k&n air filter

[blackgpz at rochester.rr.com]

54mm or 2 1/8".

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Clair <darkclarity2k at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:40 am
Subject: Re: k&n air filter
To: Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion <gpzlist at micapeak.com>

> and what size diameter is the throat on the carbs?
> Anyone, anyone, Bueller, Bueller.
> 
> Rickard Olsson <richie at webhackande.se> wrote: JOHN SOLIDAY wrote:
> 
> >>It's a weird filter size and they didn't make a lot of them so 
> you have to pony up at the dealer.
> 
> Or convert to pods.
> 
> 
> From the wiki:
> What do I need to do to remove the air filter box and use 
> individual pod 
> filters instead?
> 
> 
> You will have to remove your air box, install a K &N crankcase 
> breather 
> filter on top of the transmission, plug the reed valves on top of the
> valvecovers and go up to the #38s on the pilot jets, and maybe one 
> size 
> on the main jet.
> 
> -Mike in Colorado
> 
> 
> 
> The K&N number is RC0984 for a set of 4 individual filters.
> At Parts411, I think you have to order (4) RC0981. Even with their 
> high 
> shipping, they're $25 cheaper than anywhere else. The jet kit is a 
> FactoryPro 3.0. I use the #138 mains, #38 pilot jets (you'll have 
> to buy 
> these, don't come in the jet kit www.carbparts.com ), clip in 
> second 
> groove from the top, pilot screws out 2 turns from lightly 
> bottomed. On 
> the needle, you'll have to add a washer and another clip above the 
> one 
> in the second groove to keep the needle from moving around under 
> the 
> white plastic hood. This seems to be a tried and true universal 
> baseline 
> set-up for the 1100 Kaw with exhaust and pods. Personally, I'd 
> save the 
> money on the exhaust gas analyzer. As for the rain question, I 
> think 
> it's more "urban legend" than anything else. I had pods on my last 
> Suzuki and rode in the rain no problem. I've ridden in the rain 
> with 
> these as well with no problems. Your legs and knees cover them for 
> the 
> most part while moving. One thing to be aware of though is if you 
> park 
> it in the rain, they will definitely get wet. I use 2 hotel shower 
> caps 
> to cover the filters if it might rain while parked.
> 
> - Steve in Western NY
> 
> 
> 
>     / Rickard Olsson,IT-Konsult/
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> J.J.Clair 
> ""..our civil rights have no dependance on our religious opinions, 
> any more than our opinions in physics or geometry"[Thomas Jefferson]"
>