carb air filters vs air box?

[ullose272]

what would be better? i was thinking about goin to a air filter setup

 

[GoHiSK1]

I like to use the airbox if I can. Have done a couple of custom engine chassis builds were a air box was not possible so had to use filters. They are OK for trail riding were the air flow is cool under the hood but when in the deep powder snow when all the vents a pluged and the under temps hit 100 +++ the sleds would BOG very bady untill I cleand the hood screens and cooled thinks off.
Cool air more HP. Hot air less HP.
My 2 cents

 

[puckered]

X2 better off with the air box drawing outside air on an edge. Get some prefilters and flo rites. You'll have plenty of air flow.

 

[ullose272]

i have flowrites, i just like the idea of air filters

 

[mod03rmk800]

Never seen a sled run good with pods in deep fluffy snow boondocking with or with-out a mesh hood. Run good until the snow piles up on the hood plus exhaust adds to the problems.

 

[rmkboxer]

your engine wants cold air, and will get that with a airbox. with a pods you will pull in hot air.

 

[truthrider]

If you add flow rites on the dash, how many or how much area in needed to make sled run better, with out being to much as to mess up your jetting. I was going to make my own filters, curios what sizes others have tried.

 

[sled_guy]

Doesn't matter how much venting you add. When you are at the top of a big climb, ground speed down to a couple of miles per hour, there is a dead flow area behind the motor where the carbs are. If you are running filters you now are pulling in hot air off the motor and the thing bogs.

Airbox is the best solution. Today's airboxes can be made to flow more air than any mod would ever need, and it will all be nice fresh outside air.

sled_guy

 

[MARV1]

Air filter pods are for dirtbikes and ATV's. Try them if you must and learn the hard way. Add flowrites and gut the airbox if you want more flow, gutting really isn't necessary as it adds intake noise.

 

[ullose272]

umm im pretty sure 99.9% of engines have air filters, including some sleds. have you seen the timbersled intake kits? it was a simple question, i just wanted to know if they worked on the edge and aparently they dont

 

[silverfox]

the timbersled set up mounts on top of the airbox, you are still pulling outside air from the headlight pod assembly.....

 

[slash]

Had mine bog one time on top of mt jefferson in island park ID had to let it air out so to speek to ride out of the bowl on top,went back to an air box right after .Same mtn next weekend no problem!

 

[ullose272]

the timbersled set up mounts on top of the airbox, you are still pulling outside air from the headlight pod assembly.....

i wasnt really talking about the edge setup as much as them in general. ive only seen the m1000 setups, but that i interesting to me thet they still use the stock airbox. looks like im using the airbox. thanks guys

 

[winter brew]

Yes....keep the airbox. Have done both and been around many 800 Edge's that have done both. EVERY single one went back to a airbox.

 

[rmkboxer]

arctic cat is a totally different settup