new air cleaner?
Road Captain
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From: Grand Rapids, mi.
Hey here is a cheap air cleaner cover for under 10 bucks. Get a 6 inch clean out cover from Home depot or Lowes Plumbing department. They are a low grade chrome, and already have a hole in the middle, but sand em up and paint it flat black. For you blacked out guys. My bike in my signature has it before got something different, so I painted it and gave it to my night train buddy.
Road Master
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From: Abingdon, Maryland
I currently have the stock air cleaner on my 08 Fat Bob. I'd like to get a smaller air cleaner and cover (something like the round one on the Cross Bones), but I don't want increased air flow. All of the smaller air cleaners and covers I've seen increase air flow. Any suggestions?
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From: Kennewick, WA
I currently have the stock air cleaner on my 08 Fat Bob. I'd like to get a smaller air cleaner and cover (something like the round one on the Cross Bones), but I don't want increased air flow. All of the smaller air cleaners and covers I've seen increase air flow. Any suggestions?
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From: Out on Deranged
Ok dude if you really don't want to go stage 1 there is a cover fix for the teardrop stock chrome cover in the under 50$ thread but the home hardware plumbing thing will do if you just want to try it out without cutting. You will however have to cut your plastic backing plate,just dis-assemble it pass the bolts thru the holes make a mark around your stock filter,cut your backing plate -I would try to leave a couple millimeters so the filter can't edge off in any direction- , and re-assemble it! Me i kept the assembly and it's in a cabinet in my living room! Installed AN Big sucker in it's place !
Cruiser
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From: Lasalle County Illinois
I too was not to thrilled about the stock chrome cover. I went with a stage 1 but decided to try a stock wrinkle black cover on my Street Bob. This is an option if you want to keep everything stock but change the look. I think it made a world of difference to me any way . Just another idea.
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Your engine will only take in as much air as it needs.
No tuning will be needed if you only change the element.
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From: Kennewick, WA
I don't believe the element is the only limiting factor in the stock aircleaners flow. I could be wrong but if you change the cover and expose more element you may need to tune it.
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From: Yakima, WA
My understanding is that you only need to re-tune if you do both the A/C and the exhaust. If you just change one, the other will not allow that greater flow.
This proved out with me when I did the whole stage 1 thing with SE slip-ons. For about $1,000 invested I got precisely NOTHING in Tq or hp increase. As soon as I yanked the SE slip-ons and replaced them with Vance & Hines, the smile was back.
Steve
This proved out with me when I did the whole stage 1 thing with SE slip-ons. For about $1,000 invested I got precisely NOTHING in Tq or hp increase. As soon as I yanked the SE slip-ons and replaced them with Vance & Hines, the smile was back.
Steve
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