i recently ordered a gyt-r ket kit and a k&n to go along with my exhuast and header, i was wondering if i should take my lid off. i ride in snow in winter. how much will this affect my quads power if i do not take it off?

 

i dunno i got this wild idea. would it help if i took like door screen (you know like to keep bugs out of your house) and replaced that with the airbox lid

 

I highly doubt that window screen will do much good if any. The things that screen would stop, would easly be stopped by the filter. Snow would be slung up there and just melt right threw, so I son't see any need to do that.
I personally run with the lid open and a k&n, and have not had a problem yet. The filter is prefiltered with an outerwears. THe performance gains where worth it, especially in conjunction with other mods! I too, ride in the snow, and stil have not had any problems.
There are some aftermarket lids out there that would be better to run, then nothing at all. I think I am going to just by the outerwears filter box cover. THat way its getting "prefiltered" twice, and filtered threw the k&n. Like I said though, I havnt had a problem, and I check my intake boot and filter quit often to make sure of this.

 

i am not worried about solid things getting stuck cuz i would open my lid if it was for that but when i open my airbox to clean it theres a bunch of muddy water that worries me. will a little bit of muddy water be a big prob? what if i clean the filter more often.

 

By the way, YFZfofiveoh and racereadynewbie are both me

 

go to www.ehsracing.com and buy one of there sweet airbox lids

 

i rode a day in the snow up here, it was really cold, light powder, and at the end of the day had water in there....w/ the lid on..i'd keep it on...i got the gyt-r filter n jet, and pipe, and its fine w/ the lid on...summer time i run a screen over it tho...forgot the brand...

 

i want to install my jet kit and k&n right now and ive decided to keep my airbox lid on but in the summer if i decode to pop the airbox and add a prefilter will i have to rejet again??

 

nope..i got same jet kit as u......might look into a screen instead of a lid too