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stew
03-06-10, 05:28 PM
as above

is it worth putting a k&N air filter and oil filter on a 99 sv?

I have a blue flame end can and its been jetted to that.
Dave20046
03-06-10, 05:42 PM
as above

is it worth putting a k&N air filter and oil filter on a 99 sv?

I have a blue flame end can and its been jetted to that.

FWIW I've read BMC are better for the SV. Can't add more than that but might be worth looking into.
stew
03-06-10, 05:51 PM
thanks dave

will have to look into a BMC then

what would this do to the performance of the bike?
im guesing fuel consumption will be up a bit to.
Dave20046
03-06-10, 06:36 PM
thanks dave

will have to look into a BMC then

what would this do to the performance of the bike?
im guesing fuel consumption will be up a bit to.

Nothing noticeable to either i'd guess, might sound nicer though.
simonl
03-06-10, 09:33 PM
I have a K&N air filter on my K3. Didn't notice any difference in mpg (I track each tank of gas) over the last 6 months, seems to pick up through the revs a little cleaner though, and has a bit more of an induction"roar" to it.

Not sure what a basic replacement costs but the K&N is easy to clean out and is supposed to last a lot longer so a good investment i think.

Tool the snorkel out at the time but ended up putting it back in as it seemed to splutter a bit low down (though it sounded frickin mint on full throttle at 6k rpm +) and also the mpg appeared to drop a bit.
barwel1992
04-06-10, 01:09 AM
^ if you can hear the induction raw at 6k then your exhaust aint loud enough ;) lol

not that much diff between stock filter and k&N as far as i know
ophic
04-06-10, 08:22 AM
not that much diff between stock filter and k&N as far as i know
That's supposed to be the point. It's washable and reusable, is its main advantage, and it doesn't mess up your fueling.
barwel1992
04-06-10, 10:34 AM
yup but most people seem to buy them for performance gains, witch obviously you can get but very small on the sv
suzsv650
04-06-10, 10:40 AM
BNC's are better, it will need to be Jetted. Performance gains will be minimal.
stew
04-06-10, 05:04 PM
thanks guys

not going to be high up on the shopping list
Timothy Quinn
05-06-10, 08:47 AM
Keep your money for 2 or 3 tank fills of petrol!You'll achieve a neglible increase in performance re mpg or bhp.Old man speaking here!