What happens when you remove the airbox on the scrambler 500. I am installing a k&n airfilter and need to know if I remove the airbox if there are any mods I need to make.

thanks,
Doc

 

First off, i don't see why you have to remove the air box, the ait filter goes inside of it, if i remember right, so there hsould be no reason to take it off. Anyway, it should be removable and be able to be put back into place without any mods

---85 Trail Boss, still going strong---

 

The element should be a replacement type of element that drops into the place of the stock filter element.
Hope that helps

 

I would not remove the air box because when all your friends are riding in the rain or wet ara you will be sitting on the trailer whishing u had an air box. When the filter gets wet the motor will start to miss so just shut it down and wait another dry day

 

Why shut down if you got some water in the airbox? Just pull the drain plug, wait a few secs, and the filter will dry itself off after a little bit of riding

 

If your stil running the stock carb there should'nt be any reason for you to remove the airbox.

If you go up to a 42mm you can, then run a K&N RU1770 (6" angled filtercharger, w/a prefilter), but as stated above stay awat from water. I run a 39PWK on my 400 and use a K&N w/o the airbox. But, you limit yourself on the types of terrain/conditions you can ride in.

 

thanks for the info. I left the airbox alone.