[Omar]

just a bit of info for anyone thinking of getting the akrapovic exhaust
i find myself keep replacing the rubber tube from the air box to the exhaust keep getting burn off so i got it weld up today

that tube keep getting burn to bits

 

[DW.]

wrap some heat shield round it...

 

[Omar]

wrap some heat shield round it...

Try that still burn the tube i weld it. Closed I replace the tubes 3 times

 

[Jason]

whats the tube for?

 

[Fisher]

It takes air from the airbox, and mixes it with the exhaust fumes.
The result is cleaner emissions.

It isn't exactly important. Some exhausts don't even have it!

Some people are also convinced that by removing (or blocking) this tube, you gain a performance increase, but it is yet to be proven either way.
It is often referred to as the 'air bung mod'

 

[Omar]

whats the tube for?

cold air from the air box into the exhaust for cleaner emissions
something like that i know the leo vince do not have one

 

[Omar]

i just weld it closed

 

[Scott Murphy]

cold air from the air box into the exhaust for cleaner emissions
something like that i know the leo vince do not have one

So what do you do with the pipe with a leo vince? Close it off?

 

[Omar]

So what do you do with the pipe with a leo vince? Close it off?

THE leo vince do not have one
the one from the air box just take it off

 

[Scott Murphy]

THE leo vince do not have one
the one from the air box just take it off

And leave it open?

 

[Omar]

And leave it open?

can leave it air only comes out its a 1 way value

 

[Fisher]

The pipe that goes in to the exhaust pipe, you can leave open.
Like omar said, all that it connects to is a one way pipe.

The only thing I would be worried about is dirt getting in.
You ideally may want to close it off.
This can be done with absolutely anything, I would suggest perhaps a bolt or something like that, and then find a way to attach it on.

The other end, just cut the pipe short, and bung it off that end. It isn't important, as like Omar said, it only connects to a one way valve that allows air to flow from the air box to the exhaust.

 

[Omar]

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The pipe that goes in to the exhaust pipe, you can leave open.
Like omar said, all that it connects to is a one way pipe.

The only thing I would be worried about is dirt getting in.
You ideally may want to close it off.
This can be done with absolutely anything, I would suggest perhaps a bolt or something like that, and then find a way to attach it on.

The other end, just cut the pipe short, and bung it off that end. It isn't important, as like Omar said, it only connects to a one way valve that allows air to flow from the air box to the exhaust.

when i had the scropion exhaust it didn't burn the tube
so that have me thinking because the scrop had cats in the down pipe so the down pipe didnt get so hot maybe i am wrong
the akra have no cats just down pipe right to the exhaust that leave me to think it gets hotter again maybe i am wrong

 

[Jason]

my gpr has not cats and does get quite hot but it hasnt burned the tube off. maybe its the way the piping is shaped that affects how hot it gets?

 

[Omar]

my gpr has not cats and does get quite hot but it hasnt burned the tube off. maybe its the way the piping is shaped that affects how hot it gets?

it's near the engine head that could be the reason

 

[Jason]

yeah mate. my pipe doesnt bend the same ways as yours i dont think. i will check tomoz

 

[Fisher]

the scorp has a cat????

 

[Benji]

Some people are also convinced that by removing (or blocking) this tube, you gain a performance increase, but it is yet to be proven either way.
It is often referred to as the 'air bung mod'

It's done on all the 600 supersport racebikes, gives increased power, and makes dynoing it easier as the air fuel isn't messed up due to fresh air being injected. On the R1, it's connected to the crankcase breather as it gives better engine braking and also generates a little more power, as it is effectively doing what the crankcase pump does on the fireblade.

 

[Benji]

the scorp has a cat????

No, if you look at the scorpion system, the take off is further from the head, whereas the Akro is very close, hence more heat and melting pipes.

 

[Fisher]

It's done on all the 600 supersport racebikes, gives increased power, and makes dynoing it easier as the air fuel isn't messed up due to fresh air being injected. On the R1, it's connected to the crankcase breather as it gives better engine braking and also generates a little more power, as it is effectively doing what the crankcase pump does on the fireblade.

I can understand removing it for tuning...
Interesting that it would really affect performance.
I suppose on a bigger bike I can understand why....

Surely you can JUST as easily correct this by increasing the air intake hole sizes?