Well, I managed to figure out a filtration system for my custom air intake. After a full week of running around all the hardware mega-stores in town, I came up with the following stuff, which is not bulky, not ugly, and hopefully will do the job, that is, filtrate the air that goes into the inner airbox, but not restrain the flow.
As a first test, I just wrapped some Whirlpool hood filter around the ingoing tubes ends with duct tape. Couldn't tell the difference in performance of the bike between the no-filter-at-all tubes and the gagged version. Well, just some more backfiring in gagged mode. Plus, some melting of the edges of the duct tape that was closest to engine heat.
Then, I just found these gizmos, err, filters for some gardening watering device. Split the Whirlpool hood filter (made of two layers, one black, one white, the white layer being denser as material) and cut the denser white layer to the right shape to fit inside the metal gardening filter. Three staples on each to make tubes of them, and stuffed the fabric inside the metal filters. Also grinded a bit the plastic edge of the metal filters to fit into the tubes.Of course, no more duct tape, maybe a metal collar. Tomorrow will put the air intake back on the bike and will take it for a spin whenever outside temperature will go above 30 degrees F.
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Today I also ordered two K&N RC-1290 filters for my DIY BAK.
As a first test, I just wrapped some Whirlpool hood filter around the ingoing tubes ends with duct tape. Couldn't tell the difference in performance of the bike between the no-filter-at-all tubes and the gagged version. Well, just some more backfiring in gagged mode. Plus, some melting of the edges of the duct tape that was closest to engine heat.
Then, I just found these gizmos, err, filters for some gardening watering device. Split the Whirlpool hood filter (made of two layers, one black, one white, the white layer being denser as material) and cut the denser white layer to the right shape to fit inside the metal gardening filter. Three staples on each to make tubes of them, and stuffed the fabric inside the metal filters. Also grinded a bit the plastic edge of the metal filters to fit into the tubes.Of course, no more duct tape, maybe a metal collar. Tomorrow will put the air intake back on the bike and will take it for a spin whenever outside temperature will go above 30 degrees F.
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Today I also ordered two K&N RC-1290 filters for my DIY BAK.
