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Post by rich5857 on Mar 23, 2012 21:18:19 GMT -5
Can I put a cone air filter on the intake on the air box? Will it restrict air flow too much?
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Post by sk8almost44 on Mar 23, 2012 21:55:03 GMT -5
You'll actually get too much air and run too lean, depending on your setup and mods you have on your scoot.
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Post by ashevillian on Mar 23, 2012 22:01:42 GMT -5
pretty sure cone filters attach to the carb and completely bypass the air filter making the air assembly obsolete? could someone correct me if i am wrong on this
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Post by sk8almost44 on Mar 23, 2012 22:07:29 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that's correct ashevillian.
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Post by prelude2fast on Mar 23, 2012 23:07:40 GMT -5
yeah I took my stock air box assembly completely out, and had to upjet my carb to 85.. And now I think I'm having some back pressure from so much air coming in and not enough going out.
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Post by mainepeace on Mar 24, 2012 3:16:54 GMT -5
The intake pulse will reflect back out, sucking out some of the incoming air charge. Also a freer flowing air filter changes the vacuum through the venturi, as well as the amount of fuel sucked into the intake. It's commonly done, but I don't recommend it.
Greg
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Post by inuyasha on Mar 24, 2012 8:44:40 GMT -5
The intake pulse will reflect back out, sucking out some of the incoming air charge. Also a freer flowing air filter changes the vacuum through the venturi, as well as the amount of fuel sucked into the intake. It's commonly done, but I don't recommend it. Greg Hi Greg I agree the air intake should be the last thing you modify and only if the upgrades done to the scoot need the extra airflow askit.mainelyscooters.com/why-should-i-keep-the-stock-airbox/Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank
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Post by rich5857 on Mar 24, 2012 10:46:55 GMT -5
The intake pulse will reflect back out, sucking out some of the incoming air charge. Also a freer flowing air filter changes the vacuum through the venturi, as well as the amount of fuel sucked into the intake. It's commonly done, but I don't recommend it. Greg when I bought my scooter, the dealer removed part of the filter that was in the air box. it was basically two pieces of foam glued together and he removed the thicker one because he said that the dealer HE got the scooter from said to. is this common practice? I'm replacing my carb and I feel like there's a lot of crap getting in the carb that's not being filtered out by the air filter. Is there anything I can do? as dumb as this sounds, could i put a piece of panty hose or something over the intake hose to help filter a little more? Should I replace the foam in the air box?
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Post by ashevillian on Mar 24, 2012 11:07:43 GMT -5
you should be able to replace the carb foam filter, i believe this is different than the air intake filter. it may not be a cone filter but it should be somewhere below the carb? you can try cleaning that. my scooter is in the shop so i can't really look around and tell you what I see on mine
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Post by rich5857 on Mar 24, 2012 11:17:43 GMT -5
you should be able to replace the carb foam filter, i believe this is different than the air intake filter. it may not be a cone filter but it should be somewhere below the carb? you can try cleaning that. my scooter is in the shop so i can't really look around and tell you what I see on mine Carb foam filter? Don't think I have one of those. If I have to, I can replace the foam in the airbox.
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Post by mainepeace on Mar 24, 2012 14:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by Fred on Mar 25, 2012 10:29:12 GMT -5
Heres what I did with my first set of upgrades. Free flow air filter spark plug and jets, on my scoot the carb was sealed so I bought a new one so I could add the jets and adjust the air fuel ratio properly. If you just add the filter and don't adjust anything it wont run so check first if you can adjust and add the jets before buying anything. The first thing you will notice once you install the filter is the sound, and it is awesome, also it added a little boost to performance.
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