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Offline delcrossv

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Open velocity stack or air filter?
« on: March 21, 2024, 08:46:27 PM »
For our motorcycle project, I was wondering if you all run open velocity stacks on the salt or is there enough "stuff" in the air that we should be running some type of filter?

Edit , it's a Sportster so the intake is in the open and a couple of feet off the salt.

Thanks!
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Re: Open velocity stack or air filter?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2024, 12:05:57 PM »
Sort of a personal preferance thing... how much salt does your front wheel kick up toward the intake...
We run a filter on the bikes and cars... ours generally catch some salt
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Re: Open velocity stack or air filter?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2024, 01:21:08 AM »
Stainless is correct. Even though your intake is two feet off the surface, salt will spray everywhere and your velocity stack will happily suck it up. I had frozen valve stems from this when I did not take the engine apart soon enough.
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