Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

Greetings

I have a 1988 Honda Elite LX. My stock airbox is having issues sealing properly around the mouth of the carb causing poor performance.

Im looking at Babbits for a replacement. They don't have a 1988 air cleaner housing, but they do have one for a 2001 elite 50.

Will the 2001 Air cleaner housing work on my 88?

Thanks!

YES!.......they are the same carburetor(basically). It will work, it's the same size, but there is a small space(length)difference on the rubber connector with the clamp. Just push it up a little closer together with the carburetor so the air box mounting bolts will line up. It's easy to fit.
I have a bunch of these old, dried out rubber connectors in sa50 air boxes just waiting for someone to make them work again! but, wait!
............I am in the process of re-fitting them with new, larger(honda made part)rubber connectors for anyone with say, a jdm sk50 dio carburetor? or a aero nh80-sized carburetor? and want to keep the sa50 air box.
I will be posting them very soon here on hs.net.......

i do have both Airbox 2001 and 1988 LX, they are not the same. If you need 1988 LX let me know.

Now I have to go check in my storage......
It's been years since I had the stock motor in my lx but I can remember the rubber getting so dried out and hard it would not stay on the carburetor so I used one from my used elite sr parts. I thought it fit good enough. I was not saying they were identical. I know the covers swap too and uses the same filter.