chez
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posted October 11, 2006 06:41 PM
K & N Air Filters
Can anyone tell me when K & N Air Filters will be available for the zx14?
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flyboy
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posted October 11, 2006 06:54 PM
While at Laguna Seca during the GP they told me... about a year.
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Bently
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posted October 11, 2006 07:00 PM
Just wondering what the reason is you wnat a KN?
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Flame On
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posted October 11, 2006 07:09 PM
More air flow , stong , easy to clean ,
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posted October 11, 2006 07:13 PM
Stronger than paper had second thoughts about cutting screen out of stock think I will wait it out.
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dubious
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posted October 11, 2006 08:55 PM
bah, the stock paper is really thick for a paer element, actually looks cloth.
Safe to pull the screen, mine has been gone for 9000km, no probs.
time for a clean filter though,
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Bently
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posted October 12, 2006 03:02 AM
Most of the time the kn will lose you hp on a bike 1-2. Been proven on the dyno on the hayabusa board, so if your looking for performance stay away. if you just want something you can reuse then there okay. I have not priced the stocker but remember the kn is pricy and then you have to buy the kit to clean it.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted October 12, 2006 02:24 PM
So the stock filter will out power an aftermarket filter?
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countersteer
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posted October 12, 2006 03:20 PM
uh why wouldnt you just get a BMC? i am quite happy with BMC RACE FLOW filters. its sad how the aftermarket is dragging ass on products for the 14.
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bishopzx12
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posted October 12, 2006 03:36 PM
Does Bmc make one for the 14
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countersteer
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posted October 12, 2006 03:37 PM
not yet but when they do i will have one
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chez
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posted October 12, 2006 04:20 PM
Well thanx guys but until then I'll just run the stocker with the mesh removed. Some guy, who shall remain nameless purchased some of the K and N material and cut out the paper from his original air cleaner and shaped and moulded himself a new one.....
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bishopzx12
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posted October 12, 2006 04:54 PM
His name does not begin with a C and end with a Z does it???LOL
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chez
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posted October 12, 2006 05:04 PM
Ha Ha , no it wasn't me.........
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RACNRAY
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posted October 12, 2006 05:54 PM
I custom made a filter for my 14 bak in june using readily available material from one of the above mentioned filter companies..was worth the time to do it,and am trying to find the time to make a second design for more air flow.the 14 needs alot of surface area as the filter shape is rather small.
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mrsantafe
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posted October 13, 2006 01:11 PM
I'll chime in on this one. I bought one from my new buddy Greg. I did a baseline and then put in the new filter. I gained about 1-1.5 hp accross the board and from 3k up i averaged a couple more pounds of torque. The best part was in the 3-5k area (torque) my bike now makes 90 ft lb's of torque vs. 86 ft lb's before@3500 rpm's. Additionally, the bike made 100 ft lb's of torque about 200 rpms sooner and held out the torque longer as well. There were no map changes made. I wanted to see what the filter change would do by itself.
Yes, the mod was worth money thanks Greg!
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Bently
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posted October 13, 2006 01:13 PM
mrsantafe which filter are you talking about?
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SanteeZX14
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posted October 13, 2006 01:26 PM
Greg - the guy over at ZX14.net. He is building his own filters using K&N pre filter foam.
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wrrhodes
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posted October 13, 2006 04:17 PM
buyer beware.at zx14.net. I bought two things from there and both are misrepresented.
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