Cone air filter on 2001 Honda shadow
- Thread starter hondaboi
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At a minimum, this is going to screw up the carburetor settings. It is quite likely that the bike cannot be made to run as well with such an air filter as with the stock airbox and air filter. You will need a jetting kit that includes the required jets and needles which MIGHT make the best of it.
That is not a popular bike to do performance modifications to. The consequence is that not many people know what to do with it ... i.e. you're on your own to sort out the carburetion. Maybe it'll run okay ... or maybe not. I have no idea but my money is on "not".
Personally, unless there is some website out there dedicated to that bike which explains exactly what needs to be done (which could very well be, I haven't looked), I wouldn't do it. Usually with that sort of thing, even IF it is possible to get a tiny bit more power in a narrow RPM range way up high (which is not guaranteed), it usually comes at a much bigger cost of mid-range power.
For what it's worth ... my roadrace bike has the stock airbox complete with stock-style air filter and the snorkel in place ... because it runs better like that. The situation is exactly what I explained above. With no airbox (pod filters) if you rejet it right, you can get 1 or 2 more horses right at the very top but mid-range (corner exiting torque) goes completely out the window and it is not a worthwhile trade-off.
That is not a popular bike to do performance modifications to. The consequence is that not many people know what to do with it ... i.e. you're on your own to sort out the carburetion. Maybe it'll run okay ... or maybe not. I have no idea but my money is on "not".
Personally, unless there is some website out there dedicated to that bike which explains exactly what needs to be done (which could very well be, I haven't looked), I wouldn't do it. Usually with that sort of thing, even IF it is possible to get a tiny bit more power in a narrow RPM range way up high (which is not guaranteed), it usually comes at a much bigger cost of mid-range power.
For what it's worth ... my roadrace bike has the stock airbox complete with stock-style air filter and the snorkel in place ... because it runs better like that. The situation is exactly what I explained above. With no airbox (pod filters) if you rejet it right, you can get 1 or 2 more horses right at the very top but mid-range (corner exiting torque) goes completely out the window and it is not a worthwhile trade-off.
Thanks for the reply's I am still on the fench about it but have talked to a few people and they say the same thing, don't install it, I wasn't doing it for more power, just thought it looked cool. But if it comes at a high risk to my engine I guess I will have to post it on kijiji for sale
Don't -it will cause more problems than it's worth. You can check out the mods I've done on my bike off my profile - I have a Shadow as well. And to answer your question, yes, I had the cone, and yes - took it off.
I'm back to the stock air box and OEM filter, runs better- K and N sitting in the garage.
I'm back to the stock air box and OEM filter, runs better- K and N sitting in the garage.
I went for a full custom look at one point -but after jetting the carbs, VH long shots with viper tips on open baffles, cone intake with a K and N the bike got really tempermental - so kept the jets and exhaust, took off the filter and cone and it ran better -but to be honest, regular OEM filter on the original airbox gave me the best combo performance.
