has anyone taken these tubes off? any performance increase? Has any one vented their air box any diffrence?

 

a lot of people just get the carb mount filter. but if you keep the box word is that you put hose clamps on the tube from the box to the carb and it keeps it from colapsing during full trottle. i did one of each and my wifes runs real strong against most quads, and hers has the clamps.

 

I tried with the lid off and snorkles on, then snorkles off. But nothing compares to taking the whole damnn thing out and going with a carb mount.

 

Actually there is one more thing that works a little better than a carb mount, but it is a bit more work initially and less of a pain in the butt to maintain. If you take a plate of aluminum and a couple of "L" brackets, cut a big a$$ hole in the center that fits the snorkel where it currently goes into the air box (3" if I remember right). Remove the air box, remount the rectifier next to the starter relay, and mount the aluminum plate to the existing bolts that hold on the rear plastics. Put the snorkel thru the hole and install your air filter. No smashed filter, much better air flow and the snorkel seems to make more power by staightening the air flow and reducing turbulence. And I have been unable to make the snorkel collapse on the dyno with this configuration, probably because of the unrestricted air flow. Works really well.

Just another way of doing it.