Unfiltered air causes our race bikes to ingest way too much dust etc and on the street it's a recipe for disaster.
Some bikes with CV carbs are very sensitive to set up and removal of the air box is often enough to upset the fueling. It's been a long time since I messed around with a CB350 but I know that CB900's are a complete PIA to jet correctly without the airbox.
On late model GT750's replacement of the airbox with pods has a pretty high correlation to failed pistons at part throttle running when the slide is not where one might expect it to be.
Greg at Ohio cafe racers, what has been your experience with CB350s with stock CV carbs and pods on a stock motor with say gutted exhaust or cheap "mufflers"?
Some bikes with CV carbs are very sensitive to set up and removal of the air box is often enough to upset the fueling. It's been a long time since I messed around with a CB350 but I know that CB900's are a complete PIA to jet correctly without the airbox.
On late model GT750's replacement of the airbox with pods has a pretty high correlation to failed pistons at part throttle running when the slide is not where one might expect it to be.
Greg at Ohio cafe racers, what has been your experience with CB350s with stock CV carbs and pods on a stock motor with say gutted exhaust or cheap "mufflers"?