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Old 03-07-2010, 06:59 PM   #1
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Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

Looking around for some AM parts for my 750 x2 project. I read a bunch of places that placing the spacers between the reed cages and the case give you better low end punch. Is this true, and is it worth it? I will be milling my stock head and running a blaster limited chamber.

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Old 03-07-2010, 10:18 PM   #2
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Re: Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

I have a angled set I was going to use to get my carbs to fit in the hull,but machined the manifold. I think there more for top-end,less reed flutter
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Re: Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

you loose bottom and gain top... like a tunnel ram....save your money and spend it on reeds or gas or something better....imo they dont do much but make your ski hesitate off the start
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Re: Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

What Russell said... Only benefit I ever saw from spacers was on high rpm closed course type motors with carbon reeds. The carbon reeds tended to chip less since the spacers move the petals away from crankcase turbulence a little.

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Re: Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

When I've tried them , I felt they helped lowend, minimally.
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Re: Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

IT'S ALL IN YOUR SET UP, you will als need longer studs to bolt everything back together. their will be some carb tuning involved. you can run a (tunnel ram set-up) and have some nasty bottom end. just have to know how to tune it. set up right they work well
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Re: Reed/Intake Spacers on a 750...worth it?

Thanks guys. Gonna skip on the spacers for now.
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