splicer
Just got it firing!
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- Jan 24, 2011
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My V11 Le Mans has K&N pod filters installed by the previous owner, which is all well and good but I've been reading up around the Internet about pod filters and I'm trying to get a straight answer about why to have them.
I understand that they let more air in freely, which means I have to run a custom FI map. But one of the threads I found while searching the Intarwebs said that the pod filters reduce the motor's power compared to the stock airbox. That doesn't make sense to me on two levels: More air means you can add more gas and get a bigger bang, right? And if they don't increase the power of the motor, why bother with them?
I gather that the pod filters are part of the reason my bike sounds so good (is there anything so sweet as the sound of a Guzzi?) and maybe that's the benefit I'm getting out of it. It's certainly a benefit I'm getting out of it.
I just want to know: if I didn't already have them, what would my motivation be to install them?
I understand that they let more air in freely, which means I have to run a custom FI map. But one of the threads I found while searching the Intarwebs said that the pod filters reduce the motor's power compared to the stock airbox. That doesn't make sense to me on two levels: More air means you can add more gas and get a bigger bang, right? And if they don't increase the power of the motor, why bother with them?
I gather that the pod filters are part of the reason my bike sounds so good (is there anything so sweet as the sound of a Guzzi?) and maybe that's the benefit I'm getting out of it. It's certainly a benefit I'm getting out of it.
I just want to know: if I didn't already have them, what would my motivation be to install them?