snorkel removel
 

Hi all

Im new here and it seems that I found the right place'
i have got 99 xt600e

Does anyone have experience with the snorkel removal from the air box prior to the air filter under the seat?

Is it good or bad to remove it?

are there more tips to improve the regime preformance ?

i took all that rubbish out years ago and mine runs fine. saying that, i only use mine on the road and dont go wading up to the seat!

Snorkel, L-shaped pipe, cleaner case cap, duct...
 

That area under the seat gathers a lot of dirt when driving off-asphalt-road. I just tested it by taking the L-shaped (pointing to the right) plastic pipe off under the seat and took it for a ride. There's still the paper air cleaner there ofc. When I started to accelerate with the cold engine, it did a few coughs but then sounded good. The sound had a 'hollow' tone added to it. I was really surprised by how much more power the bike suddenly had! It generally accelerated a lot faster, like if I had a very strong back wind... And it seemed to run more ... easily.

I dont like to drive exactly 80km/h, because the rpm sounds too fast to me at 4th gear, and much too slow at 5th gear. I think 5th gear is too big for 80km/h..?

Have you dear readers got any experince or advice with this L-shaped pipe? Does having it off cause problems with the engine or something?
I dont dare to go to sand places without it, but I would definately have it off if driving on asphalt roads only.

I have removed the L shaped piece on all my xt's and i ran one of them up to the seat in water, whilst it did stop running, once i had drained the water out of the air box it was fine, my current xt has just had a uni filter fitted to it (there about $100 Australian or £40 ish) which slots in place of the L shaped piece, although i havnt tested it yet it should remove the bigger particles of gunk whilst still allowing it to breathe.

George

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Im definately gonna have the L-pipe off from now on. I also found an idea from the forums to grease the inside walls of the airbox before the filter. I took some old dark-green grease, and brushed the walls with it. Maybe it arrests some of the dust that rolls in. Need to keep an eye on how it works. :eek3: