Air Cleaner
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All the better known high capacity air cleaners will flow more air than your engine can use, even if you've had engine work done. Thus, the choice of which a/c to buy really comes down to looks, and to a lesser degree, ergonomics. Some air cleaners are thicker than others and may hit your right knee, still others, like the heavy breather, turn forward and provide more knee room.
Can an air filter that allows more air than the bike use be a problem? I went to Performance Machine Max HP had dyno'd, now it's running hot, getting decel pops and exhaust valves are white from heat. Do you think bad Dyno or could air filter contribute to that? Acting like if I had air intake leak because so much air is going in?
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Can an air filter that allows more air than the bike use be a problem? I went to Performance Machine Max HP had dyno'd, now it's running hot, getting decel pops and exhaust valves are white from heat. Do you think bad Dyno or could air filter contribute to that? Acting like if I had air intake leak because so much air is going in?
Most of the time, the air filter won't be changing air flow anyway. Except at wide open throttle (or close to wide open throttle), it's the throttle blade that restricts airflow, not the air cleaner.
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S&S dual cone! Acts like a ram air...looks sweet, have one on my FXDL
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Yes. Driving in rain will wash some of the oil through to the engine, taking some of the trapped dirt along with it.
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