The reed is discounted... Like so many other things... The non reed piston port cylinder is promising... Could still window and reed block it... 3rd transfer etc... I might get some more of those...
I'd try no base gasket and a thick head gasket to get it back depends on the squish... Some of the copper gaskets are thick...The port holes in the sleeve were not the size of the port in the original cylinder, I opened up the sleeve to the stock port opening, I should have left a little more at the top of the exhaust port I guess.