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Very satisfied with his fast friendly service. My head and domes were very nice and everything I expected. Directions for install were also detailed and easy to follow. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

My opinion is that it depends on your riding conditions. I cut a perfectly good set a few years back and ended up buying a new set with fenders after a few rides.... Here in the east, one water puddle or mud patch and your goggles are totally covered. You'll get muddy with or without them but not being able to see 2 minutes into a ride is sorta a problem. Banshees look 500 times better without them IMO but unless your riding dry/desert/asphalt, I would leave them. I learned the hard way. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

Total sleeper. Runs like a champ. Thanks for the help guys. We'll get a real world test next weekend in the mountains

I've done extensive research on this subject and it seems that all the cool kids are going +4 I talked to Fast Racing and Dave Noss about it and they both said it is perfectly fine and will not hurt the motor at all. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

So I'm getting her back in one piece today. After some research I realized I made a few mistakes kn my parts purchases. I bought the junk Ricky Stator adjustable timing plate and the junk motion pro tors delete kit with the pot metal carb caps.... Oh well, I'll run it like this for now and upgrade this winter. On a better not, the carb sync took worked great and the bike runs better than ever! I can really tell that its firing smoother at low to mid rpm's. Haven't taken it for a good ride yet to feel the power gains from the noss head and the +4 timing but that will come soon enough. My jetting is currently 280 mains, 27.5 pilots, and needle clip at 4th from the top at around 800 ft and 70 degrees F. Seems to run clean. Does this sound about right for a stocker with pipes and a uni air filter and pro designs intake? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

I upgraded the carbs to 28PWK's on my last banshee and it was stock with basic mods (pipes, air filter, ect.). It very well may have been a waste of money but it did improve my throttle response. From all of the replies, I would say the upgrade depends on if you feel like spending some cash or not. I thought about doing it again to my new one. I guess I'll wait till I have a wad of cash burning a hole in my pocket.

I know this wasn't adding horsepower!

Here's the unit in question Here's the newly installed noss head. I purposely ordered it without the engraving so it I would keep the sleeper look

Having a hard time posting pictures directly in the thread. I have my pictures uploaded on photobucket and I copy and paste the url into the box on the picture icon popup screen but then it just freezes and does nothing. I have also tried just adding the url and it wont let me. I have also tried searching bansheehq for a How To on this subject and haven't had any luck..... yet What gives??

This is the unit I am working on. Since I started this post, I have purchased and installed an adjustable timing plate (set it at +4) and a Dave Noss head w/ 21cc domes. Pretty excited about all of it. Also found while I was installing the timing plate that my flywheel and pickup were rusty likely hindering my spark.

Can anyone give me some insight between Toomney T-5 vs. T-6? From what I've read, T-6's are more for a stockish motor setup whereas t-5 seem to be more power. Buying parts for these things is just so fun

My noleen's are actually a very nice fit and finish. No better or worse than the fmf gnarlys I used to have on a previous banshee. I will upload pics in due time - I'm at work now and I was having Internet issues on my original post. One thing I do really like about the noleens is how loud they are. They sound pretty darn good echoing though the mountains and my buddies fmf powercores on his banshee sound quiet. If I want to be stealth I ride my KTM300! You can't hear that thing lugging a few hundred yards away.

Thanks for the replies! Been doing tons of tons of research and started buying some parts. I have a adjustable timing plate from FAST in the mail and one of their sync tools. Planning on bumping the timing +2 or +3. I also called up Dave Noss yesterday and ordered one of his heads with 21cc domes. Wanting a very conservative and reliable motor that runs on 93 pump gas. Deadbeat and fernie - it's nice to hear someone even know what the hell they are! I can't find any info on them and I've even called Noleen. All they could tell me is they are "an all around pipe". I noticed last night while staring at them over a late night cigarette that the expansion chambers are different sizes and shapes from one another! This can't be good! I will boot them in time once my bank recovers from my recent purchases. Future plans include some sort of reed improvement, pipes, and gearing. Pipes wi either be FMF fatty/powercore silencer, Pro Circuit/ 304 silencers, or maybe a Toomney setup. I've read maybe 30 comparisons on pipes and it seems to be 6 one way, and a half dozen the other unless your comparing Shearer drag pipes to the Paul Turner mid pipes. I know it also depends what gains you will get by your other mods, porting, ect. My question on pipes would be which are the loudest silencers of the fmf, pro circuits, or toomneys? I'll have to look into the SLP'S - never heard of them. I want loud because where I ride there are no noise restrictions or neighbors to upset. It's actual good to be loud so the sxs's and dune buggy hear you and don't collide with them on blind corners and hills.

Greeting fellow banshees, Haven't posted here for a few years but I just picked up a new shee and I know this is the place to come to ask questions. Anyways I am no stranger to the Banshee but I have a few questions about how to make it run properly for my riding style. The bike is a stock original 2000 banshee with maybe 15hours on it. The only aftermarkets are Noleen full exhaust and a prodesign uni filter and intake. I believe I have the bike jetted decently. Current temp is around 75F, elevation is around 800-ft, running 40:1 mix, 93 octane fuel, stock carbs with 280mains, 30 pilots, and 1 3/4 turn out on the air screw. I don't have the carb sync tool, but I have them set the best I could eyeballing it. I forgot to check the needle position when I had the carbs apart for cleaning..... It runs real nice bottom mid and top, isn't fouling plugs, isn't breaking up The riding I do is mostly technical trail riding, some but minimal fire roads, and hill climbs. I got to take it out Friday for a few good hours of hard riding and man does this thing run. It putt putt's nice, it cruises nice, and I was passing 450's in the stretches. The only time I felt the bike was lacking was when I was climbing technical hills, the bike is ALL top end. I KNOW BANSHEE's are not a bottom/mid rich motor. I have KTM300 and I would ride that if I wanted a 2 stroke lugger. But with my current setup, I have been researching heavily on how to go about improving my bottom and middle of the power curve. If I wasn't constantly keeping the motor full out screaming with the tires spinning, I wasn't going to make up this hills. This makes it quite sketchy when your trying to dodge trees and rocks. My last banshee did not have this problem - It was mostly stock guy with gnarly pipes, prodesign filter and intake, and 28pwk carbs. It had a nice bottom middle hit and still a strong top. So my question is, what is a good cost effective solution to dialing this new dude with a broader range of power? Obviously the gnarly pipes I used to have were low/mid pies, but I called the manufacturer and these Noleens are supposed to be an all around pipe (similar to fattys). Through hours of research, I've found that if I really want a bottom ended machine, I want a cool style head, a timing advance, and proper porting. In the future I may go this route but for right now I'm hoping to not dig into the motor since it's still fresh, and not completely break the bank. Any suggestions? Carb adjustments to improve? 28pwk carbs? Give up on the Noleen pipes? Reeds/Rad valve? I'm going to post some pictures as soon as the upload quits freezing on me. Thanks guys, Steve