BEC airbox and engine height in engine bay

[voucht]

Hi,
Here a thread about ground clearance I bookmarked because I found it very useful:
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showt...nd+clea rance

Regarding the clearance under the bonnet for your bike engine, it will depend of course where you put the engine (far front, far back, middle, etc.) but also of the bonnet you will buy. Two examples:
- Equinox bonnet is 264mm high in the back, 203mm in the front on top of the top rail.
- Saturn one is 260/200
I hope this will help

[Joelove]

Brill thanks. I presume the angle of the bottom of the sump is I've level of the engine? Or is there another way of getting the right angle?

[voucht]

No idea about that. But I guess the engine should lean of the same angle as on the original motorbike.

[loony]

Usually you have bottom of engine (upper oil sump edge) leveled.

wylliezx9r's photo according ground clearance:


Look here - maybe this will be useful for you either (by wylliezx9r):
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=7799

[Joelove]

Thank, defo something to go on. Looks like I might have to stick to the original airbox as don't wanna lose top end power. I'll just have to have a HUGE bonnet bulge!

[loony]

I think any airbox would be better than sausage filter - so you can use your alloy airbox with cone filter on the inlet (with cold air intake).

[Joelove]

Would a cone filter be ok on the end or would it struggle for air?