Originally posted by RV6junkie
Since the newer reeds are stiffer they "snap" faster. This results in less overlap and therefor more vacuum.
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Wonderfull...that's the kind of response I was looking for.....A definite,,,postive answer. :thumb:
My reeds are not new nor replaced...They are the orginal stock units....
I was just researching unknow territory in an attempt to resolve another problem I've incountered..That being the loss of bottom end and low end response.
My KIPS are fine and no gears are stripped...They work correctly however they did not snap fully open ( closed....take your pick..) during low rpm operation..
That was a result of re-assemble. This time I preloaded or tensioned the governor shaft before I put the gear on ...and then tightened it....See buykawasaki.com for details.
Now the KIPS valves snap fully in both directions..:yeehaw:
Tomorrow will tell all..
Thanks for all the advice and help.
Buc
I'll let you know how tomorrow's ride goes.
P.S.
Compression is good...As far as I know.I'll check that soon.
My 90 200 gave me great grief with respect to the KIPS.