Finished building my new Nytro Tunnel

M5- · Nov 6, 2008

Well here it is good or bad. For sure the toughest tunnel I've ever built. Too many curves. I'm going 156 but the tunnel will handle a 162 although it'd be tight, also set up for a 16 wide should I decide to go that route late on but for now I'm sticking with a 15 .

M5

08_Nasty_Nytro · Nov 6, 2008

Nice

WOW that looks F&ckin nice Good job M5, if anyone has anything bad to say about that they better post there tunnel. Love the running boards :beer;

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M5- · Nov 6, 2008

Best part is they are heated. I have them on my RX turbo and I never have any snow issues. All my sleds now have them.

M5

08_Nasty_Nytro · Nov 6, 2008

M5- said:
Best part is they are heated. I have them on my RX turbo and I never have any snow issues. All my sleds now have them.

M5

Are they something you made your self ?
If not were can a guy get them? :beer;

ruffryder · Nov 6, 2008

Very nice job! How did you run the coolant?

Also, what are the specs on the expanded running board material? I want to say steel, but I am guessing aluminum based upon the spacing.....

Looks great though, really great!

M5- · Nov 6, 2008

Running boards are aluminum raised expanded mesh. I built them myself. They are extremely labour intesive to build. Tunnel all in dropped 14 pounds over stock. Because the running boards are coolers too I eliminated the under tunnel cooler from Yamaha. Unlike most guys who are doing the rad delete thing I believe that a rad with a fan is more versatile as far as cooling under different conditions. Dropping the rad might lose a few more pounds but I don't really care about a lb here or there.

M5

08_Nasty_Nytro · Nov 6, 2008

M5- said:
Running boards are aluminum raised expanded mesh. I built them myself. They are extremely labour intesive to build. Tunnel all in dropped 14 pounds over stock. Because the running boards are coolers too I eliminated the under tunnel cooler from Yamaha. Unlike most guys who are doing the rad delete thing I believe that a rad with a fan is more versatile as far as cooling under different conditions. Dropping the rad might lose a few more pounds but I don't really care about a lb here or there.

M5

Do you own or work at a machine shop? Or just bought all the stuff to start one Lol. :beer;

Timberwolf1050 · Nov 6, 2008

Looks great.

M5- · Nov 6, 2008

08_Nasty_Nytro said:
Do you own or work at a machine shop? Or just bought all the stuff to start one Lol.

The latter. LOL I got lotsa tools now. I had to make a few custom ones for this job

M5

travis · Nov 6, 2008

Looks awesome!!! Look out CR and VANAMBURG. I think you are on to something there. Might as well quit work and start your own tunnel building.

Bullheadmoto · Nov 6, 2008

Very very nice work, man. Did you weigh everything stock vs. yours including cooling peripherals? What was the total weight of stock tunnel and all cooling vs yours? Rivets, everything..

TTE · Nov 6, 2008

Just like the RX-1 and phazer tunnel - AWESOME

M5- · Nov 6, 2008

The actual numbers are in my shop but if I remember the stock tunnel with the little cooler and all the seat plastic and heat shield is about 46lbs. I do have it written down and my tunnel with everything is just around 32. Powder coat adds about 2 lbs to a tunnel but it's well worth it cause snow doesn't stick near as bad. The actual weight loss IMO on a tunnel isn't as important as how the tunnel sheds snow or doesn't collect it in the first place. It becomes kinda irrelevant if you have something really light that is packing 20 lbs of ice on it all day.

M5

sledskiing · Nov 6, 2008

Nice... how much for one shipped to CO? Will you sell just the running boards?

Monster Max · Nov 6, 2008

Once again beautiful job.

I know what you mean on playing with the nytro tunnel angles.

Not fun

HANDSOME · Nov 6, 2008

Nice work as usual M5. I wish I had the time and most of all the talent.

M5- · Nov 6, 2008

TTE said:
Just like the RX-1 and phazer tunnel - AWESOME

Yah here's the whole fleet.LOL

M5

khk · Nov 6, 2008

Very nice job you have allot of talent. the nytro tunnel is a real head scratcher to build lots of angle's I like your kick up in the back.

SAWYER · Nov 6, 2008

wow, best looking tunnel i've seen. Love the boards. excellent work

roughrider99 · Nov 6, 2008

x2 i'd be all over that for the apex if i cash right now. do u ever have problems with the running boards flexing or bending at all?

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