OVS reed stops
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From what I saw last year, considerably.
One thing with a turbo that a lot of people do not understand is that jetting plays a bigger part in a turbo. Run really rich, you will lunch the reeds. Run lean, lunch the reeds. Run right, and they will last. The will not last as long as a NA setup, but much much longer if your fueling is correct. Have had several guys that call and can't keep reeds longer than a ride or two and then after some questions, find out they are running pig rich "just to be safe", and there the problem lies.
One thing with a turbo that a lot of people do not understand is that jetting plays a bigger part in a turbo. Run really rich, you will lunch the reeds. Run lean, lunch the reeds. Run right, and they will last. The will not last as long as a NA setup, but much much longer if your fueling is correct. Have had several guys that call and can't keep reeds longer than a ride or two and then after some questions, find out they are running pig rich "just to be safe", and there the problem lies.
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The biggest thing that kills the reeds is the pedals getting sucked into the cage not from flapping when open. I proved this by building reed stops. I built a pedal that had a brace to stop the pedal from being suck into the cage. I made it out of stainless steel. It bent or broke the brace with in 2 rides. Proving my point that they get sucked into the cage from the force of boost then vacuum. That is one reason that Pushes throttle before turbo is so cool and it does work good and I have found reeds last longer.
My .02 take it or leave it just what I have found.
The biggest thing that kills the reeds is the pedals getting sucked into the cage not from flapping when open. I proved this by building reed stops. I built a pedal that had a brace to stop the pedal from being suck into the cage. I made it out of stainless steel. It bent or broke the brace with in 2 rides. Proving my point that they get sucked into the cage from the force of boost then vacuum. That is one reason that Pushes throttle before turbo is so cool and it does work good and I have found reeds last longer.
My .02 take it or leave it just what I have found.
Typically running too rich will cause unburnt fuel to "pool" up in the crankcase and you will get a back fire. This will sometimes sound like a stumble or a hesitation, but it is actually a backfire, or explosion due to excess fuel.
You run a turbo sled too rich and check the reeds after hearing this sound and they will be damaged. Usually severely.
You run a turbo sled too rich and check the reeds after hearing this sound and they will be damaged. Usually severely.
