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10-18-2005, 09:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maine
Primary Sled: 03RX1 & 05RX1
Where I sled: Maine
Posts: 217
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Well here it is. Everyone always posts and asks about how to “open up” a zrt/tcat airbox and I chose to say screw the box and go with the 3 filter setup. I wanted it to look as close to stock as possible. I also wanted to retain the stock toolbox-Electronics setup. I toyed with mounting the electronics to the Oil reservoir but decided against it. I thought about making a whole new mounting plate off from the tunnel with the electronics and a Powermad clutch box incorporated somehow but after not being able to make it look the way I wanted it I gave up on that too. So I finally got the idea to just use the stock airbox top and fabricate a frame to hold it. So I mounted the rear to the steering post in 2 locations and made another mount that the front of the airbox snaps into and then that mounts to the carb rack. I also braced it under as well. It came out very well for about an hours worth of cutting, bending and welding. I then oiled up the UNI filters and mounted them to the carb rack.. but as you may have guessed even though they are the 45deg version they STILL hit the driveshaft ! So I ended up fabricating another piece that I bent and welded that covers the whole length of the driveshaft (like it should be stock) so the filters have something other then the shaft to rest on. Painted it all up and got it all back together. I think this will be much better then stock as I can get to the filters easily and I made it so there are only 3 bolts to loosen the whole system off and out of the way to get to the rack. Next to take on is new studs !!
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The Bangor Snow Show
If it's not a triple triple its one hole shy of a real sled.
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10-19-2005, 06:06 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Horicon, Wisconsin
Mileage: A Few.....
Primary Sled: 1989 Yamaha Phazer
Where I sled: Below 8,000 ft.
Posts: 1,204
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Looks good to me man.... did you paint your head green? looks cool.
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10-20-2005, 07:32 AM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maine
Primary Sled: 03RX1 & 05RX1
Where I sled: Maine
Posts: 217
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Yes I painted the heads green a while back. I think I might strip them and go with orange sometime though. lol.
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"Freedom is too precious to be held by the LEFT hand."
The Bangor Snow Show
If it's not a triple triple its one hole shy of a real sled.
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12-11-2006, 10:35 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Primary Sled: 1997 powder special
Where I sled: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 15
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I was thinking of scraping my airbox and going with K&N or UNI filters, What are the pros and cons of them? My sled is a 97 powder special 580, I do pretty much all kinds or riding( Powder, lake, trail) are they fairly easy to set up? Any help would be great, thanks
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12-11-2006, 10:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S.W. Lower MI
Mileage: 2,950 miles
Primary Sled: 2002 ZR600
Where I sled: All of Michigan
Posts: 980
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Nice job man, that looks sharp :thumbsup:
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Current rides:
2002 ZR600
1998 ZL500
1997 SX700
Past rides:
1995 T-cat (soon to be asphalt racer)
1997 Z440
1999 ZR 600
2001 ZL 800
1996 Z440
1994 ZR700
1981 Panther 440
CR125,250, Quad sport, Buell S3T, LiVe WiRe electric FZR, 4 JS550's, JS750, Cheyenne inboard ski boat, 1996 Sea-Doo XP800, 2000 Silverado, 69 Dodge Travco, and a partridge in a pear tree
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12-12-2006, 08:40 AM
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Lifetime Premium
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Primary Sled: 2008 Crossfire 800 Nightfire
Where I sled: Munising
Posts: 2,885
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Looks good, did you rejet the mains, move the needles, and the pilot jets?
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