I did this in 10 minutes with a blow torch and a razor knife. Heat the blade till red and this will cut about an inch of the plastic at a time, no debris, no need to remove air box or filter. Looks WAY cleaner. Pro tip, a post it note is 3x3! Cheers
Agree, took your idea and carefully heated the plastic with a heat gun (vs the blade) and cut the plastic.... yes this is the best and quickest method, done in 10 minutes.... no debris at all into the air box.
For anyone wondering do what he did to measure but then instead of having to cover everything up and all that heat the area with a hair dryer for a min or two hot then get a razor blade and it cuts effortlessly like butter and leave absolutely 0 debris and mess
Actually I love this comment. You are absolutely right. I didn't have a torch (For that method), I didn't have a dremel (For that method), . At the time, I used what I had (And what MOST people should have). A drill, a knife, vacuum, crazy glue, carpenters knife. Not everyone has a garage filled with air tools, 4K worth of wrenches, and 2K worth of specialty tools.
At the time of this video, I was still waiting on the FCR to arrive. And then When i received the Carb, i was told it was going to have the specific Jets, Needles, etc., already installed but it didn't (But the Great news was they gave me every Needle and Jet setup as possible) and I had to rejet it MULTIPLE times until i found the right "Set-Up" for my bike and my altitude. So long story short, I had too many videos of "Installing the FCR Carb" and didn't like the way the vidoes were coming out
Just sold it a few months ago. Went with a Husky 701 SM. Very happy with the Husky. I do miss the DRZ at times, because there are so many more mods you can do, then you can to the 701. But on the other hand, the 701 doesn't need much. But I love to "Change things up" when I get bored.
You should know your facts before opening your ignorant mouth. This was a house i rented for a couple months before my house was done being built. So why would I finish the flooring (In a 1 season Sunroom, nevertheless) in a house i do not own? And maybe you should learn to do wheelies yourself before you posting others doing wheelies on your profile, giving the impression you can wheelie yourself. I noticed on none of your vids, you doing a single wheelie. Your like the water boy (Oh I mean camera boy).
@@666dynomax , when I did this, I had the stock carb with the factory jets. It definitely gave it more pep. I really didnt care about rejetting it because I had an FCR on its way (Thats why i did the 3x3 mod). The guys over at PowerBarn knew my set up and altitude, and they jetted it for me
@@shaun11787able AWesome. I thought to do it you had to rejet. I would like to do that (carb prob needs cleaned anyway) but if it gives immediate gain i'm all in.
@@666dynomax No, everyone says you have to, but i ran it for like a week with the stock carb, stock exhaust and it ran great. I not so sure about the hp gain, but it def was more snappier. But again, i changes the carb and exhaust a week later
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I did this in 10 minutes with a blow torch and a razor knife. Heat the blade till red and this will cut about an inch of the plastic at a time, no debris, no need to remove air box or filter. Looks WAY cleaner. Pro tip, a post it note is 3x3! Cheers
Not everyone has a blowtorch. My 1st attempt was with a knife and heating it with a candle, needless to say it didn't work out so well
Agree, took your idea and carefully heated the plastic with a heat gun (vs the blade) and cut the plastic.... yes this is the best and quickest method, done in 10 minutes.... no debris at all into the air box.
Shaun Small blow torch costs like $20
Not everyone has a drill either
I like the finishing touches ! Good tip
I just have to say your accent is AWESOME. Thanks for the post it more trick. I defiantly doing this as soon as I get home.
Thanks for taking the time to make a video.
For anyone wondering do what he did to measure but then instead of having to cover everything up and all that heat the area with a hair dryer for a min or two hot then get a razor blade and it cuts effortlessly like butter and leave absolutely 0 debris and mess
Looks good, I think I'll use your idea with vacuum hose.
The crazy glue seemed to work out great. A year later and its still holding like a champ
Just cut the hole neatly in the first place with 'radiused' corners
Cute kids. Kids are awesome at that age. Even if they try your patience at time.
Clean
Can you post a vid of your 701? And maybe talk about the difference between the two? I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on that!
A job isn't done right without proper tools....I wouldn't suggest this method. Lmao
Actually I love this comment. You are absolutely right. I didn't have a torch (For that method), I didn't have a dremel (For that method), . At the time, I used what I had (And what MOST people should have). A drill, a knife, vacuum, crazy glue, carpenters knife. Not everyone has a garage filled with air tools, 4K worth of wrenches, and 2K worth of specialty tools.
Why is all these videos do they cover the carb when they can cut the Hole when the carb is removed.
Because I didnt remove the carb. And removing & replacing the carb isn't the easiest task
If you do this without jetting will the bike run lean?
Not enough to hurt it
Why does everyone do this the hardest possible way
Uh Dremel bit on your drill would make this so much easier
Where's the carb work?
At the time of this video, I was still waiting on the FCR to arrive. And then When i received the Carb, i was told it was going to have the specific Jets, Needles, etc., already installed but it didn't (But the Great news was they gave me every Needle and Jet setup as possible) and I had to rejet it MULTIPLE times until i found the right "Set-Up" for my bike and my altitude. So long story short, I had too many videos of "Installing the FCR Carb" and didn't like the way the vidoes were coming out
# the right way lol
This was painful to watch
He did cut his finger, did you not notice the bandaged finger near the end...
“Almost looks like factory style.”
Original Suzuki engineer: 😢
In all seriousness - so you still got the bike?
Just sold it a few months ago. Went with a Husky 701 SM. Very happy with the Husky. I do miss the DRZ at times, because there are so many more mods you can do, then you can to the 701. But on the other hand, the 701 doesn't need much. But I love to "Change things up" when I get bored.
@@shaun11787able congrats on the Husky.
Wow,there's a right and wrong way to hack up a perfectly good bike.
Haters gonna hate
Maybe you should've consider finishing your flooring before getting yourself a new bike. 🤣
You should know your facts before opening your ignorant mouth. This was a house i rented for a couple months before my house was done being built. So why would I finish the flooring (In a 1 season Sunroom, nevertheless) in a house i do not own? And maybe you should learn to do wheelies yourself before you posting others doing wheelies on your profile, giving the impression you can wheelie yourself. I noticed on none of your vids, you doing a single wheelie. Your like the water boy (Oh I mean camera boy).
@@shaun11787able triggered REEEEEEEEEEEEE okay boomer.
seriously 14 minutes and you don't talk about the carb !!!!!!
Why would I mention the carb? This was a video for the 3x3 on the airbox
@@shaun11787able are you not supposed to rejet the carb after the mod? I haven't done mine yet
@@666dynomax , when I did this, I had the stock carb with the factory jets. It definitely gave it more pep. I really didnt care about rejetting it because I had an FCR on its way (Thats why i did the 3x3 mod). The guys over at PowerBarn knew my set up and altitude, and they jetted it for me
@@shaun11787able AWesome. I thought to do it you had to rejet. I would like to do that (carb prob needs cleaned anyway) but if it gives immediate gain i'm all in.
@@666dynomax No, everyone says you have to, but i ran it for like a week with the stock carb, stock exhaust and it ran great. I not so sure about the hp gain, but it def was more snappier. But again, i changes the carb and exhaust a week later
My wife fights the natural curve every night
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