Power reeds?

rangerryan · 07-23-08, 10:43 PM

ive been thinking about replacing the factory reeds in my 200hp johnson venom with power reeds. i was wondering if anyone has done this? or if it will help the horse power much? or what the cost is? just want a little advice.

1FASTLASER · 07-24-08, 05:28 AM

Reeds are a great investment if your looking for a quicker acceleration. Another huge plus is the idiling quality when you got say Boysens in the motor.There is NO appreciable hp gain by the addition of reeds but your motor generally lives a much healtheir and happy life.

rangerryan · 07-24-08, 06:44 PM

thanks a bunch. you wouldnt happen to know how to get a little extra horsepower would you.

bamabassman · 07-28-08, 01:52 PM

who.laser? dude you have hit on the right man here. laser can make your boat into a screamer ifn you got enough $$$$. just wait, he'll hook you up.......GOOD.

1FASTLASER · 07-29-08, 03:04 AM

Thabks for the vote of confidence there bama. Ranger yes there are a few tricks up my sleeve fer ya. It does depend on how much bang ya want. Before we get involved in this I do want to warn you...........1 If you have any warranty on your engine it will void the warranty 2. You will HAVE to run premium fuel to keep her healthy THIS IS A MUST 3. Water pressure will have to be NO LESS THAN 15psi . If you are ok with this then you can do a few things and really wake her up. First thing I would do is tighten the heads up and have them CC'd. Not really expensive but alot of bang for thebuck. WHILE having the heads off then would be the time to put the Boysens in and also rejetting of the carbs and tuner work is in order. These 3 things will make that Venom VERY POSINOUS. Ifn ya want to further this gimme a holler and I can direct you to the right places to get said parts and/or services. In hard figures your loooking at 25+/- horsepower and acceleration that will make your noise bleed.

rangerryan · 07-29-08, 09:18 PM

what do you mean by ccd? I am definately interested in making this motor a screamer. also do you have any good excuses that i can give to my wife to justify this. i have been thinking of putting a larger motor on this boat but it would then be uninsurable. the warraty has expired but the motor is practically like new my dad has kept it garaged for the past 4 years while i was away at college. he gave it to me as a graduation present....so.... now that i got the boat i need to figure out what to do with my degree.

WTL · 07-29-08, 10:44 PM

Just a guess but I took the abreviation to mean compression checked...could be wrong though.

Whats your degree in?

bamabassman · 07-29-08, 11:37 PM

no....tooo easy......NO!!! won't do it!!! hahahahaha.

rangerryan · 07-30-08, 06:22 PM

agriculture/business

WTL · 07-30-08, 09:17 PM

OU or OSU or other?

You have a better degree than me for sure. Poli Sci wont get you nothing except the privilidge to apply to law school.

rangerryan · 07-31-08, 10:29 PM

northwestern oklahoma state. but im working in the oilfield for my dads company and my degree is bein wasted.

1FASTLASER · 08-02-08, 06:23 AM

Ok cc'd is having the combustion chambers made all the same............for instance say you measure all the chambers using a CC burret (I think I got the name right) after measuring all the chambers you take and using the correct end grinder tool and knowing where to remove material in the chamber you make all the chambers the same. Of course you have to take the one that is the largest and on the rest yu remove enough material as to make all the chambers equal to that one. Now lets say you have all the chambers at 38 CC's.............now using a formula that tells ya how much you need to take off the heads (cutting the heads) you remove the material using a milling machine to take the heads down to 34 CC's. I have to check but I if memory serves me right you dont want to cut any more than this or you will be foreced to buying HIGH octane fuel and that will cost the crap outtaya. 34 CC's on a OMC motor and 32 CC's on a merc is the bottom line before having to buy high octane.
As far as an excuse " Honey I have to have the heads milled. I got the motor hot Saturday while fishing and now the heads are leaking. Gotta gettem milled so they will seal off again" LMAO I got a million of them.

rangerryan · 08-03-08, 01:17 PM

got it might just have to give it a try

07-23-08, 10:43 PM	#1
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	Power reeds? ive been thinking about replacing the factory reeds in my 200hp johnson venom with power reeds. i was wondering if anyone has done this? or if it will help the horse power much? or what the cost is? just want a little advice.

