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Aftermarket Airfilter Elements

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I have these Uni Pods on my carbs instead of the factory airbox. Somebody told me I should be careful not to get caught in the rain because they will get wet from sucking water and possibly flood my engine over time. Is this true?

Justin
 
did it effect then performance? Will it still rev over 5000 rpm? did you re-jet?
 
The person I bought the bike off of doesnt know if the person he got it from re-jetted. It still revs, kinda, over 5K. I would say as much as a bike its age would. I'd love to make my GS more versatile, yet powerful. I guess I am going to put the airbox back in so when I happen to get caught in the rain, I don't really have to worry.

How about you guys, performance, or versatility?

Justin.
 
Hi

I go for versatility.
I have more than 60 Newton-Meter between 2000-8000 RPM.
and more than 75 Newton-Meter between 3000-7000 RPM.
With a peak at 4000 RPM. 86 Newton-Meter

It pulls like a tractor.
 
My 1981 gs850 ran up to 5000, I put the stock air box on and now I get 7000 easy. Unless it was re-jetted for the pods , it will run better too.
 
If the bike was rejetted for the pods and I throw the airbox back in it, Is that going to be a problem or will I still get better performance than having the original jets?

Justin
 
The easiest way to check that is to see what jetting was fitted as OEM and compare these figures to what the carbs have in now. Normally fitting what you have as mods requires a rejet to prevent any leans spots in the throttle range since air is flowing into the engine easier, whether its jets, needles, emulsion tubes, etc.
Even a slightly raised float level has its benefits too, so look carefully as a tad too rich is just as bad as a tad too lean.
 
Depending on if your bike has CV's or not you will be able to tell if a jet kit has been intalled if the needles have more than one slot in them. With a jet kit you should have 5 or more slots.
 
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