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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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if i switch from a s.e. cone filter to a wimmer cone short stack filter
will it have any effect on the fuel/air mixture? they are both paper filters
do i need to make any adjustments?
2008 street bob 96in efi
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:48 AM
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very helpful!
i guess i should`ve asked "which exhaust sounds cooler" and recieved 1000 replies
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:56 AM
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What do they claim that each flow??
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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The wimmer flows 177 cfm
i cant find what the sc eagle flows?
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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Any filter that changes the amount of flow in the engine should be tuned for. Will it make a huge difference? Probably not at all if similar styles, but depends on if you want to split hairs. If it were a bigger build, yes, retune.
 
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