ralfyguy
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To all those that kept the stock air box and pulled the snorkel: Other than the sound, what changes in performance did it cause?
Also wondering about gas consumption lately. The bike runs the same as usual, but seems to drink more lately. At least I have the feeling it does. I had a 70 mile trip yesterday. Almost entirely superslab and keeping speeds between 70-80mph. Half throttle and a little more to keep that speed, with a few full throttle bursts. Superslab has some hills, some a little steep. I filled up when I came back and averaged 43mpg. Is that too much? I have a debaffled stock exhaust with bleed holes 52.5 pilot and stock 145 main jet. Stock air box and filter. I did pull the air filter today and it wasn't really dirty, but I soaked it in gasoline and blew it out with air from the opposite side. It is a little more white now. The mixture screw is 2 1/4 turns out and the white spacer is replaced with three brass washers from the Lancer kit. Did that long time ago. I have pops and jake brake sound on decel with an occasional bang, and it has a decent poof of shutdown. That's how it always ran. Performance hasn't changed in the last couple of years, but I used to get at least around 50mpg and better. But I have to admit that I run more superslab than before. Still I feel like 43mpg at that speed sounds a little much. The bike rolls lightly with no effort, so there seems to be no brake dragging or anything. Might have to check if the belt is a little tight.
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