Air intake clogged with snow, solutions? Video included.

Sunvang · Jan 27, 2014

In these dry snow conditions we have now, the air intake can get colgged with snow, and suck itself together. Anybody have a solution or tips to prevent this?

If you look in this video, you can see it happen sometimes.

Iceman56 · Jan 27, 2014

Cant see the vid

TheBreeze · Jan 27, 2014

If you have a snorkel through the hood, make it longer/taller. Looks stupid, but works.

Sunvang · Jan 27, 2014

Link to the video.

http://youtu.be/uTOJuLxI2VU

Sunvang · Jan 27, 2014

TheBreeze said:
If you have a snorkel through the hood, make it longer/taller. Looks stupid, but works.

It's a snorkel yes. How much longer is needed, 2"-4"?

TheBreeze · Jan 27, 2014

Enough that it is above the windshield line.

friscospices.com · Jan 27, 2014

I think it looks fine blows clean never real get too bad IMO.

Spaarky · Jan 27, 2014

Wow, never have seen one collapse like that. That's impressive. I did notice everytime you let off the throttle, it kicks the snow back off.

I agree, I would get it up higher. I actually care a extension in my back pack just for this. Yours it might need to go that much higher. Looked like the snorkel was causing a drift on the hood, then it would suck up to the filter...

ak · Jan 27, 2014

Here's a good video that will help give you some ideas.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=95emZKrPyjw

Some other options would be to get the 2014 boondocker intake, are make a y in the system and draw from the snorkel and factory intake.

mfatty · Jan 27, 2014

breath

Headlight delete

Sunvang · Jan 27, 2014

mfatty said:
Headlight delete

Thanks, but that is no option for me. I need my headlight more than my turbo, so that is staying

Wil try with a longer snorkel, or her a u-bend, and get air from the stock hood intakes.

MATCO · Jan 28, 2014

Boondocker has a cold air intake that connects to stock air box. Never worry About sucking in snow or pre filter sock coming off or collapsing.

ericmilligan22 · Jan 28, 2014

Turn it 90 degrees with an elbow.

EZmoney · Jan 29, 2014

Buy another pre filter sock and put it in your pocket, change it out when it happens. My boondocker apex did the same but only once in a while.

doobie · Jan 16, 2015

whats that "stutter" noise at 2:50?

likkerpig · Jan 17, 2015

Sounds like a Rev limiter maybe? I don't know, just guessing...

owenb2 · Jan 17, 2015

Impulse cage and filter or turbo Boyz

They are drilled aluminum cage, and don't collapse like the stock Bd

Vi-PEC Powersports · Jan 18, 2015

It is not an air intake clogging issue, it is a tuning issue.

doobie · Jan 19, 2015

weve been chasing that sound all season when on and off the throttle with not great luck finding a solution, on 3 of our reflash kits. of course no one has ever heard of this problem on the other end of the phone....what needs to be done to the tune to straighten this out? they run fine everywhere else, maybe the odd goat....

Vi-PEC Powersports · Jan 20, 2015

doobie said:
weve been chasing that sound all season when on and off the throttle with not great luck finding a solution, on 3 of our reflash kits. of course no one has ever heard of this problem on the other end of the phone....what needs to be done to the tune to straighten this out? they run fine everywhere else, maybe the odd goat....

combination of several things: timing/fuel/heat. Easy to fix but i am not familiar with other company's controller sorry. Good luck anyway. Don't you guys have datalogging features?

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