Tecate4 Reeds ?

[400ccwarrior]

Hey guys. I am new to the 2 stroke game and just purchased a 1988 tecate4 in awsome shape. It has a ton of mods done to it but the guy i got it from said i should consider a new set of reeds. It has been bored 60 over and has a kleems research pipe on it and a 40mm lectron carb. He said it had mild porting done also. What do you guys recommend for reeds and why. Thanks

[diesel-mech]

1st get rid of the 40mm lectron unless it is a 38-40mm tapered bore and then I would still consider getting rid of it. Its just to big. I ran a 40mm lectron on my SR300 and I couldn't get any power until I really hit the high rpm's, I would recommend a 38mm PWK with stock reed cage, carbon tech reeds, and a kx500 intake boot because it will fit the big carb easily. I saw the carbon tech reed set up run on dyno and I saw V-force 2 run and they were very very close. Your better off dollar for dollar going with the carbon tech on the stock cage. I have a mossbarger cage and reeds set up that I will sell for $50.00 which helps with some bottom end power but its hard to beat kawasaki's stock set up, It was well designed and worked great.

[400ccwarrior]

Thanks for the reply. Do you mean like the boysen carbon fiber reeds or is carbon tech the brand of the reeds? I was on kawieriders and alot of them are telling me to go with the Vforce 3"s. Any opinions are greatly appriceated!!! Also if o wanted to do the 300 big bore, do i have to have the cases bored or do i just get the sleeve and piston changed. I was looking at the LA sleeve set up. What is this SR i keep seeing. Sorry for asking dumb stuff but like i said i am new to 2 strokes.

[bobeaser]

It is just a top end change. You should not have to do any case work unless you go with a stroker I do beleive. I have v force 3's on mine with a 38mm PWK airstryker. I got it from ESR for I do think about 210.00. The v force3's from Pro line. Really you would see a better performance gain from porting than going big bore. Unless you plan on getting the 300 ported. Then it would naturally be faster. If bore is good I would go with more aggresive porting. But thats my opinion. I have been wrong before......ask my wife

[diesel-mech]

bobeaser is the guy to ask about the V-force3 reeds. I have never ran them because they are kind of a new thing for tecate's. Carbon Tech is a company name the guys at BS racing are using them in their drag tecate and spanking much ass! Plus they have a dyno and play around alot with different set ups, its nice to learn from their experiance. The SR300 kit is different then the L.A.sleeve 300 kit because L.A. sleeve does not match the port timing to the big bore so it makes less power. My 300 kit is not overly powerful IMO because mine has a 1MM. cylinder spacer and mossbarger reeds to bring out the bottom end, I screwed up and had my 300 built to make more torque (and it does) the down side is it kind of hurts my overall performance which was a trade off I made. Now I wish I would have had a motocross engine in mind because MX porting seems to work great for an all around powerful engine. There is a lot more power to be had from my engine which if you were to ever ride mine is a scary thought. SR300's makes good power with stock porting but like bobeaser said good porting works wonders and mine is only ported to match the big bore not to build on what it does normally (if that make sense). I have to say I am a fan of the 265 kits and the 330 kits. The PVL ignition is also a great thing if your lights are not a important to you. I saw a 250 with just a slight over bore, shaved flywheel, and a good port job walk all over a 265 with minimal porting and a PVL ignition and my 300 with almost no porting (just enough to make the 300 breath). Also having your flywheel lighted is a nice mod. They have a monster flywheel and its way heavy, drop some wait and they get real snappy.

SR = Sprock Racing and its a good name to know if you own a tecate. You can get some great deals from him and he will become a good friend that always calls to see how things are going, plus he is pretty funny.

I would have your engine ported for MX (if your into play riding), get a 38mm pwk or air stryker, go with carbon teck reeds on a stock cage if you want to save some cash or go with V-force3 if you can afford them, If you want to upgrade to a big bore later I can hook you up with Corey or you can talk to him on kawieriders he is Magoo. You can send him your stock ported cylinder as a trade in on the big bore and 39mm carb, make sure you tell him you want the big bore ported or you may not be that impressed giong from a ported 250 to an unported big bore. I'll say that the 330 big bore is a thrill ride.

Sorry for the long post but I think its usable info.

[369DuneBunny]

v force 2's bitches

[400ccwarrior]

Thanks for the info diesel-mech. Can you give some prices on this 300 big bore with porting and where i can get these carbon tech reeds? Thanks to everyone else also for the replies.