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#21 Pict

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Posted 06 October 2006 - 06:31 am

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Posted 06 October 2006 - 08:39 am

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I did option two some months back, only a pair of long nose pliers required, no parts or plastic's to remove either, by far the easiest way to do it.



I must agree. a pair of long nose pliers, a m6 or m5 screw and a bung to block of the tube is all you need to do option 2. Its realy easy. Some of you will have a spare bung after fitting your scott oiler. I user the screw to blank the pipe of, it was very neet and tidy.

Does anyone have a power comander map for my 900 running on remus evolution pipes, standard air filter and c02 sensor still fitted. I cant bloody find one any where.
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Posted 06 October 2006 - 12:36 pm

Did option one of the airbox mod last night. As I have become proficient in removing the various front panels it only took me 15 minutes! Disconnected the pipe from the airbox and used a lightweight number plate bolt to seal the pipe. Easy squeezy. Results are well worth the effort - feels more like a carb'd bike now.
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Posted 06 October 2006 - 06:55 pm

QUOTE(AJ_Blizzard @ Thu 5th Oct 2006, 08:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah, right... yeahbaby.gif

I did the modification today - method #2... Worked fine after I found a long nose pliers to replace the hose after I blocked it.

Due to heavy rain this afternoon I didn't go for a testride. Maybe tomorrow if the rain stops.

Just one question about this air box mod; have any of you experienced any kind of drawbacks afterwards...?

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QUOTE(JBX @ Thu 5th Oct 2006, 08:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanx guys wub.gif

BTW all those who did this mod must send me US$10 000. angel.gif banana.gif

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Posted 06 October 2006 - 07:23 pm

QUOTE(Firestorm @ Thu 5th Oct 2006, 08:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And not to mentioned tat u need not to pay for anything!!!

Btw do i need to blank off the Flap Actuator after removind the hose?

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No need to blank off the flap actuator for the mod to work, though I did just to ensure moisture didn't get in there and rust it up should there ever be a need to reconnect it again in the future.
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Posted 07 October 2006 - 02:02 pm

Just done option 2 on mine - have to say it does what it says on the tin....Felt like a different bike smile.gif

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Posted 07 October 2006 - 07:51 pm

QUOTE(Firestorm @ Fri 6th Oct 2006, 02:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Blizzard, do update us after u r done with the test ride in regard of the 'drawbacks' if any...

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Took her out for a ride today and the difference is significant! The bike's a lot smoother between 2000 rpm and 4000 rpm and I think that I can hear a tougher sound from the engine as well smile.gif
The jerkiness is gone at low revs and there's a quicker and more even throttle response from 2000 rpm.

No starting problems, no idle problems, no nothing, really. This seems to be a mod that's working without drawbacks of any kind.
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Posted 08 October 2006 - 07:44 pm

Right all this sounds good enough for me. Roll on next weekend good.gif
Has anyone mixed this with a PCIII?

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Posted 08 October 2006 - 08:42 pm

Yep.......and I didn't notice anything better (or worse), just a nice induction note smile.gif

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Posted 08 October 2006 - 09:00 pm

Did method 2 today. I made a grub screw from an M4 bolt to block the pipe before putting it back on. That way I should be able to reverse it out easily to unblock it, should the need arise.

Certainly feels a lot nicer below 4000! good.gif

Thanks for the idea.

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 12:15 am

QUOTE(Doc @ Sun 8th Oct 2006, 08:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did method 2 today. I made a grub screw from an M4 bolt to block the pipe before putting it back on. That way I should be able to reverse it out easily to unblock it, should the need arise.

Certainly feels a lot nicer below 4000! good.gif

Thanks for the idea.


as long as your modified m4 bolt, don't get sucked along the tube and into the cylinders rotflmmfao.gif


i used a brass screw with a very large head good.gif and also tie wrapped it in the pipe.

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 01:20 pm

hoped tat mr. JBX will have more good stuff for us (as so he will be a millionaire sooner) rotflmmfao.gif

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 08:26 pm

QUOTE(amarko5 @ Mon 9th Oct 2006, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
as long as your modified m4 bolt, don't get sucked along the tube and into the cylinders rotflmmfao.gif
i used a brass screw with a very large head good.gif and also tie wrapped it in the pipe.

Shouldn't be a problem - there's a nice tight metal tube in the way. Mind you, I didn't actually check how wide it was.....

Where did I put those pliers? unsure.gif

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 08:36 pm

QUOTE(Doc @ Mon 9th Oct 2006, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Shouldn't be a problem - there's a nice tight metal tube in the way. Mind you, I didn't actually check how wide it was.....

......I like a nice tight tube rolleyes.gif
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Posted 09 October 2006 - 09:17 pm

QUOTE(Baron @ Mon 9th Oct 2006, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
......I like a nice tight tube rolleyes.gif


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Keep it clean! At least you didn't pic up on amarko5's comment

QUOTE(amarko5 @ Mon 9th Oct 2006, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
... a screw with a very large head... blink.gif .


Back to the mod - not that I was worried, but I just checked, and the inlet pipe (no dodgy connotations I hope) is way too small to (searches for unambiguous word) admit an M4 bolt.

Phew. smile.gif

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Posted 10 October 2006 - 10:46 pm

QUOTE(AJ_Blizzard @ Sat 7th Oct 2006, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Took her out for a ride today and the difference is significant! The bike's a lot smoother between 2000 rpm and 4000 rpm and I think that I can hear a tougher sound from the engine as well smile.gif
The jerkiness is gone at low revs and there's a quicker and more even throttle response from 2000 rpm.

No starting problems, no idle problems, no nothing, really. This seems to be a mod that's working without drawbacks of any kind.


I did the mod four years ago without any drawdack since. yahoo.gif

You may experience some trouble only if the hose is not well obturated.

Did anybody plug the hose on the other injector body ?
This may give a sort of balance between the two depressions.
I remember my YPVS350 had a large hose between the two intake ducts...

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Posted 11 October 2006 - 09:07 am

QUOTE(JBX @ Wed 11th Oct 2006, 12:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I did the mod four years ago without any drawdack since. yahoo.gif

You may experience some trouble only if the hose is not well obturated.


I noticed that. The plug I used previously seemed to pass some air ( laugh.gif ) on occasion resulting in the bike seemingly running with an underpowered C2. After some searching it turned out the CO settings of C2 reset to -128 whenever false air was sucked through the hose.

I now found the perfect plug. With the topic on Givi freebie rubber plugs I remembered I had some lying around somewhere and they are the perfect fit.
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Posted 11 October 2006 - 10:06 pm

QUOTE(duibhce Kaelann @ Wed 11th Oct 2006, 09:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I noticed that. The plug I used previously seemed to pass some air ( laugh.gif ) on occasion resulting in the bike seemingly running with an underpowered C2. After some searching it turned out the CO settings of C2 reset to -128 whenever false air was sucked through the hose.
I now found the perfect plug. With the topic on Givi freebie rubber plugs I remembered I had some lying around somewhere and they are the perfect fit.

You mean it set by itself???????

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 08:05 am

QUOTE(dandywarhol @ Wed 11th Oct 2006, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You mean it set by itself???????


yes it did.
I would reset it to the 20 it was on before, start the bike and it would set itself back at -128.
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Posted 12 October 2006 - 03:53 pm

I don't understand that........ sad.gif means that it would always be changing to compensate for some change in the induction system.......hmmmmmm huh.gif

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