ETR174 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Posted October 28, 2014 After I got my Banshee I took the reeds out and saw that there were FMF Ram reeds and cages in but the reeds were torn to shit. I soon replaced them with the stock reed cages with brand new Boyesen reeds that the old owner had lying around. I finally found a couple of places that still sell the reeds but they are $35 each cage. Before I buy $70 in reeds can anyone tell me if their Banshee has gotten a noticeable power advantage with the FMF cages and reeds? It seems like the FMF's to me were better with the low and mid range even with them chewed to hell. Quote
trickedcarbine Posted October 28, 2014 Report Posted October 28, 2014 The FMF were pretty nice. Not quite on par with the newer stuff on the market, but definitely an improvement over stock cages with better reeds. Probably only marginally better if any over ported stock cages. Quote
ETR174 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Posted October 28, 2014 Ok but would you say they're worth the $70, taking carbs and intake manifolds out and replacing them? Lol Quote
registered user Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 i thought about modifying some stock cages but said hell with it and just got vf4 instead. anyways i was looking and the stopper on the stock cage blocks off nearly half the boost port. vf4 doesnt cause this same problem so maybe the boost port can do its job a bit better Quote
registered user Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 do you reckon this boyesen is sufficient Quote
registered user Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 theres a bunch of epoxy all over the place . this cylinder is just a junker im messing around with so i have a clue what im doing when i tear into my good engine. Quote
registered user Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) stay tuned for next chapter crankcases Edited November 24, 2014 by registered user Quote
registered user Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 got 6days vacation starting tuesday so i should be able to finish all this shit and cut in the aux exh ports Quote
sheerider11 Posted November 25, 2014 Report Posted November 25, 2014 Hmm nice. Why did you leave the hole? What kind of epoxy did you end up going with? Quote
registered user Posted November 25, 2014 Report Posted November 25, 2014 without the hole im not sure what would happen as ive never tried to plug it. i suspect there wouldnt be much fuel mixture circulation through the bearing. epoxy was moroso a=b but any decent epoxy will work. could even weld that area which might be the best idea Quote
trickedcarbine Posted November 25, 2014 Report Posted November 25, 2014 Holes won't do much now as there is no way for them to scavenge lube. Quote
sheerider1026 Posted November 25, 2014 Report Posted November 25, 2014 That's a drain Trough or gutter. Oil collects and drains down hole Quote
registered user Posted November 25, 2014 Report Posted November 25, 2014 this isnt a garden where oil slowly drips down that hole from the trough. the airspeed is far too great for that to happen. now if you were to idle the engine for 30min then shut it off , possibly enough oil would have collected in the trough that gravity would pull it down the hole but this is a rediculous scenario anyways tricked if you look at how the hole is positioned, it allows fuel mixture to pass through the bearing, from the interface of the bearing and crank web to the top of the transfer area . all 2t engines ive seen are configured this same way regarding the hole. i hope hp2000 doesnt mind i borrowed his picture for illistration Quote
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