i need something that i can do that is relatively cheap that can make a difference in power and/or speed? help please??
Whats something cheap and easy to do that can make a noticable difference in speed?
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another stupi question.... can i put that on myself or will the help of my local shop need be enlisted?
hahaha!! Funny, and true!
While reeds don't technically increase your power, numbers wise, it sure does feel like it by the seat of the pants. They make the motor rev more quickly. To me, it kinda feels like there is an increase in torque from the reeds (it's able to change rpm more easily/quickly...so it feels to me like torque increase).
The best way to describe the difference is to think about coming out of a corner that you do all the time and going wide open. With the stock reeds, it takes a little time to go from whatever rpm you're at to full out rippin'. With aftermarket reeds, you're full out rippin' pretty much right after you open up that throttle.
When I threw in the boyesen pro or power reeds, whichever one they're called (I got the dual stage ones), I found myself ending up on two wheels around corners that I do all the time, where if I had done the exact same thing with the stock reeds, I would not have been on two wheels! The power comes on much more quickly! I also found myself getting the front tires off the ground, unintentionally, more than before.
There are a bunch of different reeds that you can get, all in the 20-40 dollar range. They do slightly different things so read up on them so that you can pick the best one for you!
i would say vf3's reed cage, exhaust, and a carb, if you got 500 you can get all 3 off of ebay. thats the quickest performance adders, what i have learned is a lot better mod is porting, kennedy here has a 50hp blaster!! but it was more than a port job for that.
xjma, your right about aftermarket reeds making the motor more snappy, because they flex better than stock, but i'd have to say that your incorrect when you say reeds don't increase power numbers wise. many aftermarket reeds will flow a higher volume of air than stock reeds. more air/fuel getting into the motor, the more power it can make.
I was under the impression that reeds don't really do much for the power...probably HP, but as I said, it sure does feel like they increase power! I think they might (THINK, as in it feels like it, but I don't have a dyno or anything, obvioulsy) increase the torque.
Whether they increase numbers or not, whatever, they definitely increase the output by the seat of the pants feel!!
we need some flow bench tests. haha. i know kennedy put numbers in one post... boysen 2 stage outflowed stock decently, but the boysen rad valve actually flowed less than stock. and he wouldn't give numbers for v-force 3's, but he highly recommends them, so they must flow a lot more than stock.
let that motor breathe, it will reward you
let that motor breathe, it will reward you
ive heard about the +timing thing but i have no clue what it is and how to do it
seems to be a secret round here
seems to be a secret round here
Timing mod
http://www.blasterforum.com/showthread.php?t=2417&highlight=timing+advance
I have some boysen dual reeds and I,m pretty happy with them. The power comes on really nice for me on trails and stuff. I have a 34 carb a port job fmf gold pipe and it has great midrange. I had my wife on the back with me the other day on a trail behind our house and it was getting the wheels off the ground in the power range in 3rd with me almost sitting on the gas tank....I:I
I might have a big bore kit though I,m still finding my blaster is modded more than I thought when I bought it.
http://www.blasterforum.com/showthread.php?t=2417&highlight=timing+advance
I have some boysen dual reeds and I,m pretty happy with them. The power comes on really nice for me on trails and stuff. I have a 34 carb a port job fmf gold pipe and it has great midrange. I had my wife on the back with me the other day on a trail behind our house and it was getting the wheels off the ground in the power range in 3rd with me almost sitting on the gas tank....I:I
I might have a big bore kit though I,m still finding my blaster is modded more than I thought when I bought it.
1. jet the bike correctly
2. remove the airbox lid and jet the bike correctly
3. get an aftermarket pipe and silencer than jet the bike correctly
4. get the motor ported and get the bike correctly
playing with reeds, spacers, cdi boxes, timing adjustments etc, is worth little. if your replacing worn reeds go ahead and upgrade etc... but don't replace functioning parts. save your money up for parts that really make a difference instead of spending it like crazy expecting 13 dollar ebay gizmos to make major improvements
2. remove the airbox lid and jet the bike correctly
3. get an aftermarket pipe and silencer than jet the bike correctly
4. get the motor ported and get the bike correctly
playing with reeds, spacers, cdi boxes, timing adjustments etc, is worth little. if your replacing worn reeds go ahead and upgrade etc... but don't replace functioning parts. save your money up for parts that really make a difference instead of spending it like crazy expecting 13 dollar ebay gizmos to make major improvements
i like phragle's sequence. def lose the airbox and jet the bike correctly first off. this is the easiest, cheapest way to add juice. a good pipe and porting and headwork is the next thing i'd recommend, but those are all pretty expensive.
it's good to change the chain when you change any sprocket because if the chain has say 30 hours of wear on it (esp if it's a non oring) then it's already stretched pretty good so the rollers aren't gonna mesh w/ the sprocket exactly. this means that brand new sprocket you just installed is gonna get chewed up twice as fast as it would on a new chain. but a chain is a hondo and a sprocket is like 20.....
it's good to change the chain when you change any sprocket because if the chain has say 30 hours of wear on it (esp if it's a non oring) then it's already stretched pretty good so the rollers aren't gonna mesh w/ the sprocket exactly. this means that brand new sprocket you just installed is gonna get chewed up twice as fast as it would on a new chain. but a chain is a hondo and a sprocket is like 20.....
