[dsn_klr650] airbox and filter on the klr...improving?

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Ted Palmer
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[dsn_klr650] airbox and filter on the klr...improving?

Post by Ted Palmer » Fri May 05, 2000 5:20 am

ChrisRl wrote:
> Does anyone have plans on how to improve the stock air box on the KLR > (mines a 1988 250cc)?
I've got a few ideas floating around. I have an '85 600. I don't know how similar they are to the 250, I've never seen a 250 up close. If the 250 is like the 600 in that the airbox intake is under the seat, then giving the air an easier path to under-the-seat would be a start.
> I think mine tends to suffocate at high revs and > air flow may be a contributing factor. Is there perhaps an after market > air box?
Dream on. The greatest restriction may be in the head or in the cam timimg, it's hard to tell until you pull things right apart.
> I could drill a few holes....but there is still the same area > of foam filter the air has to pass through. Ideally I would increase the > foam filter area.
If you think the filter is holding you back, that is easily tested on a dyno. Mister_T

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