How do I select the best performance air intake for my bike?Our Friends over at Wimmer Custom Cycles had this to Say: All of our intakes will offer superior performance over stock. The look and style of the intake is more of a preference issue. However some intake systems offer more performance than others. As a rule of thumb, velocity stacks will bring in more air, but are a little harder to tune to run the entire RPM range. Most filter style intakes offer a broader range of smooth running. We at Wimmer can recommend an intake based on what your main objective is. More FAQ from Wimmer on custom air intakes & oil coolers click here. Wrench Safe, FMH
Best Air Intake for My Bike?
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The response from you guys is fantastic here on Fix My Hog. I have a 2015 Heritage Softail with Vance @ Hines slip on’s and Harley’s stage 1 kit. I believe that Harleys stock air cleaner cover is very air restrictive so I ordered a cover that just mounts to the face of the filter (center screw). Right now It seem’s to run better without the original cover.What do you guys think about this matter. It bothers me that it pops on deceleration. I’ll replace the original filter with a K&N I guess. Will that help and any suggestions would be great. Oh, and should a better filter be recalibrated?
Thanks for the help!
Hi, Larry. Thank you for your feedback! Whenever you add more air, you will need to add more fuel. We would suggest looking into a Power Commander or Vance & Hines FP3. These tuners allow you to add fuel at 0% throttle. This will eliminate decel popping. Add aprox 5% fuel at 0% throttle, between 1,500 and 3,500 RPM.
http://www.fixmyhog.com/video/custom-efi-mapping-installation-001395/
http://www.fixmyhog.com/video/vance-and-hines-fuelpak-3-install-007295/
Usually, popping out the exhaust when you colosseum the throttle is caused by unburned fuel igniting.
I nred to ajust my corb on 80 shuvelhead
Hi, Johnny! Unfortunately, we do not have any videos on early, stock, Bendix Carbs.
do you have a video for screamin eagle stage 1 intake installation?
No, but we have several others by model in the Style & Upgrades section. https://www.fixmyhog.com/style-and-performance-upgrades-videos/
Is there a better intake for a 96 cc Street Glide other than the screaming Eagle?
Hi Joe. We would suggest sticking with the S/E intake assembly.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/post/videos-harley/
2003 Heritage Classic Softail with screamin eagle slip on shortie mufflers
Do u cover vrod 1130’s mine presently stock w/K’N filter. Most require mods to the cover itself,
but your membership includes video on the VSRC models?
We do not currently cover V Rods.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/post/videos-harley/
G’Day ! . . . . I have a 2012 Heritage softy, 103ci, fuel injected, with a breather kit supplied when I bought it at H.H. It has a high flow Air filter, Vance & Hines Slip ons, & a jet kit, to suit, – I also have a “ThunderMax” Auto Tuner, to go on it, An “Oil Bud” Oil Cooler, – What sort of Air inlet would You advise me to use, & How Would a “HyperCharger” Air cleaner go, on this Set-Up, Also What Cams, would You recommend, to improve performance, Fuel Economy, & to lower idle speed, for a better sound ?
Hi Bob. The Thundermax is an excellent choice.
We like any of the Screamin Eagle air intakes. The Arlen Ness Big sucker kit is also good.
S&S, Andrews, Woods, Fueling cams are all excellent. You will need to do some homework to figure out what best suits you & your riding syle.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/harley-davidson-hydraulic-cam-support-plate-installation-cams-rear-cam-chain-rear-cam-chain-tensioner-003495/
Better th as n k&n?
I installed a bigsucker stage 1 intake on my 2013 flhtcutg tri glide,I would like to replace the filter with a washable one any idea what ones will fit?Thank you.
Hi Ronald. There should be a K&N filter available for your assembly. K&N is your best bet.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/air-cleaner-upgrade-001297/
I have a 2014 roadking with Screaming eagle exhaust. So what air filter would best serve my bike?
Regards,
Marko
Hi Marko. There are a number of good quality air cleaner assemblies available.
We like anything Screamin Eagle.
Arlen Ness Big Sucker kit is also very good.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/air-cleaner-upgrade-001297/
06 ultra classic some engine work. Dyno shows 100 HP 98 lb torque to rear. Like the looks of 903degree breathers but not sure of how it would perform
Hi Ken. Any high flow air cleaner assembly can work out.
How well it performs depends on how well it is tuned.
You need to be using a Power Commander or Fuel Pak.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/custom-efi-mapping-installation-001395/
Slip on V and H destroyer on my 107 Ci harley. What air intake is best at this point, will upgrade other parts in future. IE; cam, headers, ignition etc
There are a lot of choices.
We like mist anything from Vance and Hines or Cobra.
Pick a style that you like best.
https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/cobra-powrflo-air-intake-009122/
https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/harley-breather-intake-upgrade-010272/
isnt wimmer out of bus?