Cone filter

[92gs500erock]

Hi everyone was wondering 92 gs if I bought two cone filters (instead of air box)do I have to do anything with carbs or just install and what's the mm diameter of filter? 54?

[Atesz792]

I wouldn't put anything apart from a stock airbox on a 23 years old bike.
Good chance it's already consuming oil, bad air filtration will just worsen that.
And you will curse like never before if you touch your carbs without expertise.

[92gs500erock]

Thank u Lol

[GS500Schultz]

I put the K&N lunch box on my 26 yr old GS500...
Jetted the carbs and tossed on an exhaust. SOUNDS GREAT and RUNS GREAT!

Don't be afraid of carb work. Granted it can and does sometimes SUCK, it also can't hurt to learn.

[Ron888]

Hi everyone was wondering 92 gs if I bought two cone filters (instead of air box)do I have to do anything with carbs or just install and what's the mm diameter of filter? 54?

Dont worry about an airfilter change making the bike use more oil,lol

Two cones might allow more airflow than the standard system,so you may need to rejet?
I fitted a high flow filter in my stock airbox.It gave it a little more power but also made it run a bit leaner at full throttle.

[Atesz792]

OK, seems like I wasn't careful enough.
So, no offense to anyone using these filters, but higher airflow generally means worse filtration, so more crap will enter the engine.
More crap means more wear. Guess what that means? Yup, less power and higher oil consumption in the long run.
If you don't plan to keep this bike forever, nor misinform the next owner, then go ahead. You'll probably gain 1-2 HP, that's within standard error.
Just trying to help here...

[GS500Schultz]

OK, seems like I wasn't careful enough.
So, no offense to anyone using these filters, but higher airflow generally means worse filtration, so more crap will enter the engine.
More crap means more wear. Guess what that means? Yup, less power and higher oil consumption in the long run.
If you don't plan to keep this bike forever, nor misinform the next owner, then go ahead. You'll probably gain 1-2 HP, that's within standard error.
Just trying to help here...

just don't buy the cheapo ebay filters. and get actual unipods filters or the K&N. Use the oil they tell you to use and clean the filter.

Shouldn't be an issue. I rocked pod filters on my Hyosung for 3 years and 20K still ran just like champ.

although I could be wrong on the GS, this is my 1st gs500 so i can't comment on how much oil it eats.

[MeeLee]

better airflow doesn't necessarily mean worse filtration.
More , and deeper ribs on a filter means better airflow. If the filter material is the same as stock, it'll filter exactly the same.
more ribs, and deeper ribs, just means more filtering surface to filter with, thus gives less resistance.

Even a cheap $12 chinese air filter is good enough, and offers better breathing than the stock filter.