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which filter is best?

K&N RC-2240
1 (11.1%)
K&N RC-2314
1 (11.1%)
"The Anti-Pod"
2 (22.2%)
Velocity Stacks
1 (11.1%)
Stock Air Box
4 (44.4%)
Steel Dragon Performance Air Box
0 (0%)

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Voting closed: October 31, 2011, 07:47:31 PM

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Best Intake Setup?
« on: September 29, 2011, 07:03:34 PM »
looking at getting a set of new filters and not sure which to get.
K&N RC-2240 $71.98 USD
http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=RC-2240


K&N RC-2314 $183.01 USD
http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=RC-2314


"The Anti-Pod" by Tintop $227.32 USD
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=79491.0




Velocity Stacks by Benjie's Cafe Racers $180.00 USD
http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/velocity-stacks.php




and if I've missed some good ones feel free to throw them into the mix
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2011, 08:07:45 PM »
Well, the worst of your examples, from a performance aspect, was the last: these are not proper velocity stacks, nor are they proper air filters. The best, IMHO, would be Tintops.
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2011, 08:18:11 PM »
Quote from: scottly on September 29, 2011, 08:07:45 PM
Well, the worst of your examples, from a performance aspect, was the last: these are not proper velocity stacks, nor are they proper air filters. The best, IMHO, would be Tintops.
what would you consider proper velocity stacks so i can substitute them out?
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2011, 08:33:48 PM »
The most important feature of a velocity stack is the belled opening.
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2011, 08:44:07 PM »
Quote from: scottly on September 29, 2011, 08:33:48 PM
The most important feature of a velocity stack is the belled opening.
any in particular that you like or pretty much any stack with the belled opening?
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2011, 08:50:56 PM »
these arent proper stacks either but they are less gay then the ones carpy makes. from benjies
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2011, 09:02:50 PM »
ff, those are far better then the crappy ones; oops, meant carpy. ;)
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2011, 09:52:07 PM »
Quote from: orkid1989 on September 29, 2011, 08:18:11 PM
Quote from: scottly on September 29, 2011, 08:07:45 PM
Well, the worst of your examples, from a performance aspect, was the last: these are not proper velocity stacks, nor are they proper air filters. The best, IMHO, would be Tintops.
what would you consider proper velocity stacks so i can substitute them out?

You do know that Scottly is talking about Carpy's stacks.?   No need to sub out tintops stacks, they are exactly right.....
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2011, 09:57:34 PM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on September 29, 2011, 09:52:07 PM
Quote from: orkid1989 on September 29, 2011, 08:18:11 PM
Quote from: scottly on September 29, 2011, 08:07:45 PM
Well, the worst of your examples, from a performance aspect, was the last: these are not proper velocity stacks, nor are they proper air filters. The best, IMHO, would be Tintops.
what would you consider proper velocity stacks so i can substitute them out?

You do know that Scottly is talking about Carpy's stacks.?   No need to sub out tintops stacks, they are exactly right.....
Ya I know. When I say "velocity stacks" I was reffering to carpy's
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2011, 10:08:06 PM »
Carpy=Crappy. Sorry, but no self respecting cafe bike would wear those. They look my sorry attempt to form a piece of aluminum vacuum-cleaner pipe into a stack for my C200 90 when I was 14 years old, and what is with the massive finned clamp?
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« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2011, 10:16:42 PM »
Quote from: scottly on September 29, 2011, 10:08:06 PM
Carpy=Crappy. Sorry, but no self respecting cafe bike would wear those. They look my sorry attempt to form a piece of aluminum vacuum-cleaner pipe into a stack for my C200 90 when I was 14 years old, and what is with the massive finned clamp?
I think he made them for a customers bike. So what do you think of his exhaust systems?
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« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2011, 10:19:03 PM »
The Yoshi replica's are ok, they are a copy of the 1970's yoshi that was made specifically for these bikes....
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« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2011, 10:24:22 PM »
Cool. I was looking into getting a set. The blacked out ones look awesome
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« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2011, 10:26:45 PM »
If you could only find out who is building them for him, you could likely get them for half the price.
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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2011, 10:27:32 PM »
I have no opinion on the exhaust. (you would have to pay me $60 a piece to mount those stacks on my bike, and I would promptly throw them in the recycle bin with the beer cans after the photo shoot. ;))
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« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2011, 10:36:18 PM »
Quote from: ffJMoore on September 29, 2011, 10:26:45 PM
If you could only find out who is building them for him, you could likely get them for half the price.
They are only $400. $200 sounds even better though :)
Quote from: scottly on September 29, 2011, 10:27:32 PM
I have no opinion on the exhaust. (you would have to pay me $60 a piece to mount those stacks on my bike, and I would promptly throw them in the recycle bin with the beer cans after the photo shoot. ;))
Hahaha
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2011, 08:10:39 PM »
to add to the list i found this setup at Steel Dragon Performance for $125


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Re: Best Intake Setup?
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2011, 08:37:27 PM »
Quote from: orkid1989 on November 02, 2011, 08:10:39 PM
to add to the list i found this setup at Steel Dragon Performance for $125




That looks like it might be effective as far as keeping small birds from being sucked through your carbs, but that's about it. What does it look like from the inside; are the entrances to the carbs bell-mouthed? Looks to be a fairly heavy piece, as well.
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« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2011, 10:14:51 PM »
They have built in velocity stacks and their is a filter inside. Basically just looks like a modified stock air box or an older intake called a bread box I think
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« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2011, 10:23:27 PM »
You can see daylight through the slots in the thick plate; where is the filter? Pics of the built in stacks, please.
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« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2011, 10:57:16 PM »
Im just going by what the guy emailed me. Here is a link to the product page http://www.steeldragonperformance.com/air_boxes_7.html
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