belt wont travel to the top of variator By millsc (Read 2,270 times)

[millsc]

what are the max rpms i should run it runs awesome now but dont want to grenade the motor with too high rpms

[Alleyoop]

8000 rpms for a 4 stroke are pretty high, normally the 150s REDLINE starts at 8000 rpms that motor is screaming at 8000rpms. I would set it up to run 7000-7500 rpms which is where the 4ts make their max horsepower.
Alleyoop

[millsc]

ok ill thanks ill get a 7 gram set and mix them for 6.5 gram set whew! this getting costly lol

[Alleyoop]

HAHAHA, well millsc, you could leave it as is but only crank it up if you need it. You could run at any RPMS but will know you still have a little extra if you want. What is bad is running at HIGH RPMS all the time.

Now here is a nice thing about having taller gears, you have enough rpms to pull the taller gears. So now you crank it up get up to speed then you can back off the throttle dropping your rpms and guess what your speed will stay the same.
Alleyoop

[millsc]

ok ill leave it and get the gears great advice as always thanks

[Alleyoop]

If you put in the gears and it can get to 46-48mph now it will get you little over 50+mph.
Like they say HOLD ON SLUPPIE
Alleyoop

[millsc]

I live in a hilly area dont want to lose too much accel i have 15/52 gears now what would 16/50 gear set do for me i would like to gain 4 or 5 mph without losing alot torque

[Alleyoop]

Go 2 up and 2 down you will not even notice it but you will gain your mph on the top end.
Alleyoop