Corse dynamics velocity stacks/ k&n air filters HELP!!

[Jruwducati]

Hello everyone. I just purchased the corse dynamics velocity stacks and k&n air filters for my monster s2r. Has anyone else had serious problems with getting the filters on to the velocity stacks? I have tried everything and can not get them on. I don't know if motowheela sent me the wrong filters or what. Any advice helps.

[Speeddog]

Did you try talking to MotoWheels?

[Jruwducati]

I just got the set today. I was wondering if anyone had similar issues with the parts. I'm calling them first thing in the morning.

[Jruwducati]

Or is it just the absolute tightest fit known to man kind?

[koko64]

Yes, a very tight fit. I heated the flanges of the pods in hot water first and WD40'd the stack rings. I pressed the filters on by gripping the base of the filters so as to not crush them.
Call them to get tips and just as a precaution.

[Jruwducati]

I tried all that jazz earlier with absolutely zero luck. As soon as the filters started getting a little messed up (cosmetically) I called it a night. I'll try again tomorrow. Hopefully I can get them on and get a couple of the squiggly filter marks out. Thanks for the input.

[Jruwducati]

Also, did you use anything to stretch the filter base out? Or did you just force it on after heating it up?

[Speeddog]

Can you post a pic showing the side view of the stack?
We don't host pics, here's how to do it: http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=109.15

Corsa Dynamics photos show none of the shape in question.

[koko64]

I honestly dont remember stretching the filters  but with careful patient effort I got them on. It was good knowing they were secure.

[Jruwducati]

A bunch of cuss words, blood, and  sweat later they are on. Thanks for the input everyone!

[koko64]

  Yep, that's the one

[Jruwducati]

I heated up the rubber base of the filters with hot water as recommended and used some dish soap on the velocity stacks to lube that puppy up. I had to do some pretty serious prying on the base to get the filter on the stacks.  The only bummer is that one of the filters did get a little crunched. Not too bad. I rotated it so that side of the filter is unseen. Maybe I'll get another filter one day and try again. Just knowing that it is there is bothersome. Also I know that the small filter included with the kit goes on the crankcase hose. But I have another hose that seems to run straight down into the motor that is open. I guess I have to find a filter small enough for it. Any thoughts from people that have the kit installed?

[stopintime]

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But I have another hose that seems to run straight down into the motor that is open. I guess I have to find a filter small enough for it. Any thoughts from people that have the kit installed?

Other thinner hoses, yes, but they don't go into the engine. Do they?

[koko64]

Probably a stepper motor hose that needs a little filter

[Jruwducati]

That's what I was thinking. When I fired the bike up after I got the stacks and filters on and shut it off there was a bit of smoke coming out of the hose.