Hunterbear
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I was wondering if anyone has tried to use a clamp mounted air filter (attaches directly to engine intake) on the RC and ditch the airbox and its accompanied parts. The engine intake angle seems higher up and in a better location than on a carburated bike and makes it seem more feasible to use a clamp mounted air filter and skip the airbox mod entirely. Any drawbacks other than intake noise (which I already have experience with on another bike) and increased air volume possibly causing the bike to run even leaner in stock form?
I know it was more popular on carbureted bikes. The RC is the first fuel injected bike I've owned. I had a two stroke road bike that had a clamp mounted air filter on the carb and I never had any issues (even in the rain) other than there is definitely more intake roar. But that never bothered me because the engine and exhaust noise drowned it out when you got up to speed.
I was thinking of doing this to my RC and reposition the lithium battery, that I replaced the stock battery with, in roughly in the same place as it is on the Duke 390 (where the airbox kind of is) and using the extra room in the battery compartment to store the tools and other things ie. a cellphone,gloves,etc.
I know the RC runs leaner, but would using a Power Commander and getting it tuned be sufficient? I don't know if a fuel injected four stroke would benefit from it as much as my two stroke did.
Just wanted some experienced opinions to expand my knowledge about this, either for or against it.
I know it was more popular on carbureted bikes. The RC is the first fuel injected bike I've owned. I had a two stroke road bike that had a clamp mounted air filter on the carb and I never had any issues (even in the rain) other than there is definitely more intake roar. But that never bothered me because the engine and exhaust noise drowned it out when you got up to speed.
I was thinking of doing this to my RC and reposition the lithium battery, that I replaced the stock battery with, in roughly in the same place as it is on the Duke 390 (where the airbox kind of is) and using the extra room in the battery compartment to store the tools and other things ie. a cellphone,gloves,etc.
I know the RC runs leaner, but would using a Power Commander and getting it tuned be sufficient? I don't know if a fuel injected four stroke would benefit from it as much as my two stroke did.
Just wanted some experienced opinions to expand my knowledge about this, either for or against it.