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Po51uhd
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Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 08:26 |
thanks for all the (differing) opinions, it’s great to get so many ideas. I’ve opted for two short conical jobs which fit neatly on the existing plastic induction pipes. We’ll see how it runs when I finally get it going!
Stephen
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GC888
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This is true; but performance isn't everything otherwise all V35s would have been scrapped long ago :-)
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GC888
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True there generally is always more leeway with a bigger engine
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Brian UK
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You are unlikely to get better performance out of a small bock heron head, no matter what air filter you fit.
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Brian.
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Simmoto
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I agree with Brian that rule is generic and quoted in Guzziology for AFAICR big twins. Big twins seem to take to pods more easily than small.
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GC888
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I don't think we are expecting any performance improvement, the best we can hope for is no loss! However the OEM filter has the ethics of a black pudding is difficult to change and expensive to replace if any component busts. I think the hope here is just to figure out what can you expect and how to mitigate any problems. The OEM filter as every design is a compromise and will change its airflow characteristics as it gets older and full of the dust its extracted. So long as you can guess what filter sits between these limits you will not need to change anything. Time for hitching a vacuum cleaner to the OEM with a manometer!
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Brian UK
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But that rule is generic, not just for one model and one original filter.
You have to remember that the paper OEM filter is many times larger in surface area than any pod filter. Most people ditch the OEM one because it's such a difficult one to change, not for performance. Those that do it for expected performance gain have never actually proved any advantage. |
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GC888
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It does , which suggests the paper cone is a lot more restrictive than the K&N thats half the surface area but oiled cotton. Guess as an experiment you could blank off part of the K&N filter with sticky tape until it came into spec. Then make it permanent ....
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c13pep
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As a general rule jets are increased by 10% when fitting pods, to answer the original question, however this would be subject to experimentation and, as has been mentioned, could get expensive. I was lucky in that 10% increase in jet sizes seemed to work straight away, but then again I`m easily pleased as my riding style is more steady away these days. I also retained the original plastic intakes on the filter side to give me the correct angle to fit straight pods instead of the angled ones.
As an after thought with the general advice to increase jet sizes for pods seems to suggest greater air intake than original!!! CHRIS |
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iansoady
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I have cheap no-name mesh type filters on my V50 and it seems to carburate very well - although I don't have many miles on it as yet.
WRT velocity stacks, they tend to work over a restricted rev range, much like tuned exhausts, and both actually cause performance problems outside that area. Fine for racing where you can keep the engine working in that range - less good for road bikes. |
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Simmoto
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I think they ran lean, I tried various sizes of main jets and other carb internals but gave up as it was getting expensive. Jumps in the iginition curve for the Bosch ignition bike seemed exacerbated; points bike starts better on standard airbox. Not everyone shares this view but many do.
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GC888
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Yes its venturi effect - put the same volume of air through a venturi/constriction and it speeds up but you also importantly get a pressure drop. You can make a two lovely profiled reducing and expanding cones or just use a Venturi 'plate'. (a restriction) In a carb its used to pull fuel into the airflow (also why its not so important with FI which just pumps it in!) Air enters the mouth of the carb which reduces in size under the throttle slide in the carb which induces a lower pressure that sucks in the fuel then expands at the other side of the slide mixed with the petrol. I think what you are referring to is a velocity stack, where you tune the length of the 'trumpet' to the resonance of the engines intake - on most modern bikes this isn't considered a good thing as its quite noisy which gets jumped on by the environmental elves. But the idea is that you have a resonating higher pressure in the trumpet that increases the charge (a bit) going into the engine at full throttle (before then it does very little) so if done right you have a high pressure wave in the inlet corresponding to when its valve opens... to increase the charge. The trumpet does also smooth airflow but don't think it does much +/- for the venturi effect in the carb, as the various bores of the inlet stay the same. So while I am happily suggesting I stick a set of trumpets on my carbs... this would do no harm but unless the length was correct it would not have any effect either, even if correct it would do nowt until it was at full throttle! - but they look nice and are good to fit a grill on. |
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Vegas Pete
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Here is my unsolicited take on filters and intake systems, which is worth everything you paid for it.
Due to cam timing overlap, there is some reverse flow out of the carburetor at lower speeds. The designers take this into consideration, expecting some of the air to pass through the venturi more than once, collecting fuel each time it passes, and design the carb accordingly. This is why removing the filter screws up the low speed mixture- this "back puke" air gets blown away and replaced by clean, un-fueled air. You can see this by running the engine with the filters removed and observing the fuel spray coming out of the intake side of the carb when the throttle is opened. Without the airbox and filter, this "back puked" air doesn't get sucked through and fuel added to it again, resulting in a lean mixture. This effect is minimized at higher RPMs, so adjusting the mixture for low speed will mean an improper fuel/air mix at high speed and vice versa, which is to say removing the airbox or intake tubes makes it damn hard to get it to work right at both ends. Adding a tube to the intake side of the carb keeps the fuel/air charge from getting away, and allows the carb to be properly adjusted across it's operating range. As for pod filters, the oiled foam or oiled paper types tend to attract dust whether the engine is running or not, adding to the headache of keeping them clean. Living in the desert as I do, I've found dry paper filters are the way to go. OK, I'm off for three days of camping on a dry lake bed, where the winds are only expected to be 40-60 mph. No oiled filters for me! Vegas Pete.
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Brian UK
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Not so on the pods I had. |
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BobV7
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Does anyone remember how we used to use the venturi effect on intakes to speed up the flow of air into a carb? Seems to have been forgotten lately so perhaps it's not as important with FI.
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