ducatievans
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Removing the air box snorkel tube on a 2016 nc700x give you more air and filter dirt isn't concentrated in one spot.
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Removing the air box snorkel tube on a 2016 nc700x give you more air and filter dirt isn't concentrated in one spot.
The opening in the airbox is nominally the same area as the cross section area of the duct, so removing the duct buys noting there.
Which then funnels into a much smaller (than the filter element) throttle body and intake manifold. Cross sectional area is also only one small part of it, lengths and volumes are arguably as important (if not more important) than sectional areas. Consider that completely removing the airbox and filter and allowing the engine to free-breathe at the throttle body will almost certainly kill performance (as well as kill the engine).I don't agree. The "cross area" of the snorkel intake opening is much smaller than the "area" of the air filter "element"........and the filter element is pleated (wavy) creating more square inches of surface (vs a flat element surface)
The purpose of the snorkel is noise reduction for sissy not proformance.
[SARCASM]Hey guys, putting a full can of tuna in your air box will increase HP by 75%![/SARCASM]
My Dyno results show that SPAM works much better than Tuna
Funny how just about any modification a person makes to a motorcycle results in better performance. The engineers are wrong on most all counts. I’ll bet if you forged your own connecting rods you could increase performance, smoothness, and efficiency.
The seat of the pants dyno measurements are so easily affected by faith, perceptions, and expectations.
Stage 2 weight reduction, makes the bike WAY faster!View attachment 36288
Hey everyone thanks for the feedback. I filled the tank today 175.5miles2.34 gallon, this makes 8 fill-ups in a row over 72 mpg since I removed the snorkel .