Variators do vary in weight. My stock variator weighed more than my current racing variator 115mm from partsforscooters.
I also found that my rpms went DOWN when I upgraded to the 115mm on mine. I got a postage scale and it weighed less too. The overall affect was lower rpms with the same rollers/sliders.
A lower weight variator will have lower rpms.
From the old forum I posted: Note: I was still breaking in my engine so I was going for heavier rollers/sliders to go faster at lower rpms. I didn't go above a certain rpm then for the break in.Re: roller/slider weights......post your results h
« Reply #212 on May 23, 2012, 5:30pm »
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I spent some time and wrote down weights of variator parts along with their rollers.
This kit
www.ebay.com/itm/110868117415?_trksid=p5197.c0.m61913 gram roller weighed 12.8 grams
Variator main weighed 250.8 grams
Variator roller cover weighed 145.1 grams
bearing cylinder part weighed 109.4 grams
Total = 580.8 grams
This one I have on now, 3,500 Rpm's to move but going up to 25mph the max is 5,000. Around 4000 rpm's cruising in between 10-20mph for the most part.
Stock rollers 10.8 grams
Variator main weighed 271 grams
Roller cover weighed 139.5 grams
bearing cylinder weighed 109.4 grams
Total = 585.6 grams
Racing Variator Set
www.partsforscooters.com/GY6_4-st....&category=74091Rollers weighed 12.1 grams
Variator main weighed 238.8 grams
roller cover weighed 128.7 grams
bearing cylinder weighed 108.3 grams
Total 547.5 grams
The drive plate I didn't think to weigh but its stock.
I had it on with the 10.8 gram rollers and RPM's were way too high 4,000 to move at a stop. I only tested with the cover off. RPM's just seemed too high to me to be reasonable.
At 106 miles so 25mph is as fast as I go right now
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scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&thread=13775&page=8#ixzz2RnyGJ2lYHad stock variator with 11.8 gram rollers, it was noticeably slower acceleration but cruising 25 even 30mph RPM's stay around 4500 to 5,000 rpm's. So I ran at a little higher speeds due to the lower rpms.
Put on the Racing variator today the variator and 10.8 gram rollers with the bearing weighed 540 grams. Result = WAY TOO HIGH RPM's. I was going 25 mph and RPM's were 6,000 to 6500 RPM's!
So, I weighed my stock set up with the original rollers 10.8 grams. It was 589 grams total. So I kept the Racing variator, put on the heavier variator star cover with 12.8 gram rollers.
TOTAL = 560 grams
Result = better acceleration than original set up. Also was going at around 4,500 to 5000 rpm's going 35mph. For my break in I'm concerned with RPM's and not exactly speed.
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scootdawg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&thread=13775&page=8#ixzz2RnyVZpJ6
