WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS DONE TO KEEP POWDER FROM PLUGGING UP YOUR AIR FILTERS? IS THIS A BIG ISSUE ON THE BIKES?
AIRBOXES - FILTERS
- Thread starter REFLEXPOWERMAN
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Remove the air box, or the bottom of the air box, and don't use anything but a prefilter type screen to simply keep the big bits from going in.
It's not a big issue.
The big issue is having fun, and that's a really big issue!
Jon
It's not a big issue.
The big issue is having fun, and that's a really big issue!
Jon
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If your riding powder the previous post isn't going to help you much. On my KTM I had to completely seal the airbox, I used duct tape and foam under the seat. I then cut holes in my airbox cover with a hole saw and put filter screens over them. This was the only way I could get my bike to run when riding the deep floury powder.
I would try to hot glue/epoxy some prefilter screen on the openings of the airbox to keep snow/water out. Run a prefilter for sure with your airfilter. Plan on cleaning your air filter after every ride for cheap insurance. It would also help if you are planning on riding a few days in a row to get a spare filter and pre filter to have on hand.
Guys, why even bother with anything but a pre-filter? The foam gets wet and soggy, then freezes and doesn't pass air, and we're not trying to keep out anything but snow.. So it's not like the air has to actually be cleaned.
Sleds don't run air filters, they just don't want to ingest snow.. That's why I think my above post is valid. Open the bottom of the air box to drop out the solid chunks, and simply use the prefilter without a filter on a cage in order to keep the intake tract from clogging up.
Sealing up your existing air box might sound like a good idea, but you will need to get in there to physically scoop out chunks.. Just allow for that eventuality.
Jon
Sleds don't run air filters, they just don't want to ingest snow.. That's why I think my above post is valid. Open the bottom of the air box to drop out the solid chunks, and simply use the prefilter without a filter on a cage in order to keep the intake tract from clogging up.
Sealing up your existing air box might sound like a good idea, but you will need to get in there to physically scoop out chunks.. Just allow for that eventuality.
Jon
I understand what your saying but even people running no air box and just a pod filter have issues because the snow gets packed in there. You can't tell me that when your pushing through snow drifts that go over the handle bars or riding in 4' of powder that you are not getting snow packed around your air intake. Think about every sled intake they all have an airbox that keeps the snow out and keeps the air coming in. Your right sled's do not run foam air filters and I really don't think you need them on the bike when your riding snow. I think I may just run a filter cage this year with my pre filter over it.
Here is a picture of my airbox cover from my KTM 525. I will sell this one because I sold the bike and this cover does not fit on my new bike. If you are interested in it shoot me a pm.
Like I already said seal all of the seams in your airbox glue some foam to the top of your subframe so that snow can't come in from under the seat and you won't have any issues.
I like the concept of sealing up the seat to the air box area.. I was thinking you were screening in the whole air box, essentially covering up your battery ect. Which if you did that would render field service down to nothing.
Anyway, the biggest problem we face as snowbikers is nothing else is fun anymore.. So we need to address that, as that has turned my dirt riding buddies against me.. What can we do to solve the problem?
Jon
Anyway, the biggest problem we face as snowbikers is nothing else is fun anymore.. So we need to address that, as that has turned my dirt riding buddies against me.. What can we do to solve the problem?
Jon