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I don't know, if you can trust a guy that plays a flute...lol. :ban:
well technically he didn't answer his question. He can't really say yes it will work or no it won't unless it's tested. Like he did say, there are many variables.
haha riiiight... I was expecting a response in those lines ^^....
But really, if your understanding of this article is that we don't know if cutting your airbox randomly will do good or bad to you motorcycle, we definitely do not understand it the same way, and I doubt we'll ever agree on the matter even if I showed you dyno charts with holes everywhere, you'd tell me you don't believe me because you were not there to see it with your own eyes...
You can turn anything to your advantage, but really, you're being dishonest with yourself and others.
I think we both agree. I know the theory and I've never agreed with the people that have cut the tops off the air box or drilled holes in it. What I did do is enlarge the snorkels opening while maintaining the air box's integrity. Hacking it up takes the "box" out of air box.
Now with did the way I did it, it may be great or it may be bad but there is no real proof it has harmed anything or have negative effects. That may sound stupid but there is a lot of things we do that only have a perceived improvement.
That is all I'm saying. search around and look at the other "air box mods" people do to other bikes. They are complete hack jobs. I've seen enough things with my "own eyes" that I know that what is thought out and expected is not always what ends up working. That's how we progress.
Wavex - I think the key to a successfull airbox mod is having the background and expertise of a heating and air conditioning technician. The guy who wrote the article you posted clearly lacks this vital experience so of course he cannot perform a successfull air box mod.
I think an admin should lock this thread - or better yet - kill it all together.
seems like we could just sample the output of the intake air pressure sensor we already have on the bike...a DVM will do the "smoothing".
I think this thread is great. It's got loads of info about this VERY popular FZ6 mod... isn't that what this forum is for? :rockon:
It's just getting a bit personal that's all. If everyone can play nice then, yeah, keep it running.
yeah, I'm sure you are correct on that.
I assume you'd be doing WOT tests so I'm not sure how much of a difference the TBs would make.