Air intake options

[Albysure]

98 sportster 1800......the air boxes on these things are massive.....it's really hard to adjust things and just do a visual inspection.....plus if I want to pull the internal fuel filter out it is really tight....can anything else be used.....like a aftermarket car intake as long as it never sucks up water or gets sprayed with the hose...?

Thanks

 

[Guest_User]

98 sportster 1800......the air boxes on these things are massive.....it's really hard to adjust things and just do a visual inspection.....plus if I want to pull the internal fuel filter out it is really tight....can anything else be used.....like a aftermarket car intake as long as it never sucks up water or gets sprayed with the hose...?

Thanks

sure you can install aftermarket flame arrestors, BUT you WILL need to rejet the carb and make sure it`s right, or BOOM!!!

the stock airbox is cake to remove, a few slide clips and 6 screws and it`s off...

 

[Albysure]

Yea it is easy to remove but I like to do a inspection once on the water before I restart it on this old boat....just to hard to do a visual inspection on that area....so the factory intake also acts like a restrictor?.....

Thanks

 

[howie099]

Keep the airbox on. You wil have more issues than its worth removing and tweaking the carbs. Almost every 2-smoker seadoo has an airbox that looks just like that one. There really isn't that much to adjust. You have the low idle screw and idle screw. The oil pump only needs adjusting if you remove the carb the same with cables. Either way a mirror on a stick can help with that if you don't want to remove the airbox.

 

[Albysure]

Yea sounds good...

 

[Dr Honda]

If it's running propperly... you shouldn't need to adjust anything. SO... it shouldn't be an issue.

If you like to do an inspection... the $$$ is better spend on an inexpensive bore scope/inspection camera.


Just an FYI... the stock seadoo airbox is a great design. It's almost like a "Tuned Pipe" for the intake. It's very forgiving, and keeps the mix correct all all temps, and up into very high altitudes. Even companies, like Group-K recommend leaving it on, even after they do performance engine work.