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Rode yesterday for first ride. 03 Rx-1, stage one tubo, blew off the airbox repeatedly even after reclamping and zip-tieing the box to the carbs. Anyone else had a fix for this? Thanks
RX-1 Stage One - Blowing off the air Box
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Airbox,,,or intercooler?
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what kit is it sounds like a supercharger.is it doing it when you let the throttle off.
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It is a Bender stage one kit without an innercooler so he is correct in saying it is an air box, however it would be the same problem as an innercooler blowing off.
It happens when you are under full boost and let off the throttle quickly.
The space is pretty tight and on the carb side the surface is smooth so it is hard to get the rubber to really bite and hold. The clamps are not real big but they are about as wide as will fit in the space.
We were wondering aout some additional way to hold the air box on, maybe weld some small loops and zip tie the box to the carborator heater tube that runs between each carb.
It happens when you are under full boost and let off the throttle quickly.
The space is pretty tight and on the carb side the surface is smooth so it is hard to get the rubber to really bite and hold. The clamps are not real big but they are about as wide as will fit in the space.
We were wondering aout some additional way to hold the air box on, maybe weld some small loops and zip tie the box to the carborator heater tube that runs between each carb.
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Same thing was happening with mine last year
so I put a good blow off valve in and changed the hose from the innercooler (MY HAS THE INNERCOOLER) to the carbs new clamps that will bite and :light: and it works no more coming off.. Be careful blowing that off as it could take a bearing out in the turbo from over spinning it. Good Luck..
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The could be fixed by adding a BOV in the charger tube after the Pitot tube.
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If yours still has the chump black rubber connectors between the carbs and airbox replace them with some good quality silicon ones and use T-bolts instead of hose clamps. My buddies did the same thing and this fixed it. The rubber stuff gets stretched hardens and gets slippery over time.
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Thanks
Great info! Getting the new silicon hoses today. Also ordered a BOV to add in. Hopefully all of that will take care of the problem.
Thanks again!
Great info! Getting the new silicon hoses today. Also ordered a BOV to add in. Hopefully all of that will take care of the problem.
Thanks again!
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Make sure everything is very CLEAN and DRY. Any oil on the silicone, carbs, or airbox/intercooler will pop off no matter what type of clamps you have. Another thing you might want to do is use a little dab of superglue on the silicone.
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Clean the surfaces really good with carb cleaner. Spray some hairspray on both surfaces and let it dry a little. Change out the stock clamps and everything should stay together.
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Use rubbing alcohol instead of carb cleaner. No oily film with alcohol!
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Thats a roger-----carb cleaner has lubricants in it ---- learned that the hard way myself.
