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Message started by prototype5678 on 04/22/11 at 21:21:38

Title: What to do with the airbox
Post by prototype5678 on 04/22/11 at 21:21:38

OK New guy with a question. I just got a cone filter and a stage 3 jet kit. Here is my question. Did anybody remove the airbox? If so were did you put everything? Thankx guys

Title: Re: What to do with the airbox
Post by Smokestack on 04/23/11 at 10:57:56

Yeah, I cut out the box. And the battery box and toolbox for that matter. If you can fab stuff up yourself, or know someone who can, the options are limitless. For example, I TIGged up a piece of aluminum tube and end caps to make an electrical housing that sits where a cylindrical oil tank would be on and older bike. The wiring, ingnition module, and solenoid all fit in there ( a little cramped, I'll admit, but it still fit!). I'm also going to make a low profile battery tray out of 1/8 steel, and mount the rectifier on that to keep it in the wind.

If you want to go with aftermarket parts, then things will get a little dicey. There aren't any direct fit replacements that I know of, but you could use the original box to house all the electrical and just remove the battery box. I'm pretty sure some of the folks on here have fit everything, including the battery, into that space.

Title: Re: What to do with the airbox
Post by prototype5678 on 04/23/11 at 15:44:06

Well what i am wondering is when i put the cone filter on. the front hole going in the box is open. i may leave it on unless i get a fiter for the crank case breather tube.

Title: Re: What to do with the airbox
Post by Smokestack on 04/23/11 at 17:17:10

If by the "front hole" you mean the hole connected directly to the carb mouth by a rubber tube, which is located directly under the seat, then yes, that can stay open with no troubles. The air in a stock setup actually flows out of that hole and into the carb, so if you pull the tube connecting the two and mount another filter in between them, then the airbox will basically be dead weight.

Title: Re: What to do with the airbox
Post by prototype5678 on 04/27/11 at 15:45:23

I found a crankcase breather for a GM its small and made of plastic with what ever material they use in crankcase breathers. Do you think it will work fine?