heyzee
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| posted on 15/4/06 at 07:29 PM |
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air box
does anyone have any pictures or advice about chopping the airbox on a 2003 r1.why does it have to be cut??why cant it just be turned around??????
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 15/4/06 at 07:31 PM |
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AFAIK the only reason people cut it is when it otherwise wont fit under the bonnet even when turned upside down. Never tried turning it round though
as there's no way it would fit on mine regardless, so its possible it wouldnt fit if you just turned it round
[Edited on 15/4/06 by ChrisGamlin]
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fesycresy
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| posted on 15/4/06 at 08:55 PM |
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Hacked mine today, turned it around and it still fouled the bonnet.
Took off the air temp sensor and binned the thing, I'll need a sausage filter, there's another 90 quid gone.
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 15/4/06 at 08:56 PM |
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you will find that if you look carefully inbetween hole 3 and 4 there is a slightly bigger gap so obviously when turned 180'
its all wrong so you need to turn it and rest it on top
then draw inside the airbox with chalk which areas need jigsawing
then silicone sealent the gaps
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progers
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| posted on 16/4/06 at 04:23 PM |
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For a 2002/3 airbox you can simply turn it around - it has even port spacing unlike the 98-2001 models.
The air intake will be now very close to the crank so not ideal for picking up nice cool air. On mine, I took out the rubber intake duct and
repositioned it on the upper half of the airbox. You will need to blank off the original hole. I then feed some cool air via some flexible tubing to
the intake (3" diameter tubing fits over the intake rubber quite nicely).
You could alternatively figure out some nice ram air duct directly to the new inlet. Might do that at a later stage.
Cheers
Paul
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heyzee
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| posted on 17/4/06 at 10:02 AM |
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air box
paul thats what ive done yesterday. i needed to get it sorted so yesterday morning i started to mess around with it and chop it here and there. it
fits well under the bonnet with room to spare so im even thinking of lifting my engine up a little more so i have more ground clearance.
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