you would get even better if you had a Ramair or unifilters (keeping it all under Bear Claw)than the 2780's as they only just cope with airflow
@ricochet if you don't want go a dyno, get which ever air cleaners you want but "Bigger is Better" and get either the Tors or a set of Staintune mufflers ($$$$) they are a sweet sound and loader I can give you a tune to make which never set up you decide on and if you want to go that little bit further get a PCV + AT and run my "AFR Map" in it
This is more for us new R3 owners...So bear with me veterans!
Only a bit into the thread and I would just leave it STOCK. I was out riding today BONE STOCK and hit the throttle on an empty airstrip at our airport( I know the owner) and HOLY SMOKES..I was Accelerating so fast my peripheral vision started to lose visual reference on the 5000' Runway.
I have the RAMAIR incoming but now I have heard I will lose 27FTLBS of torque by running the Intake stock. So then I dropped another 430(350 w/military discount) on an incoming Dobeck AFR+ to keep the A?F ratio near stoich AFR. BTW a Power Commander 5 and Autotune will cost you 600 dollars minimum. The Dobeck was a less expensive alternative.
Then I heard "thats in vain cause your cat and exhaust are restrictive" NOW WE ARE INTO THE BIG MONEY....2000 for a Zard and 600 easy if you can find the TORS and the Cat Delete is 300 of the 600.
So..Ramair is 150...Dobeck AFR is 430 with shipping and exhaust is 600 min. So we are looking at 1200USD minimum or WAAY more if you go the PCV/AT and CES/Zard etc exhaust.
This bike is UNGODLY fast. The TORQUE is monstrous.
The empirical question is the extra 40 HP worth 1500 to 3000 dollars? Probably not on the butt dyno as this bike runs the Fastest 60's for its size as a cruiser.
If we spend 1500..why not spend 15000?
I made the mistake of what I think many do...Get very excited with their new bike and then throw alot of money you will never recoup. I am not near a Tuner nor Dyno.
I am not say people should not mod their bikes...I am saying are you using all your stock HP/Torque and wanting for more based on rational decision making? Mods per dollar are never recouped if you sell the bike and matter of fact some argue it kills the valuation on Stock R3x
I got irrational and started spending and when I rode the BONE stock R3 today I was astonished at the sheer power and acceleration this bike has. And I have owned a R1, a RC51 and a CBR 929RR..so I know fast.
Just take your time and learn from my mistakes....If it feels good stock..why change it?