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POD AIR FILTERS GOOD, OR BAD???

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I am going to be rebuilding the carbs on my 1980 GS850L this winter, and am thinking of going to POD FILTERS. Just for the fact that I absolutley hate dealing with the factory air box. What is the general consensus on these types of filters? How will this change the way that I rebuild the carbs? Jetting right?

Anything else?
Oh yeah what about the crankcase breather hose?

Curt
 
If you're doing it only because of an occasional hassle with the airbox... don't do it. If you have a 4-1 header and jet kit installed they work pretty good. Beware! Changing to pods changes your air intake severely and usually requires ALOT of trial and error getting the carbs sorted out. Driveability can also be a problem. My 1100 used to be kind of onery at slower speeds around town but flat out screamed when the time and place permitted. I installed my jet kit pipe and K&N pods back in '86 and still tinker with them now and then. The kit I bought at the time had a small crankcase breather filter which K&N still makes I believe. Just attach the filter to the hose and zip-tie it to a frame rail
 
MAJOR rejetting!!! By the way, your GS850 has THE simplest airbox to remove in all of Suzukidom (loosen it and pull it out, right?).
 
You can buy the whole jet kit, together with the pod filters, from K&N and/or Dynajet. These guys figured out the jetting for you. Stick with the moderate jet kit, if your motor is stock internally.

But previous posts on this thread are correct: if you're just doing this to avoid a rare hassle with the airbox, then it's not worth the trouble. Also, if you've got stock exhaust, it's probably not worth the trouble either.

Individual pod filters and jet kits and 4 into 1 exhausts go together, it's kinda like a three-piece suit!
 
removing and installing the airbox on a 79 550, was a bitch.

i have pods on both of my 550's...but it does require some minor rejetting and experimentation.

~Adam
 
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