Bill,
Yes I have seen the nylon thing done before - actually I forgotten about it until I read your post. I have the luck (unfortunate or not) to stall the engine out stock with the factory airbox. So, I began removing the tube from the fender well to the air filter box when I went out mudding, it cut back considerably on stalling.
Arizona doesn't get alot of rain, so when a monsoon come into town or a good, good rain - we locals desend onto the desert in search of mud like flies to a turd. I have been out an hour after a good rain and see 30 trucks, 15 motorcycles and a handfull of rails within a 1 mile radius.
So, it has been about 45 days since a good rain - I will have to wait and see how the new setup does.
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