Tedder

Shoot me a pm of exactly were your located from us in extreme Northeast Ohio. Maybe we can get you down our way sometime this summer for a full weekend of racing. Guarantee a good time.

Slower Than You is right in the range of gearing ratios he's given you but you'll have to see what works for your setup and riding style. Whats "best" can change depending on many variables like tune for the day as effected by weather or track conditions etc. We have 2 - 1/4 mile bikes and have been long distance race partners with Bryan for some time. We run similar times but what works for one often doesn't work as well for the other. My 4mil pulls through the traps right at 119 with me (190 lbs) and my son who's 180 usually does around 122 with our stock strock Banshee.

Maybe we should talk about a trade. I've got a real nice pair of gas 35 PWK Air Strikers with billet bowls and intakes. We ran them on our asphalt bike until switching to alcohol. PM me if interested.

Ooo - Ouch.. Geez take it easy on me there Dave...He He I hear what your saying and agree 100%. IMO for pistons alone to make that much performance difference they would have had to replace a set of slugs with totally wiped out rings but possibly his originals were a dimensionally incorrect set and compression or squish was way off. Who knows. It wasn't the OP that claimed the increase though and it's possible that the rider who posted was being 100% truthful in what he experienced. Lord knows I've read lots of things on the internet that I disagree with including stuff on HQ but thats just differing opinions and beliefs and thats what makes the world go round. There are a lot of good guy's here on HQ including posters in this thread. In forums it seems that all to often things are quick to turn negative and instead of discussing something it turns into a big FU fest. Thats one reason a lot of you guy's hear from me in pm's instead of on the boards. I hope the original poster and his team rider don't just blow off this site as a good old boy's club. They're obviously into the same stuff we are and maybe we'd find they're OK people with something to share.... I'll shut up now

I'm going to try them............. :ohmy: Now that I have your attention. LOL I usually run V-Force but am constantly trying to improve my times and the only way I know if something will work for me is to try it myself. For the 2008 racing season I've also got a set of ported stock cages with TDR reeds from a well known builder and I'm picking up a set of Chariots reed cages and intakes soon. Normally I sit back and just let these things fade away but decided to add my .02 because this post went negative right out of the box and never recovered. We've all seen how these forums can go down. In the feeding frenzy there probably wasn't anything he could have said that wouldn't have been contested or flamed. I can't speak for him but maybe he feels it best to just see how things go with the testing... Personally I saw nothing wrong with his post offering a couple free setups for feedback. Maybe the design will work...maybe it won't. Even if profits are the driving factor I'm glad there are guy's out there trying to hit on a design or part that improves my performance and in this case I'm not out any $$ if it doesn't lower the ET in my drag bike. OK guys --- KICK ME

Over the years while looking for parts for our asphalt bikes I've been fortunate enough to pickup some items with little to no run time on them. One of the things I've got is a virtually new stock crank that I had Jeff (FAST) true and weld. Running wide open throttle through a 1/4 mile tests the rods every pass. I've heard stock Yamaha cranks are pretty good if fitted with TZ/Max load and welded but Hot Rods have never let us down so I'm hesitant about putting it in. Wondered what you guy's have experienced or what your builders have recommended. Thanks guy's

My asphalt buddy dabblin' in the dark side (sand) JK !!! And you had a jockey to boot :ohmy: Thats not the 1700camaro I know.. Angel must have slipped a mickey in your diet Coors when you weren't looking... :yelrotflmao: Seriously, Man that looks like a blast! :thumbsup:

Not to hijack your thread but I'd like some info from Photoshop users also. My wife wants to get me Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom 2 but I don't want her to spend a bunch on the program if it's way more than I need. I do a lot with pictures and small video clips, have over 6000 now and growing. Kodaks Easyshare program has twice screwed me up bigtime. I'm in need of a good stable program. Any help woukd be appreciated.

Stock 2nd gear sets Individual gears Input/Output shafts Forks and drums. Guarantee no junk. PM me if you need anything.

Geeeeez. Jimmy's one of the nicest guy's you'd ever want to be associated with. He ment no disrespect I can assure you.

Did a deal with Zack (98_shee). Honest guy, Good communication. Would recommend him to anyone.

Will he do used pipes?

I'm glad this post stayed civil. Grown adults should be able to debate their opinions without things turning into a big F you fest but unfortunatly good questions often go unanswered. Here's my take on all this. I respect Fireheads knowledge. I've always read your replies with great interest because I believe you to be very wise beyond your years. A little cocky (lets call it spirited).. Yes, but thats OK, many that are into this stuff are. You'd be welcome at my campfire at the end of a day's ride anytime. As far as Chariot goes. I'm happy we have people like Jerry offering alternative and new products for us. Heaven knows the Banshee technology and design is very old school and the performance that can be extracted these days wasn't because Yamaha improved upon their product. There are lots of great performing bikes out there running all kinds of different setups. I've seen guy's swap rides or let someone else use their equipment to stay in a points race and it gets pretty interesting how things go just because of a different riding style. With that said. I like all the info from both sides but at the end of the day it doesn't matter what works for somebody else or what "should" be best based on all the scientific data. Getting the correct combination of parts and tune up working together is a never ending road and my ET slips tell me what I need to know. I'm going to try the intakes and cages but with pro reeds in place of dual stages since my RPM operating range is only at the extreme top end in 1/4 mile asphalt racing. Thanks for letting me ramble. Happy Holidays guy's.

20cc big bore domes. Brand new - Never been ran. $40.00 shipped in the US

It's clear Jeff's the winner in this rodeo. No surprise to me.... Many of us that went to him as customers ended up with a good friend. Jeff's the real deal. Period. On a side note Jeff - Next time I need a shirt put I'm a F.A.S.T Nutswinger on it. :yelrotflmao:

Got more into (and still not done) 2 asphalt drag Banshee's than any sane man should...Would I do it again? HELL YA!

You gotta' give Jeff at F.A.S.T Racing a call. http://www.farmandsandtoys.com/ Just an all around great guy...

Recently I've been looking at the Chariot Racing cage and intake and I'm real interested in trying the setup on our asphalt bikes next season. Over the years we've spent a ton of money trying countless parts combinations. One thing I found early in our racing was that the only way to know if something will improve our ET is to test it on our equipment. Jerry's (Chariot) been real helpful with some questions I had. Also, The fact that he offers to take the stuff back if we didn't like it say's a lot about him in my book...

Coun't me in for 2 or 3 depending on price

I've got two pair of big bores. 19's & 20's Have pics...PM me if interested.

Clean out the holes?? When I had mine done way back in the 80's they told me not to do anything that would cause the blood clot/scab to come out or I would get dry sockets. Of course they still used maggots and hot pokers back then... :yelrotflmao: Really wasn't to bad considering the digging they did on me. I got up the next morning and went walleye fishing. Hey, Now let's talk about my vasectomy

New price on the exact piece from RDZ is $65.00 shipped Get this brand new one for $45.00 shipped.

Hey Brad, Whats going on man. Those domes worked just fine. :thumbsup: Somebody snatched that first set of pipes right up! Thanks for the new link but there big bore.

Thanks Dave, Small bore/flange

I've got a good assortment of pipes to test but I'd like to find a set of OOF Power Pros. Know of anyone with a set for sale? BTW-Happy Thanksgiving guys