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Post by SqUiRmInAtOr/ Phred 501 on Jul 13, 2005 13:41:11 GMT -5
 After using a pop can yesturday it occured to me a water bottle was even better!! A couple of my sweeties scuchies and I'm pullen dry air rain or shine. The decorative groves in the bottle keep the schuchies from slidin. The taper on the filter leaves room for plenty of air flow. The downward angle of the tube should prevent any water form getting to the filter surface. |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 13, 2005 16:06:34 GMT -5
Clever! It looks much nicer than the pop can. Do you find it restricts airflow at all?
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Post by SqUiRmInAtOr/ Phred 501 on Jul 13, 2005 19:38:22 GMT -5
Clever! It looks much nicer than the pop can. Do you find it restricts airflow at all? Peformance is the same. I figure the suface area of the filter is about four times the size of the intake. The cover rides 1/4" away from the filter about half way up and at no point is it air tight. I a down pour, I think it might suck a little water but for the most part it should be more than adequate. When I first oiled the filter I went a bit over board to extent the oil blocked the airflow to and the engine would not run. After blowing out the filter w/compressed air I could breath thru the thing as if there was nothing there. It's the same with the cover on. ;D |
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Post by bluesmokeracing on Jul 13, 2005 19:42:43 GMT -5
oh. guess im not the only one with that pesky water problem. on a lighter note i noticed the bolts that hole my 12" rim to the hub were handtight b/c i didnt loctite them  so i tightened them and BAM the vibration ive been having was gone! ;D and im off to the store to buy a bottle of water  |
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Post by bluesmokeracing on Jul 13, 2005 23:17:45 GMT -5
ok just got back from the gas station. the guy was looking at me funny cuz i was in the cooler with a tape measure checking all the bottles  i got a small gatorade bottle and cut it up after i drank it... i found out that if u hold a lighter or torch to the hard plastic botles, they shrink like heat-shrink tubing. v1.0 looks like a wet diaper so im not taking a pic but when i get off tomorrow im gonna find a good bottle and not screw it up ;D mapp gas apparently isnt the heat source of choice for this mod ive been caught in rainstorms the last 3 days cause of hurricane dennis remnants  thanks for the tip squirrelkiller! |
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Post by SqUiRmInAtOr/ Phred 501 on Jul 14, 2005 8:30:39 GMT -5
mapp gas apparently isnt the heat source of choice for this mod That stuff will melt a penny in a few seconds!! (kinna fun melting stuff ;D) Dude, just cut off the top and bottom leaving enough in the middle to extend past the end of the filter 1/2" or so.(too long and you'll block your kickstart lever) Water doesn't like to go up so if go past the bottom off the filter it should be good. Cut the center piece straight accross from top to bottom. (use scissors not a freekin torch) Dosen't matter if the sucker's too big in diameter just put the overlap on the bottom. A thin plastic is best and if you find one with groves it will keep the rubber bands/schuccies from slidng off. I used a small (10oz) bottle which only gave me a 1/4" overlap. Me thinks a Gator or soft drink bottles are thicker and too big in diameter to work as well. NO TORCH and don't run with the scissors! |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 14, 2005 14:12:01 GMT -5
use a candle for a nice slow roast or heat up over your stove if you want to shrink it.
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Post by chanito on Jul 14, 2005 21:01:23 GMT -5
Kidnap your better half hair drier, it should work like a champ, you did not hear it from me  |
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jul 15, 2005 1:25:38 GMT -5
I once used a hair dryer to thaw my ignition in feburary last winter. It only froze once the whole winter. 10min with the cover off and a blow drier and I was back in business.
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Post by bluesmokeracing on Jul 17, 2005 14:28:17 GMT -5
update: the gatorade bottle looks like poop. but the torque seems to have picked up just a hair it pulls hills better. so for now im gonna leave it until i get around to making a better one. i guess it whacked my jetting just right ;D |
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