ToomeySheeLE Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Was running TDR 1 peice reeds on modded cages and switched to some v3's.. Noticed a snappier throttle response, but was honestly thinking it lacked a bit in the higher RPM"s.. I got 2 rides in with the V3's and... Today after putting some need orings in my head, I started my bike up and it seemed to be running kinda funny, sometimes just on 1 cylinder and sometimes sputtery like the carbs weren't syched.. I warmed it up at idle and took it for a putt around my yard and then it reved to the moon, then died.. I started it back up and it reved like crazy and died again... Seemed like my throttle was stuck.. anyways it wasn't and I took some tools down to the injured banshee as it was too far to push back in the garage.... I then took the intake off and the v3's out.. looked them over and one pedel was completely missing, I looked in the intake of the cylinder and sure enough there it sat.. in its entirety.. Needless to say I wasn't impressed and I'm through the reliable TDR's back in.. took it for a ride with them in it and noticed better mid-top pull.. The reeds were tight and fully together when I originally installed them... Perhaps they provide all round gains on bolt on bikes, but my dune ported 4mm definitely likes the TDR's on ported cages over the Vforces. So... They are not worth the crazy retail price IMO. Edited July 21, 2009 by ToomeySheeLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Was running TDR 1 peice reeds on modded cages and switched to some v3's.. Noticed a snappier throttle response, but was honestly thinking it lacked a bit in the higher RPM"s.. I got 2 rides in with the V3's and... Today after putting some need orings in my head, I started my bike up and it seemed to be running kinda funny, sometimes just on 1 cylinder and sometimes sputtery like the carbs weren't syched.. I warmed it up at idle and took it for a putt around my yard and then it reved to the moon, then died.. I started it back up and it reved like crazy and died again... Seemed like my throttle was stuck.. anyways it wasn't and I took some tools down to the injured banshee as it was too far to push back in the garage.... I then took the intake off and the v3's out.. looked them over and one pedel was completely missing, I looked in the intake of the cylinder and sure enough there it sat.. in its entirety.. Needless to say I wasn't impressed and I'm through the reliable TDR's back in.. took it for a ride with them in it and noticed better mid-top pull.. The reeds were tight and fully together when I originally installed them... Perhaps they provide all round gains on bolt on bikes, but my dune ported 4mm definitely likes the TDR's on ported cages over the Vforces. So... They are not worth the crazy retail price IMO. I have run TDR's and the reeds broke all the damn time on stock cages. The porting on my cub hates everything except VF 2 or 3's..... My OEM cylinder bike loves Carbon Tech. reeds on ported cages....... It's mostly about find the type of cage and reed your engine likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomeySheeLE Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Were you using the thicker TDR reeds that are for modified engines? They seem very strong to me.. I cut the bridge out of my reed block and have been running them for 2 years without issue so far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00tbanshee Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 sounds like the reed wasn't on the cage right.always heard good about them and i never had a problem with mine the 3 yrs i had them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWR Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) best luck with carbon tech reeds(i just buy a whole sheet)and ported stockers.i have never liked v force reeds.you don't need a 12 ft. door for a 5 ft. man to walk through. Edited July 21, 2009 by AWR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbeast Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 So really it's not that you didn't like them or how they performed at all, it's just the reed wasn't installed properly possibly lol. Not doggin on ya but that's hardly a comparison when one product is broke and the other is fine....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneybags Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 By chance are you runnign reed spacers on your bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTOYS Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Wierd, were your v Force new? Never had trouble with the VF3s personally and they seem to be the reeds of choice on HQ and at the tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomeySheeLE Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) They were new and WERE together correctly when installed.. Perhaps I got ahold of a slightly defective set, but either way they left me with a bad impression and didn't perform as good as the others on my bike.. I dont run reed spacers, but am using the 1 peice Boss intake. Edited July 21, 2009 by ToomeySheeLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I just put a set on my bike with a similar set up and haven't looked back. I changed a few other things at the same time but so far it runs like a striped ape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragbanshee Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Yep good luck with mine also, yes its possible to get a bad set but you can't base the performance on a mishap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Were you using the thicker TDR reeds that are for modified engines? They seem very strong to me.. I cut the bridge out of my reed block and have been running them for 2 years without issue so far.. I have used a selection of TDR reeds........ They weren't really anything special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomeySheeLE Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I have used a selection of TDR reeds........ They weren't really anything special. Are the carbon tech ones that you use 1 piece? 2 years and still a tight seal on my tdr's.. guess everyone has different experiences.. I wont buy anymore though, not because I dont like the product but because the company screwed me around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Are the carbon tech ones that you use 1 piece? 2 years and still a tight seal on my tdr's.. guess everyone has different experiences.. I wont buy anymore though, not because I dont like the product but because the company screwed me around. I think they are all one piece, but one version has petals that separate about half way up the reed. :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
225GUY Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 vf2's on mine. never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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