Thanks all for your feedback and comments!!
Regarding the "Bafflectomy" I actually burned and destroyed my Bosch drilling machine as it did not have the torque to be able to go as slow 130-150 rpms that you need to not to burn the hole cutter....But I had an old drilling machine from the 1960´s that was perfect for the job. My tip is to watch your speed and not overheat your hole cutter.
As I did not take a test drive with just the baffles removed I cannot say how much opening the air filter did, but the combo of both the baffles out and just cutting the air filter open it was a real transformation of the engine and drive-feel of the car....so much better I am only sad I did not do it earlier. I have also had the rotor/stator failure which was caused by heat earlier in the cars life and I can only expect that it would not have happened with a cooler running engine......
I still have not ordered my new air-filter, as I still cannot find if the Kuryakyn Mach 2 filter (zombie cover) will fit the X-Wedge in our configuration. All the reference on the Kuryakyn homepage is only to HD models and I do not seem to be able to find the info. I guess I have to contact to clarify this!
