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Views of these pod filters? ****e?

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blowerbike said:
the OP has a pre 80 550.
the emgo's are fine...geeeesh:evil:
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What? We're just having a spot of fun party pooper.

And I foolishly and ignorantly had a set of emgos on my 77 750 cafe and has a bitch of a time dialing it in until I was taught the error of my ways, Obi-wan.

They just plain suck.
 
the emgo's greatly effect vacuum carbs and large mm mechanical's(in a bad way).
on a pre 80 550...who cares:lol:
 
TheCafeKid said:
Well, if ya make up a set of bell mouths for VMs, I'll be interested in purchasing a set ;)

And as far as the last bit, I'll have to disagree with ya on that from my own experiences but won't say you're wrong as even with filters a nasty cross wind has made mine stumble a time or two.
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Haha, if I ever find the time I might consider knocking out more than just enough for me;) That's way on the back burner though.

That stumble brings up another point. Make sure the breather tube(s) terminate where they are well shielded from wind. Trimming the ends at an angle helps too. The breather tube dangling an inch below the engine caused crazy irregular problems for me on a modern triumph with keihin CVKs. That was a huge PITA that in the end was such a simple fix:o
 
verde said:
Haha, if I ever find the time I might consider knocking out more than just enough for me;) That's way on the back burner though.

That stumble brings up another point. Make sure the breather tube(s) terminate where they are well shielded from wind. Trimming the ends at an angle helps too. The breather tube dangling an inch below the engine caused crazy irregular problems for me on a modern triumph with keihin CVKs. That was a huge PITA that in the end was such a simple fix:o
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From what I've gleaned from the greater carb tuning minds that I've listened to, generally when pods are used on the MiC CVs you just pull the breather tubes off. But, good point to bring up. :)
 
7981GS said:
I agree.
Is there a molehill that needs to be turned into a mountain around here? :rolleyes:

Daniel
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Of course! It's an Internet forum. Certainly you've spent enough time in OT to have learned that by now. :rolleyes:
 
'81 850 w/ 34CV's and pods.

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'78 1000 w/32CV's and pods.

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'80 1000 w/ 34CV's and stock airbox.

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'79 1100 w/ 29 sb's and K & N pods.

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Same bike w/29 sb's and cheapo EMGO pods.

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'82 1200 w/ 34CV's and pods.

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'82 1200 w/ 34CV's and stock airbox.

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'79 1000 w/ 28's and stock airbox.

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Strangely enough, they all work.

I just don't know what I am doing wrong. :confused:


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Daniel
 
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blowerbike said:
the emgo's greatly effect vacuum carbs and large mm mechanical's(in a bad way).
on a pre 80 550...who cares:lol:
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The 550 is a bit light on power for its weight so I would have thought what power you have you would want to keep. Emgos kill a 550 - loads of induction roar and that's it.

Oh, and the rear of the outside carbs is too close to the frame and Emgos won't fit (unless you twist them out of shape and make them even worse).
 
TheCafeKid said:
Jetted correctly for open intake, your carbs will work just as well if not better with NO filter. KNs or their ApE counterparts just keep us knucklehead speed merchants from sand blasting our cylinder walls :D
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YUp.. Mine is jetted for pods..
Maybe next time I get to ride I'll try to run it without filters all together, just to see if it performs any different as it does with the K&N's or the Emgos.
Bet I dont feel a difference.

It's not a cross country, or some kinda rare 400 million dollar bike so I'm not the least bit concerned about what gets in there:rolleyes:
 
TheCafeKid said:
Jetted correctly for open intake, your carbs will work just as well if not better with NO filter. KNs or their ApE counterparts just keep us knucklehead speed merchants from sand blasting our cylinder walls :D
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No they won't. You do need something akin to a bellmouth on there. One of the roles of a bellmouth is a place to 'capture and hold' (albeit momentarily) fuel vapour that has bounced back off the inlet valve when it has closed suddenly. Therefore, and it sounds a contradiction in terms, your engine will run richer with a bellmouth than without. This phenomenon really shows up on some 2-strokes where the inlet port is suddenly closed off by the falling piston. Without a bellmouth you can often see great gobs of petrol spitting out the back of a carb.

You are of course right that any filter will restrict airflow and if you are after the maximum bang then don't fit a filter at all.
 
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