just wondering what this air filter snorkel looks like? can someone post a picture so i can see if mine is fitted or i might need to get rid of it

alex

take your seat off and you'll see what looks like a minature ships funnel in the middle, just on the right side of the battery.

If its missing then there will be a hole approx 3-4 inches wide x 6 inches long approx.

Cheers

WB

Took me a while to figure what the Snorkel was too. Basically its the air intake for the airbox. Its there staring at you under the seat.

cheers captmoto...that pipe has been removed from previous owner when power commander 3 was fittted

alex

should the snorkel be removed completly or cut down so you still have the lip to stop anything falling into the air box?
Ive completly removed the snorkel but am worried due to a build up of water in the small plastic tube under air box.I have put a few slices in this tube with a knife to stop any water reaching the engine (not sure if a good idea) but im still worried about any dirt etc etc reaching the engine with the whole snorkel removed.
any advice is welcomed.
cheers big ears.

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Just pull it out and do what I did to mine, I've cut a piece of wire mesh and stucked it on the top of the hole with silicon so that nothing could fall in the airbox.

No need to worry, the air box is made up of a few chambers.

The first chamber is where the snorkel sits & can be removed, if any water enters through this opening it will fall to a second chamber which is the lowest point of the air box, on the outside of the air box on the left side of the bike there is a clear plastic hose, get a razor blade & cut 2 slits along the hose this will allow any water that has entered the air box to drain out.

The air filter is in the 3rd chamber & should stay dry. I would always recommend one to fit a oil based air filter over a paper one when removing the snorkel, the oil based filter like K&N or DNA do help repel any drops of water that make splash onto the air filter.

I have had my snorkel removed since 2005 with both stage 1 & 2 filters & have never had any problems riding in thunder storms or washing my bike.

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Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

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59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

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What is the pupose of the remival of snorkel, does it give more power etc?

In a way yes, it allows more air intake in to the airbox and more air is what these bikes need to generate more power. hence the various stages of filters stage 1, 2 and possibly 3 which is soon to be issued by DNA