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captain1000
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PostPosted: 14:01 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Red ex Reply with quote

Just a quickie, anyone used Redex in the fuel? Any good?
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orac
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PostPosted: 14:03 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

never used it myself but everyone i speak to says dont use it. something about removing carbon and making the bike smoke...

hope that helps
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PostPosted: 16:01 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

I put redex in my tank once in a while. Doesn't harm a healthy bike at all.
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PostPosted: 17:28 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Re: Red ex Reply with quote

captain1000 wrote:
Just a quickie, anyone used Redex in the fuel? Any good?


It doesn't do anything. I've used it on healthy bikes and noticed no difference. I've used it on bikes with blocked carbs and it makes no difference. The only way to sort out blocked carbs is to take them off the bike and clean them.

Running a tank of super unleaded occasionally would probably be better than Redex as it has the same detergents in it.
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PostPosted: 19:17 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Everybody, other than the people that produce it and the people that sell it, reckon that it's a con and a complete waste of money.
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pete. wrote:
I put redex in my tank once in a while. Doesn't harm a healthy bike at all.

Doesn't do any good either!
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PostPosted: 21:56 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've used it, generally chuck some super unleaded in there too just to help it along.
Don't buy the performance shit though. Its crap and super unleaded has a higher octane level than Red-ex performance stuff and normal petrol together.

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PostPosted: 22:05 - 21 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't

it cleans the carbon off well, so well that I had to remove the head off my bike and grind the valves in again, as the carbon it removed was the only thing sealing them
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PostPosted: 16:34 - 23 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think its a placebo tbh. Ive used it on a gpz500s and didnt notice any difference except more white smoke for a bit when I put too much in Embarassed
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PostPosted: 16:49 - 23 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

mickfulton wrote:
I think its a placebo tbh. Ive used it on a gpz500s and didnt notice any difference except more white smoke for a bit when I put too much in Embarassed


It's only meant to really clear the system out, the normal one isn't a performance 'enhancer', although they also make little difference, less infact, than super unleaded.

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bodger
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PostPosted: 11:40 - 24 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

andys350 wrote:
I wouldn't

it cleans the carbon off well, so well that I had to remove the head off my bike and grind the valves in again, as the carbon it removed was the only thing sealing them


Smile Smile Sorry I had to laugh at this post. Seriously though,Redex used regularly will just loosen carbon deposits in the engine and give very little or no boost in power, so in my opinion not worth the expense,
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PostPosted: 10:06 - 25 Apr 2012    Post subject: redex Reply with quote

Karma hi dudes,

next time your carb is apart, try putting the jets in neat redex fuel system cleaner, jets submerged, goes in like cherryaide, comes out like coke and the jets are clean. Very Happy
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PostPosted: 16:27 - 25 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ive used redex for fuel injection on my cars every now and then, it works ok the first time when you need to clean injectors up if they havn't ever been cleaned before, but as mentioned above, running some decent fuel through it will help out a lot as well.
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