What RPM does your piped red head turn?

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cheapsx

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Just wondering what kind of RPM's you guy's see with your sleds on the trail. My set up with psi pipes I am getting around 5500 in woods doing about 20 mph. Maybe 6500 - 6750 at around 40 going down the lake. Around 7250 - 7500 at the 60 -65 mph. I feel i have the best set up yet but I am afraid it,s turning to high in the trail. The motor seems happier at that 5750 rpm point. Is that where the pipe starts working well? I have got it so it shifts nice and even, goes to 9100 and sits there all the way to top speed. Leave it alone or drop engagement a little?
 
Not sure what your getting at cheapsx, Different pipes make different rpm at different speeds. Depends on clutching, jetting, mods, track..etc.......
 
I have usually am sitting in the 7500-8500 range on a normal trail, powder session, on the ice though, 9000 easy. You will know when it starts to crap out. Or get a gps or borrow a buddies and you will know for sure your powerband and where it craps out. It you are after top end though, re-gear it. But I doubt you will like it since tripples are not TQ monsters so you will lose bottom end worse the a twin would. But your top end would be insane.
 
TY for the replies I guess I asked the question incorrectly. I know my pipes make power @ 8800-9100 current setup puts it right there. I know some of you guys are getting better fuel economy on pipes than others of us. I was more interested in say trail riding/cruising RPM's everyone is turning. I am thinking mine are a little high and am trying to be able to go at least a 100 miles on a tank of gas. My therory is, but it could be BS, a little higher RPM may let the pipe work better giving better economy. If thats not the case do I want it turning lower? I know all set ups are different but was wondering what works best for others.
 
Mine with stock pipe from a dead start will run to 8700ish. From a roll, tops at 8500. Just happened to notice this week on a r/r grade that it runs 75mph GPS at 7500 rpm. Tops out GPS about 95-97mph. Running 1.25" track, and 41t lower. Thinking I'll try a 21t upper for even more low end. Don't care about going much over 90mph anymore.
 
cheapsx said:
Just wondering what kind of RPM's you guy's see with your sleds on the trail. My set up with psi pipes I am getting around 5500 in woods doing about 20 mph. Maybe 6500 - 6750 at around 40 going down the lake. Around 7250 - 7500 at the 60 -65 mph. I feel i have the best set up yet but I am afraid it,s turning to high in the trail. The motor seems happier at that 5750 rpm point. Is that where the pipe starts working well? I have got it so it shifts nice and even, goes to 9100 and sits there all the way to top speed. Leave it alone or drop engagement a little?[/ What type of helix are you using? A multi angle 51/43 for example works great on my Bender piped 700. Snappy down low, and good top end and easy trail cruising. Acts like a 2 speed transmission.My 2 cents.
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7900-8000 But I Have The Spacers In By The Manifold . So It Pulls Harder Down Low . Nope They Dont Make Them Any More
 
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