Read this

https://www.thevog.net/threads/alumi-boot-better-intake-boot.153705/

Good you found it ...

 

Read this

https://www.thevog.net/threads/alumi-boot-better-intake-boot.153705/

Good you found it ...

original distributor not selling these anymore, the new distributor is here:
https://www.automotiveaerodynamics....e-manifold?fbclid=IwAR1c6ppk4YIY61w-7QVBmcQhMRwEPEs7WbAoo2_sx20mn50IgNJBM_1eKMs

 

^^ thats the actual manufacturer

 

If you can as diplomatically as possible, are you guys thinking,,,,"oooh, gotta get one of those", or "meh, we'll stay with OE set up"

 

Just bookmarked it!
I'm always interested in improvements and to have it billet sells it quick to me.
Use that with silicone hoses and it'll last the life of the bike.

 

Huh. I had no idea there was a metal replacement for the boot. Good deal!

 

@PreachSF I hear ya there. I like the idea of the aluminum replacement, but it's just more than I want to pay. I don't see a reason why it's so expensive. I will hunt for the OEM unit first. I was going to buy the aluminum one, but every time I had it in my cart, I would look at that price and I just couldn't hit the button!

EDIT: For me, it just comes down to drawing a line in the sand and saying "No, this is too damned much money. $125 I can do, maybe $140. But 200 bucks is that point where it crosses the line and I just have to stand up and say NO, Not at that price. 75 bucks is 75 bucks. I'm just not going to do it if I can get the OEM unit for a fraction of that.

 

I guess it depends how long you plan on keeping your bikes....because in another 10 years the rubber one you just replaced will be dry rotted and finding a a new rubber one after that will be dry rotted...

 

I'm going to buy a aluminum one and throw it on the shelf! Before they stop making them too.

 

You cant say it's too much money if your bike someday wont run without it.....think about that.

 

Personally I am good for one more boot, be it rubber or aluminum. I really don't care which it is. I prefer the aluminum one, but I'm not going to overpay. If it came down to it, I would move on from the bike rather than be forced to do something just because someone thinks they have me over a barrel. **** that. I'll move on from the bike.

 

I hear ya...I love good deals...but nobody's going to pay for a bike that dont run either...I hate over paying...I will look around tonight for aluminum ones.

 

I have to admit that I can be stubborn and cheap! But you make good points. Next service I am going to have them look all the rubber over and I'll make decisions based on what they see. I expect things to be in reasonably good shape, but it's nice to know for sure.

 

Wasnt trying to be abrasive...just wanted you to understand what you were saying lol.

 

@Sharps No worries. At the end of the day it's all about keeping these bikes running.

 

I am a proud member of the cheap bastarda club... and I look at it like this

$200 bucks is a good pair of shoes or boots... the aluminum adapter will last longer than both and I will never have to mess with it again - ez sell for me

 

https://www.automotiveaerodynamics.store/product-page/victory-aluminum-intake-manifold

Here is the aluminum throttle body manifold. $190

 

If anyone is on the fence about these due to the cost , I see that they are on sale for black friday at 20% off -- comes to $152.
Still high but better than $190.

 

I guess it depends how long you plan on keeping your bikes....because in another 10 years the rubber one you just replaced will be dry rotted and finding a a new rubber one after that will be dry rotted...

I like the aluminum option so I don't want to sound critical. But, you can make a rubberized cast of an old cracked one, and use that cast to make dozens of new rubber ones pretty darn cheap as an at home diy project. Vic's won't quit running because this part isn't available.

 

Ummm....that sounds good if that was the very last option for me. So I guess they wont stop running then.

 

To be honest I'm shocked that someone hasn't started selling 3D printed spare parts for discontinued bikes. I've wrestled for years with the thought of getting one for myself to try and fab stuff I want/need for my bikes. My daughter has one of those Cricut' machines.. they cut with laser precision just about anything you'd want.. saw a vid of a guy that makes all his own gaskets for really old bikes that way. Even in this day and age of overnight delivery 1 hr beats 24 hrs any day when it comes to needing parts. Once you have the 'recipe' for a part, like the throttle body, when you need another you just send a request to the printer and 'POOF' instant part. Nothing sitting on a shelf gathering dust.. nothing that sits not being sold for years. Some of the hobbyist 3D printers can be had for as little as a 100 bucks or so now.. and ones that can print insanely detailed parts cost far less than 1000.

 

If I needed one I would buy it but I have 2 rubber boots as spares that I got on sale at Victoryonly.com for $57 each last year

 

lets say you buy an aluminum one and store it on the shelf in your garage.
Then in 2 months you need it, it has a defect of some sort like not fitting properly,
You are out what ever you payed for it as the guarantee is only 30 days.

 

lets say you buy an aluminum one and store it on the shelf in your garage.
Then in 2 months you need it, it has a defect of some sort like not fitting properly,
You are out what ever you payed for it as the guarantee is only 30 days.

Then don't buy it unless you need it and plan on installing it soon

 

Victory Only doesn't seem to carry them anymore. i bought the Aluminum one and it doesn't fit properly on my 2003 Touring Cruiser.

 

it doesn't fit properly on my 2003 Touring Cruiser.

• what makers product did you buy?
• the hole don't line up?
• the port to port doesn't match?
...could you be a lil more specific, maybe a pic would help...

 

I got this one https://www.automotiveaerodynamics.store/product-page/victory-aluminum-intake-manifold First, they give you 2 boots to connect the aluminum part to the intake ports on the heads. When you put thes on they touch and when you put the hose clamps on they cannot work properly because they also touch each other. When you clamp them on to the head ports, the boots get out of round where they meet the aluminum adapter ports. one can get them on with a screw driver but since there is no way to clamp them, they remain a bit loose and can take in air. Any movement of the air box causes the aluminum part to seperate from the rubbler boots so installing is hard. I tried to put the airbox on and raise the engine back to position and 4 times it seperated. i just ordered a rubber one and called it a day.

 

...since you already ordered a composite rubber adapter I won’t try to trouble shoot your install ... but the feedback was informative