07-24-08, 05:28 AM	#2
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Reeds are a great investment if your looking for a quicker acceleration. Another huge plus is the idiling quality when you got say Boysens in the motor.There is NO appreciable hp gain by the addition of reeds but your motor generally lives a much healtheir and happy life. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

07-29-08, 03:04 AM	#5
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Thabks for the vote of confidence there bama. Ranger yes there are a few tricks up my sleeve fer ya. It does depend on how much bang ya want. Before we get involved in this I do want to warn you...........1 If you have any warranty on your engine it will void the warranty 2. You will HAVE to run premium fuel to keep her healthy THIS IS A MUST 3. Water pressure will have to be NO LESS THAN 15psi . If you are ok with this then you can do a few things and really wake her up. First thing I would do is tighten the heads up and have them CC'd. Not really expensive but alot of bang for thebuck. WHILE having the heads off then would be the time to put the Boysens in and also rejetting of the carbs and tuner work is in order. These 3 things will make that Venom VERY POSINOUS. Ifn ya want to further this gimme a holler and I can direct you to the right places to get said parts and/or services. In hard figures your loooking at 25+/- horsepower and acceleration that will make your noise bleed. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

07-29-08, 10:44 PM	#7
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Just a guess but I took the abreviation to mean compression checked...could be wrong though. Whats your degree in? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

07-30-08, 09:17 PM	#10
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	OU or OSU or other? You have a better degree than me for sure. Poli Sci wont get you nothing except the privilidge to apply to law school. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

07-24-08, 06:44 PM	#3
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	thanks a bunch. you wouldnt happen to know how to get a little extra horsepower would you.

07-28-08, 01:52 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	who.laser? dude you have hit on the right man here. laser can make your boat into a screamer ifn you got enough $$$$. just wait, he'll hook you up.......GOOD.

07-29-08, 09:18 PM	#6
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	what do you mean by ccd? I am definately interested in making this motor a screamer. also do you have any good excuses that i can give to my wife to justify this. i have been thinking of putting a larger motor on this boat but it would then be uninsurable. the warraty has expired but the motor is practically like new my dad has kept it garaged for the past 4 years while i was away at college. he gave it to me as a graduation present....so.... now that i got the boat i need to figure out what to do with my degree.

07-29-08, 11:37 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	no....tooo easy......NO!!! won't do it!!! hahahahaha.

07-30-08, 06:22 PM	#9
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	agriculture/business

07-31-08, 10:29 PM	#11
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	northwestern oklahoma state. but im working in the oilfield for my dads company and my degree is bein wasted.

08-02-08, 06:23 AM	#12
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Ok cc'd is having the combustion chambers made all the same............for instance say you measure all the chambers using a CC burret (I think I got the name right) after measuring all the chambers you take and using the correct end grinder tool and knowing where to remove material in the chamber you make all the chambers the same. Of course you have to take the one that is the largest and on the rest yu remove enough material as to make all the chambers equal to that one. Now lets say you have all the chambers at 38 CC's.............now using a formula that tells ya how much you need to take off the heads (cutting the heads) you remove the material using a milling machine to take the heads down to 34 CC's. I have to check but I if memory serves me right you dont want to cut any more than this or you will be foreced to buying HIGH octane fuel and that will cost the crap outtaya. 34 CC's on a OMC motor and 32 CC's on a merc is the bottom line before having to buy high octane. As far as an excuse " Honey I have to have the heads milled. I got the motor hot Saturday while fishing and now the heads are leaking. Gotta gettem milled so they will seal off again" LMAO I got a million of them. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

08-03-08, 01:17 PM	#13
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	got it might just have to give it a try

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