Know that im finally going to order my jardine exhaust my neibour tells me that their is no point of putting an exhaust on if u dont upgrade ur breathing system. is this really true ? if so can i just drop in a kn filter or do i have to use a pod or lunch box?
thank you guys

tell him he is a knob end. i did my exhaust with out changing a thing, it ran heaps better with the new exhaust. if you change the filter from standard you will have to rejet.
you dont have to with the exhaust how ever.

ok... sorry to disagree but yess you will have to rejet with just an exhuast (if it is a full system).  If you're going to do the rejet and you have 30-40 extra around it would be more convenient to do a new air filter (k&N podfilter) while you're at it.  Rejetting for just a pipe can be touchy so I've heard.  For an extra 30 bucks just go and get all the performance out of the bike... its not like the gs couldn't use some more push. 

Your jardine (if i remember your post) is $339
K&N will be 40 (high price... could be less)
Home made Jet kit (i'd talk you through it if you need some help) $15

Total price :
394 for everything.... I say just go ahead and do it.... that way you dont have to rejet again when you want to put the filter on it (and you WILL end up wanting to put the filter on it)

You dont have to do the air filter... that is true.... but you WILL need to rejet... why not spend 30 and save the time later when you decide to get the filter.

P.S. the pod filter saves a a bunch of room when by removing the airbox (i hate that airbox)

thanks KYGS500E , i think ur right cause my neibour owns a shop and races an sv, so i thought he knew what he was talking about i just wanted to be 100 % sure. know for the pod filter to i have to make any special tubes or anything like that or do i just put it on?

Quote from: nick_villan on June 03, 2006, 02:09:23 AM
.. my neibour tells me that their is no point of putting an exhaust on if u dont upgrade ur breathing system. is this really true ?

Well, "no point" is a relative term. If you are looking for performance, then yeah, he is mostly right. But if you just want your bike to sound better, then upgrading just the exhaust is fine. The air comes in the intake and goes out the exhaust.

From just a performance standpoint, Imma thinkin' upgrading the air intake system would yield better performance results than just upgrading the exhaust system, if you were only doing one of them. But as point out, might as well do both.

ok, what he told me waz their wasnt any point to even put an exahust on, its just going to drop ur resale value. anyways do u have to really do anything to put the pod in ?