Relocation of Vent Filter

[Anonymous]

I relocated my vent filter for my ECP kit to the area of the steering post. It is high up and tucked in out of the way from everything. I made a bracket that attaches to one of the bolts at the bottom of the steering post and attached my filter to it. I ran a 5/8 heater hose that was about 20 inches long from the filter by going around my engine, under the two fuel hoses and underneath the fuel pumps to the stock catch box . I believe the heat of the engine will heat the hose and keep any ice from forming. I have ran this set up for 500 miles and have had no problems with freeze ups or blowing oil mist. My next step will be to vent the valve cover for added protection.

 

[RX1Jim]

Looks good! Nice job. Keep us posted on how well it works.

 

[jimmie d]

I believe in plagerism so I will copy this weekend. Great job.

Thanks

Jim

 

[Anonymous]

Looks good! Nice job. Keep us posted on how well it works.

Thanks for the nice comments.... I will let you know when I put more miles on...

I believe in plagerism so I will copy this weekend. Great job.

Thanks

Jim

That is why I posted it.... I have received so much info from this site I thought I should share what I have found to work so others can benefit as well....

 

[SUPERTUNER]

[quote="RX1Jim" That is why I posted it.... I have received so much info from this site I thought I should share what I have found to work so others can benefit as well....

Looks nice Holic. This site is the best too and this is due to everyone sharing knowledge.

Freddie

 

[Anonymous]

Look nice Holic. This site is the best too and this is due to everyone sharing knowledge.

Freddie

Thanks Freddie, it means alot to me that you took time out of your day to comment on my post and that you like it to....

 

[low flying missile]

Freddie, I was thinking of placing my vent filter under the handlebar pad. This will expose the filter and vent system to the low pressure area created by the windshield. This has been done with carb vents before with good results. I may not be able to try this myself anytime soon but I would like to hear your thoughts on this. It certainly would provide less vacuum than venting directly into the filters and prevent the carbs from becoming dirty as they inevitably will with the vents run into the filters. I know this will happen as I have had the throttle body cleaned a couple of times on my truck and the mechanic told me it was because the crankcase is vented into the air intake.

 

[Anonymous]

I have been pm'd numerous times asking how the relocation worked out. I would like to update everyone. I have 800 miles on my sled since I relocated the airfilter. I have no oil mist problem and have had no freeze ups. I have run in tempertures of -10 to 45 degrees. I believe that the high air filter location keeps the oil mist from blowing out. I also believe that the heater hose I used is a thicker hose then the stock one and insulates from the cold better. I also believe the location of the hose running near the engine warms the hose and prevents freeze ups as well....

 

[SUPERTUNER]

 

[Yamanator]

Freddie, do think that us guy's that are planning on doing this mod could just put a tee in at the valve cover hose and tee it into the line coming up from the catch can to the steering column ? I want to do this but would like to know if I can get away with using only one filter.

Thanks for any input guy's.

GOT TO LOVE THIS SITE.

 

[TMSSP05]

hey citizens,
here are pictures of my 05 warior, used a cocktail mix of infomation from this great site and good old American enginuity. i chose to vent both sides of motor, than have to drain water from evac. the sound the filter kit makes is awesome!!!! i start the sled every few days just to here it roar. like all the rest of you i can't wait for it to snow.
p.s.
how do i loose the nubie tag??
rfc

 

[TMSSP05]

hey citizens,
here are pictures of my 05 warior, used a cocktail mix of infomation from this great site and good old American enginuity. i chose to vent both sides of motor, than have to drain water from evac. the sound the filter kit makes is awesome!!!! i start the sled every few days just to here it roar. like all the rest of you i can't wait for it to snow.
p.s.
how do i loose the nubie tag??
rfc

 

[TMSSP05]

ok sorry,
i went from not being able to send pictures, to sending to many!!
rfc

 

[Yamanator]

I used only one filter with my application with a tee in the line coming from the original catch can.

sorry for the picture quality, had to shrink them down to make them fit.

 

[RobX-1]

TMSSP05,

What did you use to replace the valve cover plug? I think I like this better than the EVAC that connects back into the filters.

I recall Freddie having good things to say about the EVAC kit into the filters and that it made more power. I wonder how this one will "stack" up (no pun intended).