i followed the directions here and used the spectre air filter and it worked great.. for a while
i really like the look of the small air filter and the price can't be beat, but its a bit flimsy
while riding earlier today i felt something hit my calf, i looked down and saw my air filter had fallen off.
heres the pic of it
I've had it on for about 3 months of daily riding.
you have remove the flange which has the support for the bracket so theres not much left holding it on
I'm going to try again but add some support to where it broke
i followed the directions here and used the spectre air filter and it worked great.. for a while
i really like the look of the small air filter and the price can't be beat, but its a bit flimsy
while riding earlier today i felt something hit my calf, i looked down and saw my air filter had fallen off.
heres the pic of it
That was one of the reasons I went the route I chose:
Originally Posted by madchemist24
The inspiration of this AC came from Streetfighter06. He had a similar setup on his ride and I think it looks as good as any big name ACs out there but for a fraction of the cost. It took me a couple years to get around to actually work on this. Ironically, the weekend after I bought my filter and end cap, I saw another member here had gotten the same idea. For that, I need to thank groverhd for putting his thread up here and letting me see the final appearance. See, I was trying to determine if I wanted to vent through breather bolts, an independent filter or directly into the intake like the stock set-up. I decided to go the breather bolt direction.
Time beginning to end, a little less than an hour. Cost, roughly $65.
Following is a complete step-by-step photo process: (apparently, I am limited to 20 pictures, so I had to cut a few out)
Remove two allen-head screws holding the AC cover. Remove 3 torque screws holding the filter Carefully remove filter gasket (will be reused) Remove two breather bolts Back plate slides straight off New Filter (Pep Boys/$19) and drain cap (Home Depot/$1.50) Use gasket as a template for drilling holes in the drain cap. Make sure gasket is facing correctly. The extra hole should be positioned in the upper-right. The filter can accommodate multiple size mounts: 3”, 3.5” & 4”. There are removable rings on the backside to allow the opening changes. Since the end-cap I used has a 3.5” outside diameter, I needed to remove the center ring from the filter. Place the end-cap into the filter and trace the edge to get a cut line End-cap marked and ready to go Use a 2” hole saw for the center cut-out then drill the mounting holes After removing all stray pvc splinters, test fit the holes Small hand saw to cut the cap down to size Roughed out custom mounting plate All edges and mounting surface sanded smooth (started with 220 grit, finished with 600) The original screws are too long for this set-up, so you need three ¼” X ½” long, course thread screws (Home Depot/$2) Breather Bolts from DK Custom ($38) BTW, ordered LATE Tuesday night … arrived Friday morning. Amazing shipping time. You guys rock! Thanks Kevin!! Mounting plate and Breather bolts installed Air filter slips on and is held on by a stainless steel clamp. It extends out the same as the stock ham can but has a smaller overall footprint.
I've had it on for about 3 months of daily riding.
you have remove the flange which has the support for the bracket so theres not much left holding it on
I'm going to try again but add some support to where it broke
I thought the same thing when I cut mine. So I added some JB weld to reinforce it. What about this braket. It's CNC cut.
i followed the directions here and used the spectre air filter and it worked great.. for a while
i really like the look of the small air filter and the price can't be beat, but its a bit flimsy
while riding earlier today i felt something hit my calf, i looked down and saw my air filter had fallen off.
heres the pic of it
Mine did the same thing, so I tried it again and it broke again. I now have a DK Customs 587 filter kit on it.
03-17-2015, 06:22 PM
