| Author | Message | ||
     Madgaz |
Can somone send me pics and description of how to gut an X1 airbox. Yes I have seached the knowlege vault and found little on the details of how this is done. Thanx in advance. madgaz42@optusnet.com.au MadGaz | ||
| 02buells3t |
Go Here: http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/Marriott/x1/ And see: http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/Marriott/x1/airbox2.jpg | ||
| Nevco1 |
Madgaz...I did the air box mod to my X1 along with a Vance Hines muffler, Race ECM, a Techlusion DFO and a full dyno tune and could not be happier. Trust me, the air box mod is so easy you can do it blind folded. Enjoy! edited by nevco1 on March 07, 2004 | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
Okay, newbie alert! I did the Race Kit install on my X1 this weekend, using the Buell Pro Series slip-on (SuperTrapp IDS), the Race ECM, and the K&N. I did not gut the airbox, and only installed the K&N. My bike is DDFI, and experience I have on cars told me that a larger enclosure using the same filter inlet only produces irregularity in the system. It seemed to me that leaving the snorkel in place, and leaving the IAT mounted there would produce the same (if not Better) results than gutting it. I don't claim that to be true, it's only speculation. I would love to hear educated opinions on why one would work better (or not) than the other on a DDFI edition X1. If I really need to gut it, then I'll be following the advise of people here on BedWeb (to include the pics above). Mike M | ||
| Nevco1 |
No tech savvy, just and opinion based on what I read and that is the gutted air box provides for greater air flow that better matched the aftermarket mufflers. In my case, none of it would have made sense without a DFO and full dyno tune. Would also assume that if you installed the "Official Buell Race Kit," you would be best to do only the air box mods they recommend as I am confident that they balanced the flow on both ends of the engine for best results. Don't know why, but it almost sounds logical that with that set up you can skip the dyno tune and just have the TPS reset. | ||
| Djkaplan |
I was always under the impression that a large volume plenum chamber was a very good thing for most engines, especially engines with fewer cylinders. That being said, gutting the airbox actually doesn't increase the chamber volume (very much), but seems to reduce inlet restriction somewhat. The holes in the inlet tube do let the carb take advantage of the large volume the airbox has to offer. This is purely conjecture of course, but the inlet tube to the carb seems to be there for sound restriction. I never got a chance to try the gutted airbox because I installed a Forcewinder on my 2K M2, but the mod has always intrigued me. Has anyone ever done a dyno test to confirm any improvement? | ||
| Fpatton |
No real dyno results, but my seat-of-the-pants dyno tells me the gutted airbox made a big difference (at least a couple of horses) on my 2001 M2. I had already jetted the carb to deal with the stock lean-ness. I later followed the airbox mod with a K&N air filter, and a Vance and Hines exhaust. The whole package works really well, tons better than stock. Jetting still seems to be fine. I've thought about the Forcewinder, but believe it or not, I actually like the look of the stock box. Go figure some people! Fred |
