterr525]

more you space it the more top end you get i do belive

 

[Awk08]

make good paper weights. period

 

[hammertime#205]

so they dont help at all?

 

[Awk08]

most guys only use them for carb clearance when going to bigger carbs

 

[blasterfreek30]

they help bigger carbs clear the clutch arm

 

[hammertime#205]

so they dont change the way it will run?

 

[YFS101]

really? you guys dont know why and why reeds spacers are used?

By placing the reed spacer between the reed cage and the engine you increase the crank case volume and by moving the reeds back further you move the power band lower. By placing the reed spacer between the reed cage and the carb manifold you move the carburetor back and this moves the power band higher up.

The overall HP stays the same. A spacer does nothing to add HP. It only takes the HP you have and moves it higher or lower depending on what you need or want it.

 

[motoman9911]

more you space it the more top end you get i do belive

No they don't......

 

[YFS101]

more you space it the more top end you get i do belive

correct if you put it between the reeds and the carb.

 

[lasxgames]

read link and links in linkshttp://www.blasterforum.com/engine-13/reed-spacers-worth-getting-2753/

 

[speedemon17]

so if u put the reeds against the cylinder and then the spacer and the the manifold that will increase low end if so i will do that

 

[acezeesawtooth]

^^^yes and the more space you put in there the more the results are magnified. dont go crazy with it though

 

[lasxgames]

more top end.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[1bad240.]

yep that is what they do to your motor theese guys told you exactly

 

[lasxgames]

jug/spacer/reeds/carb lower power band for torque and loose some top end
jug/reeds/spacer/carb push up power band loose some torque gain top end.

 

[Awk08]

really? you guys dont know why and why reeds spacers are used?

most of us do know what they are used for (paperweights, cough cough)
but we already did what we wanted as for where the powerband is with our pipe selection and porting

 

[lasxgames]

I do notice a difference at where and when shifting on tracks with whoops and corners and jumps but more so with the boyesen rad (2 pedals) then with the v force (4 pedals).

 

[99LRDblaster]

really? you guys dont know why and why reeds spacers are used?

By placing the reed spacer between the reed cage and the engine you increase the crank case volume and by moving the reeds back further you move the power band lower. By placing the reed spacer between the reed cage and the carb manifold you move the carburetor back and this moves the power band higher up.

The overall HP stays the same. A spacer does nothing to add HP. It only takes the HP you have and moves it higher or lower depending on what you need or want it.

How does it increase the crankcase volume? There is no compression in the intake area. The air/fuel flows in and is "charged"/compressed in the crankcase independently cut off from the intake and then moved up through the transfer ports to the cylinder. I'm just curious as I'm not following how that exactly works.

 

[brandoz28]

the intake after the reeds is figured in as part of the crank case volume