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mark2010


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Hi
agian conflicting posts over this so any input would be good
Air box breather on or off ??

Thanks Mark

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on, unless you want lots of dirt in filter or even engine, does not effect performance unless it has been modified to a high extent

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Ok thanks ..............now where to buy one lol.


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ebay all the way lol

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I wouldn't waste money buying one, i have done many tests with and without on my bike and there is little difference.
With it on the bike sounds worse and is very slightly slower

As the airbox hole is sealed under the seat there will be no difference with the intake of dirt as long as you clean out the snorkel area after removal and are not doing muddy green-laning or going through water that is upto the height of the airbox.

Removing the snorkel gives a small increase of the volume of air going into the engine, if your exhaust is stock it will make no difference.
If your bike is derestricted and is not running lean then it will benefit you to remove the snorkel.

If you want to test if it would be worth buying one, get some tape and put it over 1/4 of the airbox hole

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i have mine off,not had any issues with it being removed,got to say it sounds better though.
as performance wise i have noticed no difference with it on or off,stock front pipe gutted,big one tail pipe.

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i agree no different unless highly modified, however the snorkel was invented by yamaha for a reason and it wasnt that it sounded bettter it is purely there for you to keep your filter clean,(yes it sounds better off) however dust settles by falling eg when dust in the house is noticed its always on the up side, the snorkel is design for it not to settle on your filter and will after time clog your filter, call up a garage, it best to keep on unless your modification makes you take it off for better air intake,however you do not need too so keep it on mate smile.gif

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when i took mine off it ran like crap, so i say KEEP IT ON.

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ok guys
Thanks for all your replies but im gona give this topic a miss at the moment coz ive got bigger problems now !!!!disbelief

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well my bike is a weird one .... mine did 60mph in top gear (it wouldnt revv past 8k)
now with the snorkel back in, it does 50mph in 3rd gear ........... but wont do anymore than that .. pissed off with it but its a work in progress .........

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With stock gearing the bike should be able to do 60 in fourth and 70 in fith, and slowly crawl to the redline to give another 5mph maybe

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yeah exactly, but mine wont do more than 50 .. it doesnt have the push to do it, at all, in any gear.
and its derestricted :/
got a big one expansion and a standard rear silencer .. just got a weekend job so waiting to get first payment :D then work can begin :)

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yeah that is wierd.............mine normaly does 70 at 7000 revs but i dont push it anymore than that

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Check for air leaks, did you replace all gaskets when you took things apart?
Check compression, check spark plug to see if you are too rich

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was that for me or craig?

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think i'll put my snorkel back on now

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it had a new head gasket, apparently didnt have any air leaks, the compression seems okay tho in the last few days its been kicking me back haha is that normal sometimes? its not all the time maybe once in every 3ish ..... checked the sparky the other day its a misty brown which is correct i believe :)
tho i dont have a power band .. at allll .. im tempted to strap my fone to the bar pad and take it out for a run and show you all lol :S?
new phone tho dont really want to make it fly haha!

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oh go on craig watch her fly lol smile.gif

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lmao .. can you imagine seeing a video of someone recording there revv counter and then the phone flys off HA be a right laugh .. might have to take a vid and show you all what i have to put up with lol a bike not much faster than a ts50x haha depressing lol

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lol

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Your get it sorted craig mate, its probably something so simple, but a pain to find, I take it you have took the speedo restricter off aswell? surely the *big one expansion and a standard rear silencer* doesnt help, or would it?

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nope it sure doesnt .. ive read places that big one with anything else except both parts is ****e lol they are designed to work together .. so silencer is on its way lol

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Yeah thats cool mate

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by the way i have bought marks bike and yes i will be keeping the snorkel on lol smile.gif

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defo :) .. whats the bike like m8?

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yeh its ok, has a damaged frame and overheats but nothing that cant be sorted smile.gif

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gdgd :) .. i have this derestriction manual, and it says remove the manifold, chavver down the edges (**** it up), tape up the reserve air box (strangle the engine), and remove the air snorkle :S i dunno how my bike was running :S

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leave the inlet.. it was designed that way for a reason...

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yeah .. mines had it done lol

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