[Ducati] 998 air filters

[Art Ramos]

Totally agree with Rich on this subject. You can't do any better or your
bike....

Art

On Feb 14, 2008 7:15 PM, Rich Roberts <bigredxrunner at yahoo.com> wrote:

> BMC Filters that mount to inside airbox where the intake runners mount I
> think is nicest setup. I have had issues with over the TB filters esp with
> the newer shower injectors, how about ocasiobal backfires that singe the
> filter and melt the fuel lines. I do not think hiding all or any of that
> under a filter a good idea. It could have been ugly in the extreme So I went
> with BMCs kit, a little more expnsive, filters are like small pie shaped K&N
> filters, nothing occupies any volume under tank in airbox. And all the fuel
> lines etc are visible and nothing to catch fire. I actually had a JHP filter
> get singed by a backfire. If it did not have a bit of oil on it I think it
> might have caught fire, it tried to burn. Before shower injectors were
> common the ITG, JHP etc versions over the TBs were the only game in town,
> but you did not have plastic fuel lines under there either. Rich
>
> PJDemoga at aol.com wrote:  Hey Folks:
>  I bought a used 998s last fall which came with c/ air runners.
> No air filters, and I have yet to look under the tank (It's in storage).
> Any recommendations?
> I'm thinking about ITG in the air box which Bruce Meyers recommends.
> The bike has Ducati performance cams and a Termi half system. Would the
> air
> filter change the air/fuel mixture so much as to require remapping?
> I'm really way over my head on this stuff.
> The bike runs and sounds great, but I do think some good air filtration
> would be essential.
>
>
> Paul D
> 2002 998s Bayliss
>
>
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