LandspeedLarry
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posted April 10, 2009 06:17 PM
 Edited By: LandspeedLarry on 11 Apr 2009 02:22
Carbon Fiber Airbox-Oh Baby !!
No lightweight Busa is complete without this tasty treat. Gonna need a clear gas tank so everyone can see or maybe an auxiliary tank since the airbox is seven lbs. lighter. I bet someone is working on a carbon fiber frame like the Ducatis. LSL
 Only $899.
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posted April 10, 2009 07:16 PM
My goodness............that really looks nice...............  
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posted April 11, 2009 05:50 AM
sweet... wear's that from?
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LandspeedLarry
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posted April 11, 2009 07:23 AM
Star Racing, the drag folks. A modified stock one works awfully well for $20. on eBay but I guess minus 7lbs. is nice if your budget is unlimited.
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posted April 11, 2009 07:26 AM
Star Racing
http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/starrace/Categories?category=Hayabusa&searchpath=26931&start=51&total=64
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Ricksgsxr
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posted April 11, 2009 07:29 AM
I wish they made one for the 1k.
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fish_antlers
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posted April 12, 2009 07:47 AM
7lbs is a pretty substantial weight cut.
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posted April 12, 2009 07:48 AM
Hard to believe it is 7 lbs. lighter than the stock one...the stock one weighs near 10 lbs???
Wow, that stock piece is one heavy airbox!!
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posted April 12, 2009 08:21 AM
i'm always surprised at just how heavy a stock airbox is!
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posted April 17, 2009 12:30 PM
That is one sexy piece! I don't know if it's 900 dollars sexy but it is sexy.
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osti33
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posted April 17, 2009 12:33 PM
quote:
Hard to believe it is 7 lbs. lighter than the stock one...the stock one weighs near 10 lbs???
Wow, that stock piece is one heavy airbox!!
I have 4 or 5 stock ones laying around. I could probably weigh one for you if you really wanted to know.
With the flapper valve, air filter, and all the other junk in there I wouldn't be shocked if it weighed 8-10lbs.
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posted April 23, 2009 09:43 AM
Larry are you the one that bought it already? If you did Let me know how I can contact you. I just wanted to ask a few question about the box. The folks at Star couldn't answer my question because someone from the North East area who is into LSR bought it already and they don't have any more in stock yet.
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Ken
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posted April 28, 2009 03:13 PM
What do you want to know about the airbox?
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posted April 28, 2009 05:11 PM
what do you know about the airbox?
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posted April 30, 2009 10:26 AM
sorry I didn't see your response sooner.
What does the floor inside the box look like? What's the transition between the lower chamber and upper chamber look like? How thick is a CF (how many mm). IS the inside smooth or unfinished? Lastly the flange theat goes around the box... how thick is it and how far out is it entended from the body of the box.
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posted April 30, 2009 04:08 PM
Sorry guys,
I make the airbox and did the testing.
Question 1: Regarding floor
The floor, meaning the inside of the bottom section of the airbox, is a vacuum bagged finish. In other words peel ply texture. The floor is smooth due to the open designed bag formed process. The entire box is made with 100% aircraft grade epoxy pre-preg carbon fiber. The reason it is so light is the material and the process of using an autoclave. The autoclave is completely computer controlled so we run the same program that brings temperature and pressure up to speed at the same time and duration. This provides us with repeatability and consistent finished products. The best materials, molds, and equipment available were used for this airbox. Honestly, it is an elegant piece.
Question 2: Transition
Transition is a non issue because the mating of the two parts of the box is sealed with black epoxy. The transition is smoother than the floor because of the epoxy.
Question 3: Thickness of CF
1 mm
Question 4: Inside
See answer to question 1
Question 5: Flange
The flange is 3/16 and is 2 mm thick
I hope I helped.
Don
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Commuta_Busa
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posted May 01, 2009 06:12 AM
Hi Don,
Is there a direct way i can contact you? I sent you a message through your web site as well.
cheers
Ken
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posted May 01, 2009 06:15 AM
407/491-5565
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