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Ladies and gentleman, please forgive me for not replying sooner but I lost a very close dear friend last Thursday evening. He was tragically killed while riding his bicycle when he was hit by a Dodge van. I might be a little less attentive to this forum for a little while but please trust me that I am coping as well as could be expected and still making headway on this mod.
RobRX1...that pic of the modded hoos is real close to what is going to need to be done. In my opinion, this makes it look better...not worse. The only thing different about the vents required for this MOD airbox is that the vents won't have to be as large as the ones in that picture. They will be excatly the size as the OEM ones already in place. They will direct replica's tp those already there. There will simply be another set above the stock ones...very much like that pic shows. Thanks Rob! Good find. Had I know that was available, I would have directed everyone to that.
QCRider...I don't mind questions. In fact I have been around this industry so long, you come to expect them. How ever when someone seems to be "challenging" me and demean me or my companies efforts, this when the gloves come off. I don't think you stepped over that line and I take no offense to your questions. I think it is smart to be questionable as very often there are indeed somethings to give up to gain in other areas. But, until I actually have the luxury of riding with this MOD airbox, I don't believe I will be able to answer your question 100% accurately. Therefore I am going to make statement "as to the best of my current knowledge".
It appears that you are a "pessimist". I am an "optimist". I see this MOD as increasing the value of the sled, not decreasing it. When you invest in performance or appearance this is supposed to create an environment where you increase in value. If you installed an high performance exhaust system on your sled that required to cut cut additional holes in the bellypan or whatever this would be reflective in the price that you add to the value of the sled when you try to sell it. See...I would charge for cutting the vents in someones hood, therefore it makes perfect sense that this is indeed worth something! I fail to see the reasoning of someone thinking that this shouldn't add value. The other alternative is to always be the last one across the lake or field when you and your buddies line up to race. If this makes you happy then the MOD is not for you. Simple huh?
The OEM's create a design of may things on sleds, bikes, cars etc for many different reasons. Some don't immediately make sense but the engineers do have viable reasons for their designs. Some of them in the case of the airbox might be (but not limited to) noise, cost, fuel economy, looks, ease of manufacture, ease of maintenance. Why do you think the aftermarket is so big in the motorcycle, snowmobile and automotive fields? It is because people want to personalize their vehicles, make them faster and look better.
The evac line will be in stock location and configuration. Fact is an electrical pump is required to really evacuate the crankcase properly. These ar available to anyone wanting them too. E-mail me with any requests. The RX1 does carry quite a bit of crankcase pressure. These pumps should not be worried about however in my opinion for anything except in a racing environment.
Not sure if I covered all the questions and if I did miss something, please ask again or e-mail me directly.
Freddie
RobRX1...that pic of the modded hoos is real close to what is going to need to be done. In my opinion, this makes it look better...not worse. The only thing different about the vents required for this MOD airbox is that the vents won't have to be as large as the ones in that picture. They will be excatly the size as the OEM ones already in place. They will direct replica's tp those already there. There will simply be another set above the stock ones...very much like that pic shows. Thanks Rob! Good find. Had I know that was available, I would have directed everyone to that.
QCRider...I don't mind questions. In fact I have been around this industry so long, you come to expect them. How ever when someone seems to be "challenging" me and demean me or my companies efforts, this when the gloves come off. I don't think you stepped over that line and I take no offense to your questions. I think it is smart to be questionable as very often there are indeed somethings to give up to gain in other areas. But, until I actually have the luxury of riding with this MOD airbox, I don't believe I will be able to answer your question 100% accurately. Therefore I am going to make statement "as to the best of my current knowledge".
It appears that you are a "pessimist". I am an "optimist". I see this MOD as increasing the value of the sled, not decreasing it. When you invest in performance or appearance this is supposed to create an environment where you increase in value. If you installed an high performance exhaust system on your sled that required to cut cut additional holes in the bellypan or whatever this would be reflective in the price that you add to the value of the sled when you try to sell it. See...I would charge for cutting the vents in someones hood, therefore it makes perfect sense that this is indeed worth something! I fail to see the reasoning of someone thinking that this shouldn't add value. The other alternative is to always be the last one across the lake or field when you and your buddies line up to race. If this makes you happy then the MOD is not for you. Simple huh?
The OEM's create a design of may things on sleds, bikes, cars etc for many different reasons. Some don't immediately make sense but the engineers do have viable reasons for their designs. Some of them in the case of the airbox might be (but not limited to) noise, cost, fuel economy, looks, ease of manufacture, ease of maintenance. Why do you think the aftermarket is so big in the motorcycle, snowmobile and automotive fields? It is because people want to personalize their vehicles, make them faster and look better.
The evac line will be in stock location and configuration. Fact is an electrical pump is required to really evacuate the crankcase properly. These ar available to anyone wanting them too. E-mail me with any requests. The RX1 does carry quite a bit of crankcase pressure. These pumps should not be worried about however in my opinion for anything except in a racing environment.
Not sure if I covered all the questions and if I did miss something, please ask again or e-mail me directly.
Freddie
