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[CVOTequila]

This maybe a stupid question but what the hell:  Can water (from rain, washing etc.)  actually penetrate the filter element and get into the intake system, possibly damaging components?  I not thinking about a few drops, but perhaps like a 20 min. ride in rain?       

[Wheelsnkeels]

This maybe a stupid question but what the hell:  Can water (from rain, washing etc.)  actually penetrate the filter element and get into the intake system, possibly damaging components?  I not thinking about a few drops, but perhaps like a 20 min. ride in rain?      

Water injection is frequently used in supercharged engines to cool combustion temperatures. It will not cause damage to the engine at worst it might cause a temporary stumble. I have ridden many miles (days not minutes) in the rain with open Hypercharger intakes and never experienced any negative performance issues


Oh but Hail really sucks though

[CVOTequila]

Hell yes I have ridden through hail.....not fun.  Thanks

[JCZ]

Never experienced water in a FI bike.  However, I have experienced water in an open filter on a carberated bike.....within a very short period of time it started running very crappy....even died at the signal light a couple of times.  That's the purpose of the rain sock......to keep the water out of the filter.

If the filter element gets saturated it's no longer sucking air, it's now sucking water.

[Raza51]

After reading all the post I am keeping mine....

[DABB]

I am definitely interested in changing mine.  If anyone does before I do, please post a pic for me.  I want to change for the same reason I am changing my derby cover, I do not need all the obnoxiously big 110 scribbles all over the bike.

[Talon]

Not sure what you looking for, but check this link out. I run a Power Pacc with open element, ridden in some pretty heavy rain with no problem.

http://www.nrhsperformance.com/tech_forcewinder.shtml

[CVOTequila]

talon- where did you get the cover for that set up?

[Talon]

talon- where did you get the cover for that set up?

The outer cover is just a Joker air cleaner insert, I took the raw metal inner cover that came with the Power Pacc air cleaner and had it powder coated black, cost me $10 to have it coated since the local guy does this gloss black all the time. Someone else on this site did this first, that's where I got the idea. Can't remember who, but he had his done to match his bike, i think it was a Jalapeno. So you can pick any air cleaner insert you like, as long as it doesn't require special brackets to mount it.

P.S. One other thing, I made a spacer to go behind the air cleaner cover where the bolt goes through, there is a gap and if you tighten it to much without anything in between toy could bend the inner cover. I just put some modeling clay on the back side of the chrome cover, sprayed a little lube on the black cover around the bold hole, tightened it until it was snug and then removed and measured the thickness of the clay. You could also just use several washers, but my buddy has a lathe and a mill so we just made a spacer.

[Talon]

Found it, it was chunngle that gave me this idea.

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=19175.0

Craig

[CVOTequila]

that is a great set-up really looks good

[Talon]

Thanks, I like it, it sticks out a little farther than stock, but most of the high performance ones do. With the open element you also hear the injectors and a Little air sucking in when you get on it, but doesn't bother me. If you like open element but want more leg room, something like the Forcewinder would be a good choice.

[Highjagger]

This looks like the element here is possibly the right one but I emailed them about a 2010 SESG solution.

Large Capacity Filter Element for RK-3909 (includes longer spacers) 2 1/4" 1999-2009 RT-3910

Does the K&N filter fit ?

[LarryB]

K&N does not make a filter that fits the stock A/C set-up. if you want a K7N you need a different A/C assembly, like  AN Big Sucker

[Highjagger]

thxs