TE/TC VForce 4 + TE300 2015 - installation issue. Any ideas?

the beginning vas nice, apart from installing the carb - it did not get in so I had to take the airboot off, install the carb and take in on back



and when I got the air boot on it's place, it was warped, deformated so the air channel was basically closed
(see on the photo the depth of the boot)


I see that V4 is quite thicker than stock V3. Is this the only problem?
stock v3 did fit very well

Thanks a lot for any hints how best to resolve the issue (cutting th airboot is always an option... the last one)
Regars

Good information. The problem may be that you are installing with the Lectron Carb. I believe you have to trim the stock boot for the Lectron installation.

My ride is a 2017 Husqvarna TX 300. I am waiting on my VFORCE4 to arrive in February. I am running a Lectron and the install was very tight. The air boot clamp was hitting the rear shock. Then I installed the Intake Flange from a 2017 KTM 300 xc-w which is 10mm shorter. Part #55430250000 after installing the KTM xc-w Intake Flange the install was perfect....

That's great info , Husky_10. I have ordered this flange, in two weeks I will know if it helps or not.
Thank you !

Let us know how it works out...

the 2017 flange will NOT fit 2016 and earlier TE's. What I did in order to fit VForce4 and Lectron on my 2016 TE300 was to make (on mill) a specific, angled spacer to move the crappy Lectron out of my shock's spring;






At the end I removed and sold the Lectron-it never worked properly and created some dangerously lean conditions in certain throttle positions, in the same time it was reacher in another throttle positions. Yeah, I had 6 rods to play with and believe me, I am a very patient person. Spent months on this crap.

sukhoi27

i am coming to the same conclusion after reading your message and measuring carefully my bike. Even with vforce 3 , my airboot was scratched by the shock spring, with vforce 4 there is just no free space for Lectron.
I am just asking myself - what the hell many shops sell Lectron and say it will fit your bike 100% ...

Well....because these shops want to sell some stuff....HOWEVER I decided not to buy even a single piece from a shops which already played not too well with me-this is Lectron and Slavens racing (to name the big ones)...small or unknown shops rarely play shitty games simply because they cannot afford it.

If we speak about VForce 4-have a look at the front part (towards the engine) it has some 5mm or so "step" which actually is a really decent torque spacer which is a good thing.. The OEM 2015 reed cage was not the best one, the 2017 is a real piece of junk, luckily Vforce4 is coming in a few weeks time.

Gents, some follow up
1) flange #55430250000 has totally different mounting dimentions and does not fit; unfortunately I have prepaid it before seeing a reply from well respected Suhoi27

2) After cutting the boot I somehow assembled it alltogether, but the boot is touching the shok (there is not much of spring's movement though).

I will try to glue a patch to a boot to protect it for a while from wearing and see how it works.

There are so much of positive feedback re Lectron (like if my kids were describing how good candies are... ) so I want to build my own judgement, as much as my gumby experience can do

With VForce 3 the assembly will be clearly better.

What I can do for your "pain" is to give you the angled spacer I made, for free. So if you have somebody from Russia coming to Bulgaria in some reason, I can gladly give it (or ship ) it to him. It will be an absolutely free gift

Sukhoi27, thank you very much for your great offer to reduce (or increase then -) ) my pain, I am honestly very touched. Bad luck , I know nobody from Bulgaria.
If one day you are close to the post office, if you have time , I would suggest that you send me a mail and I then will find a way to say "thank you" by sending transfer or beer or pizza or whatever

No worries! I can send you this part, just was not sure how high are your customs fees etc. I can check for some post service if you want to-just PM me your address.

Dude, that is just cool of you.

Im trying to follow this thread and thinking of getting the V4 for my16 TE 300 w/the stock carb.
are there Fitment issue's???

thanks

No fitment issues with VForce4 and the stock carb. - it works perfect