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I'm just wondering what I can do to squeeze a bit more out of her without doing a full FREAK, as I don't have the dollars



Well, i wish i could say but i don't know what the TOR's are capable of. if the pipes aren't open enough to allow the exaust to flow fast enough then inputting more air and fuel will only make things worse. And from all i've read TORs are not as open as most other aftermarket pipes.

That said, if they ARE capable then the trick is to increase airflow however you can and then jet to balance the mix thereby burning more mixture for more power when the throttle gets twisted. So aside from the freak your options are.......

1)-drilling the bottom of the filter/airbox. this is where you cut out the bottom of the filter and then a matching hole in the bottom of the airbox. I did this and made the hole the same size as at the top of the filter essentially doubling the intake to the filter. However, while it doubles the possible intake into the filter, once it goes thru the filter into the airbox towards the carbs, there is a restrictor plate and on some older bikes 2 more inner snorkels. All of that means that if you drill the airbox you will double the possible air intake into the filter, BUT, not necassarily into the carbs because air flow can only be as good as the most restricted part of the route. So in other words, tho the drilling doubles the air into the filter the restrictors after than point will stop you from really getting double the flow into the carbs.However, i found it does increase flow to the carbs but probably no where near doubling it. This is why i'm considering removing the restrictor, but this is a big job so i'm hesitant due to being lazy.

2)-the filter. No matter how much flow into the filter, the filter itself has to be able to pass as much as is coming in or drilling is of no use. UNI and K&N filters DO allow much better flow, not necassarily because of the filter element themselves, but because the stock filter has a metal can around it thats perforated but in essence probably cover close to 1/2 the outer filter surface ! Look at it then look at a uni who's "can" is like a wire mesh that probably covers 5% of the surface. And the K&N which from the pics i've seen has no can at all !

3)-freer flowing pipes. I know you said you want options that don't cost, but again i'm not sure you can get much more power with tors as you can with many others like Tbike pipes.

All that said, the first things i would do if i were you is try a filter and see if that helps. As rich as i believe your bike is with that jet setup i think adding a filter may give you an instant boost.And if it does then you may wanna consider drilling the box.

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