I have read countless threads about the K&N pod filters and how terrible they are. or i should say how terrible they make the bike run.
I bought my old beat up 88 Kat 600 and it was missing some parts. Specifically one side of the exhaust and the air box was also gone. I have ordered and waiting for the arrival of my new vance and hines 4-1 pipe and header. I thought I could solve the missing air box issue by putting on the pod filters on each carb. I have them ordered aswell.....before i found out how much trouble they are...
I wanted to know why people have such problems. I assume most people that put them on have 1.) stock exhaust, and 2.) also don't realize its changing the amount of air that flows through the filter (400 cfm more) which changes the air/fuel ratio. These bikes being carburated don't self adjust like a fuel injected bike would so they run like bags.
Also what do you do with the one hose that goes into the airbox??? with no air box are you plugging it? putting a breather filter on? I believe its a PCV so should be good with a breather filter on it.
Does anyone run the carb filters and like them? what did you have to do to make it run nice?
I bought my old beat up 88 Kat 600 and it was missing some parts. Specifically one side of the exhaust and the air box was also gone. I have ordered and waiting for the arrival of my new vance and hines 4-1 pipe and header. I thought I could solve the missing air box issue by putting on the pod filters on each carb. I have them ordered aswell.....before i found out how much trouble they are...
I wanted to know why people have such problems. I assume most people that put them on have 1.) stock exhaust, and 2.) also don't realize its changing the amount of air that flows through the filter (400 cfm more) which changes the air/fuel ratio. These bikes being carburated don't self adjust like a fuel injected bike would so they run like bags.
Also what do you do with the one hose that goes into the airbox??? with no air box are you plugging it? putting a breather filter on? I believe its a PCV so should be good with a breather filter on it.
Does anyone run the carb filters and like them? what did you have to do to make it run nice?
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