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Old 05-12-13, 14:44
Pleiades Pleiades is offline
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Can anybody tell me what's the purpose of the air intake snorkel on my xtx. Is it a restriction for the air flow. Or to create a kind off vortex in the airbox.
It's main purpose is as a silencer - to reduce induction roar and to help the bike pass noise tests.

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What is going to happen when ik remove the snorkel. Does the engine perform better.
The engine will perform better, as there is less restriction to flow (hence the additional noise). To make the most of removing the snorkel, adjusting the fuelling to suit the change will help (but not essential).