lattin25
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Alright I decided to go and cut up my airbox!!! Here's what I did.
1. Remove seat and remove lower tank bolt.
2. Remove upper two tank bolts and suspend tank. (I used bungee cords from the upper bracket on the tank to the back of the rear grab bars.)
*It is also a good idea to not have too much fuel in the tank as this will cause unnecessary problems. Also, dont pull the tank back too far or you could risk pulling off the fuel line or the sender.
3. Remove the six screws in holding the top of the airbox and pull it off.
4. Pull the filter out, its in there pretty tight.
(heres the fun part.)
5. I used a small cut-off wheel to do this project. When you are looking inside the airbox there is an inlet that angles in. I cut the small plate on the front of it off.
6. Looking at the airbox from the front on top, I cut the front half of the inlet out to open things up. What you are left with is a pretty large opening for air to flow freely.
7. Clean things up and put everything back together. Make sure there are no plastic shavings in the airbox, especially above the intake, this might cause some problems.
RESULTS... I am happy with this mod. As soon as I started the bike I noticed a deeper tone. On my test run it first ran sluggish at low rpm's. Once the bike warmed up and things adjusted it began running more smoothly.
It has a throatier and overall healthier tone though the revs. I noticed a small increase in power in midrange and little to no change up top. Definitely sounds better!!!
Good luck and clear roads.
1. Remove seat and remove lower tank bolt.
2. Remove upper two tank bolts and suspend tank. (I used bungee cords from the upper bracket on the tank to the back of the rear grab bars.)
*It is also a good idea to not have too much fuel in the tank as this will cause unnecessary problems. Also, dont pull the tank back too far or you could risk pulling off the fuel line or the sender.
3. Remove the six screws in holding the top of the airbox and pull it off.
4. Pull the filter out, its in there pretty tight.
(heres the fun part.)
5. I used a small cut-off wheel to do this project. When you are looking inside the airbox there is an inlet that angles in. I cut the small plate on the front of it off.
6. Looking at the airbox from the front on top, I cut the front half of the inlet out to open things up. What you are left with is a pretty large opening for air to flow freely.
7. Clean things up and put everything back together. Make sure there are no plastic shavings in the airbox, especially above the intake, this might cause some problems.
RESULTS... I am happy with this mod. As soon as I started the bike I noticed a deeper tone. On my test run it first ran sluggish at low rpm's. Once the bike warmed up and things adjusted it began running more smoothly.
It has a throatier and overall healthier tone though the revs. I noticed a small increase in power in midrange and little to no change up top. Definitely sounds better!!!
Good luck and clear roads.