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My air filter took a beating this year with mud and water constantly being thrown right into it. Even with the pre-filter on it i was sucking up water and mud. I want to relocate the air filter to on top of the motor i came up with this today as a prototype. Anyone done it or have a good reason why i shouldnt do it?


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Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:47 pm
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Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:39 am
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In all seriousness, how in the hell are you kicking up that kind of mud and water to get in air filter? I have never had anything close to getting plugged up on my filters. I did however go with a "flower pot" style air filter and it acted as a guard, rain shield, etc. This is an old pic, but worked very well. Drilled a small hole in the housing at the bottom. That way any sideways rain that got inside, would have a place to drain.
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This is how hahaha with the right wind there is no water in alot of my spots so its just straight plowing through mud


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I like that flower pot though. Did you fabricate that yourself? And is it actually a flower pot?


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Sanded it to scuff it up, then painted it drab green


Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:19 am
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Also what is that little filter pokin out under your carb?


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Crankcase vent filter. My air filter adapter for my mikuni didn't have a threaded port for the vent to tie into, so I put a filter on it. This pic was from prob 2008. Lots use to run em like that. I think now, all vent's tie back into suction side of carb.


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Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:45 am
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No, had a k&N and took it off to put this on for rain protection. Used one on my kawasaki build recently also.


Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:50 am
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Awesome, they are sold out right now but i’m definitely gonna get one. Love it when people have good answers to my questions haha. I noticed you have what looks like a support bracket from your manifold to the filter, whats that about?


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What?


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What support bracket are you talking about?


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Oh, back in the day some had issues with their mikuni rubber boots tearing and the damn carb falling off. I took the origional briggs carb screws and some aluminum scrap plate. I made it so that the I could "sandwich" the carb bewteen the plates thus taking the stress off the rubber boot. Worked great.
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Another source for that filter:
Siliconeintakes.com

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Damn this thread took me back in time. That frozen boost filter was and still is awesome.cant find my old pic of the old school camo I did to mine. Haha

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Yep, the ole flower pot was the shit


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Wow , now that's a custom intake.... cool man


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