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five Q s , snorkel, small holes, filter oil, filter wetness, hmmmm

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Hi, I have some questions, all Q s have to do with the installlation of the stock airbox etc.

1, I have 5 small holes in the bottom of each side of the airbox, they are about one quarter inch diameter each, they appear to be OEM, are they in fact, OEM, or should I tape them closed.

2, Is the snorkel imperitive to have on the back of the airbox, I foolishly took it off, and cant get it back on in ten minutes, I will get some help if necessary to have it in place. Is it possible to tape the hole on the airbox to simulate the intake size of the snorkel, such that it could be left off, maybe,? maybe not.?

3, I have three kinds of oil available to oil the filter media, marvel mystery oil, regular motor oil, and two stroke oil, which would be best or must I use official filter oil. The filter foam is not name brand, it just breathes well, I have an official filter media coming in a few days from ebay although its not uni or k n n.

4, How much oil should the filter foam have in it, is it to be squeezed such that no more can be squeezed out of it, or maybe left damper than that.

5, on another thread, I read that the KZ carb boots can be put on a GS1000 perfectly, can they be installed on a GS 1100 and fit everything. I like the idea of having vac vents on the boots themselves.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Today 11:28 AM banditom
1, I have 5 small holes in the bottom of each side of the airbox, they are about one quarter inch diameter each, they appear to be OEM, are they in fact, OEM, or should I tape them closed.
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OEM, leave as is

2, Is the snorkel imperitive to have on the back of the airbox, I foolishly took it off, and cant get it back on in ten minutes, I will get some help if necessary to have it in place. Is it possible to tape the hole on the airbox to simulate the intake size of the snorkel, such that it could be left off, maybe,? maybe not.?
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I would put it back on, the airbox flow is designed for it to be there

3, I have three kinds of oil available to oil the filter media, marvel mystery oil, regular motor oil, and two stroke oil, which would be best or must I use official filter oil. The filter foam is not name brand, it just breathes well, I have an official filter media coming in a few days from ebay although its not uni or k n n.
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Regular motor oil is fine

4, How much oil should the filter foam have in it, is it to be squeezed such that no more can be squeezed out of it, or maybe left damper than that.
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Oil lightly, work it in, squeeze out the excess. Do not twist the filter, it will put small tears in it.

5, on another thread, I read that the KZ carb boots can be put on a GS1000 perfectly, can they be installed on a GS 1100 and fit everything. I like the idea of having vac vents on the boots themselves.
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Not sure about the fitment, the OEM ones have the ports with the allans and Z1 sells the adapters with covers if you want them for ease of synching the carbs.
 
I think the KZ boots work with the VM carbs on the early GS1000s. If I'm right, they won't fit your CV carbs.
 
thanks guys !!

thanks guys !!

Hi TWR and HSH,
Thanks a lot for the info, I put the airbox on with dry foam and no snorkel, the bike now runs more like an eleven, and less like an anemic 500 or whatever. I will get the filter oiled right and get the snorkel back on like it should be. I have to construct mounts for the airbox since the hardware is missing for that. It sure makes an amazing difference from the pods that I had there before. I changed out those shortie muff earsplitters for some prime almost NOS sportster mufflers, ah thats better, almost too quiet.
 
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