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I'm looking at the stock air breather and it looks like HD wanted cold air with the forward facing intake. But as you can see from the photo the scoop is right behind the exhaust pipe. I'm thinking if the scoop was at the top it would be better. I know there's all kinds of after market breathers. But ignoring those for a moment. I have read the mod threads and wanted to explore different options. I'm wanting to avoid hot air so I like the scoop design as opposed to the open all around mods. What are the options? Flip the scoop vertically or build an air ram?
Last edited by ronaldrwl; May 17, 2017 at 09:18 AM.
Pretty sure you're over thinking it. The warmer air (slightly above normal air) isn't going to hurt the motor and if you say you're looking for more power the issue with this system you have isn't the temp of the air but more the volume. Food for thought.
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