Pod filters instead of airbox

[F5 Dave]

Yeah the manifold rubbers can be a drag, but if a wrecker can match up some old ones that aren't cracked then you're ok. Then find something a bit bigger, maybe a smooth glass jar & soak the rubber in hot hot water & after a min force the rubber on the end to stretch back to std.

[Hamish Carlson]

Yeah the manifold rubbers can be a drag, but if a wrecker can match up some old ones that aren't cracked then you're ok. Then find something a bit bigger, maybe a smooth glass jar & soak the rubber in hot hot water & after a min force the rubber on the end to stretch back to std.

Smart advice, thanks, I should be able to give that a thrash. I'll post a pic of the airbox later on, for you guys to see what I'm dealing with.

[geoffm]

What bike? Impulse and FZR400 I have done open carbs in the past. The intake noise on the Fizzer was deafening.

[Hamish Carlson]

twin cylinder gsx.

[The Pastor]

not had any trouble yet

[R6_kid:Me]

And how does that work out for your engine?

My TRX was like that when I bought it. When I took the carbs off and looked down the intact tracts you can see that there is a buildup of dirt and other crap just before the valves. In the long run it's going to ruin the seal on the valves, and can potentially fuck rings etc if anything decent in size gets through. I'll be stripping and rebuilding the head soon to clean it all up and get the bike running mint.

[onearmedbandit]

Yeah not exactly ideal running an engine without an aircleaner in place.