Anyone know what this doohicky is?

Location: on the left side of the bike under the airbox. It is between the back cylinders and the throttle bodies. It has a electrical connection on one end and a vacuum hose on the bottom. It has a hole in it that looks like it should bolt onto something, but it is just kinda hanging there. I looked through the service manual and didn't see anything referencing it. With that said, the service manual is 600+ pages long so I am sure I might have missed it. Any ideas???

 

What the hell is that? :beguiled:

[video=youtube;69_Dp8tXHd0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69_Dp8tXHd0[/video]

 

Does it only have one vacuum hose going to it? It looks like a MAP sensor for the Engine control module.

 

Correct, it is the MAP sensor.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-HONDA-VFR800-VFR-800-INTERCEPTOR-MAP-SENSOR-Y15-/351991722517?hash=item51f4577215:g:RIkAAOSwax5Ysild&vxp=mtr

 

Winner winner chicken dinner. Thank you both for identifying it. Is it supposed to be bolted somewhere or is that hole just for show?

 

If there is no hole nearby it may just hang there on the hose. It wouldn't surprise me if they use it in their cars and that's what the hole would be used for. I'm assuming it's probably a Denso brand.

 

Mine is bolted to the airbox. Maybe your previous owner cutted the vacuum hose due to hose failure and leaved it unbolted because of hose length problems hahaha.
It works anyway...

 

Section 5-60 of the service manual have a nice picture of the original location of the MAP sensor. It's a tight fit if you still have the PAIR solenoid valve (I seem to really like to write that) fitted though with all the hoses competing for space.