Air intake stacks screws

Hi all be here for a bit but this is my first post. I'm in the middle of the Pair removal and flapper and snorkel mod I was able to take out 2 of the stacks but 2 of them have stuck/stripped screws any advice on removal I get the parts Monday

 

I've tried Phillips slotted even those fancy bits for taking out stripped screws

 

U shouldn't need to remove the whoe air box, what gen bike do u have? I only needed to remove top cover of air box.
Check out Drainfade.com for a step b step, all else fails drill the suckers out and use a removing tool and replace the screws. Good luck! Good mod though, no more performance but no popping etc from the afermarket can!

 

they should just come out as they are (should) just past finger tight. if they have been cross threaded in then you have to drill the heads off and then use an extractor. good luck and dont get lil bits down the bores

 

5th Gen 98 as well Col Stewart. I'm not just plugging I'm using the plates and all

If i drill the heads off how careful do i need to be i already have paper towels in the stacks

 

Thanks I got them out without messing up the plate but totally f'ed up the stacks

? I read somewhere were they left the stacks off would this be advisable and why thanks in advance

FYI seems really sh!!ty of those screws being so torqued and mixed with soft metal

 

Also is anyone here in Illinois

 

I wouldn't leave off the stacks, this will have a detrimental affect on performance.
As part of the intake system they are necessary, u can also go for slightly taller aftermarket stacks.
I unbolted the raidiators to get access to the front valve and found the pair valve cap easy to remove.
Did you remove the reed valve from the pair as well?

 

Check out this link back, the comments accurately explain what the function of the stacks is.
I like the thought of individual pod filters direct to the throttle body mmm.

http://vfrworld.com/forums/mechanics-garage/21176-gut-air-box-my-02-vfr.html

 

you can leave the stacks off if you wish, but they smooth the air flow into the throttle body and also compensate for the exhaust pipe length differences (hence why you have two different sizes). as for performance loss, only at the bottom end when air flow is slow and turbulant once you get up and into the 7k rpm area then they dont play too much into the performance, but below that you will notice sluggish response.

I would find some replacement stacks