Although the engine now has more power down low then stock it still has a very "linear/smooth" feel. It no longer comes on hard and falls off on power so quickly in the higher RPM range.... Which makes it have less of an on and off switch feel.

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Just curious, anyone out there who is running the reedy, and has had probs
with airleaks from carby,where it bolts to crankcase? some guy`s here in south oz, have had an issue with this, after purchasing from factory..they
say that the carb insulator does not expand very well, within carb housing, and apparently causes it to leak from this area? Any feedback appreciated.....

I just ordered my Reedy, and i am going from GRP's so i should notice a huge bottom change. I am just worried that 2 years of GRP tuning has messed with my head to much.

yea you have to seal the carb gasket to the block and the carb to the gasket. I use the Racers edge carb sealant which is just RTV

ok guys im sorry to say i have followed everyones posts about this motor, thanks brandon, sealed carb sealed backplate tried to tune her and she just wont keep a tune 97t plug odonnells 30% and its not bad gas speed ran fine with it, two good laps temps hold two more they skyrocket up richen it up temps keep on climbing, richen more temps keep going up. called associated they said send her back, so lets see what happens????

yea kinda sounds like you got a dud, first one i've heard of. Send it in and i'm sure they'll get you hooked up with a fresh one

I wonder if it was super lean on the bottom and fat on the top? Seems like when I've heard of people having trouble like that, the balance of the two needles was way off.

used brandons needle settings ls and high side but richened them just a bit prob two-three hours on both just too be safe, then started leaning out a little at a time temps only held two three laps then sky rocketed, if i fattened lsn it just kept rising and it still had plenty of smoke, maybe just got a bad one, im not mad shit happens ill call it friday monday motor

AE has great customer service, so they should be able to resolve it quickly for you.

lucky2, sorry it didn't work out, they'll get you fixed up. If the carb sealed ok and the backplate,the only other thing it could be is possibly a bearing failure, if the bearing fails, it can suck air, meaning that you can keep fattening it but it leans out through the bearing.

Brandon, any word word on the Team Edition with the gold head??

+1 i also want to know if there will be a gold head edition mabye it will be a screamer like the os

I have not heard any word on a release date for that motor.

jus curious did anyone have any problems with the idle screw backing out on this motor ?