I want to do a 3 carb set up on a motor . 2 of the carbs would be on a GEM manifold with Go Power 6 petal reed asm. , the 3rd carb would be on a manifold that I would have to make . For ease of making and fitting the single carb manifold I thought of using a Go Power Westbend style 4 petal reed asm. , it would also stuff the existing opening better than a 6 petal reed .
My question is, how would the 2 different styles of reed asm, work together , would one open easier than the other or would one start to flow before the other .
What kind of problems would I run into , or should I just go with 3 Go Power reed asm.
Any thoughts on this would be great
Thanks
Brian
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Re: Reed question
You can use any combination as the reeds will automatically open according to what the engine demands.
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Re: Reed question
Hi,
A rough guide for estimating combined reed performance would be to compare the thickness of the reed material, assuming the material is similar.
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A rough guide for estimating combined reed performance would be to compare the thickness of the reed material, assuming the material is similar.
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Re: Reed question
Brian,
What type of motor are you going to use these on? Why do you have to make a manifold? Many variations out there for almost any type of engine. I ran two Mac flatbacks on top and one on the bottom of my old C kart. All with GEM manifolds and 6 reed Go Power pyramids.
Ernie
What type of motor are you going to use these on? Why do you have to make a manifold? Many variations out there for almost any type of engine. I ran two Mac flatbacks on top and one on the bottom of my old C kart. All with GEM manifolds and 6 reed Go Power pyramids.
Ernie
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Re: Reed question
Hi
There are pix of the motor in the TBO 07 pix, it is a Ramous (sp) block conversion for Power Products and it did not have the top manifold with it . A GEM dual carb manifold fits and stuffs the back of the block great . But the opening on the top is not so easy to fit a manifold on and I dont want to cut or grind it to fit one . A 4 petal GEM Westbend style reed cage will fit and stuff the opening very well if I make a manifold ( spacer ) about 1/2 " thick . I was thinking about progressive linkage also .
This is such an odd duck and I really dont want to hack it up . It was made for carbs on top and back so that is the way I want to run it .
Brian
There are pix of the motor in the TBO 07 pix, it is a Ramous (sp) block conversion for Power Products and it did not have the top manifold with it . A GEM dual carb manifold fits and stuffs the back of the block great . But the opening on the top is not so easy to fit a manifold on and I dont want to cut or grind it to fit one . A 4 petal GEM Westbend style reed cage will fit and stuff the opening very well if I make a manifold ( spacer ) about 1/2 " thick . I was thinking about progressive linkage also .
This is such an odd duck and I really dont want to hack it up . It was made for carbs on top and back so that is the way I want to run it .
Brian
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