Write your best and worst mod!!! Help people from buying the wrong thing!

Ok I stole this from a friend who posted elsewhere on sw...

But I want to hear everyones pro's and cons to things they've installed on their pros!

Also im about to put 6 grand into my sled and want to get some opinions on the aftermarket. And what to avoid!!!

So lets here it!!

mountainhorse said:

NOTE FROM mountainhorse:

I can see this easily turning into a pizzing match or bash of one product or another as people try to defend their favorite product or discuss one that they are not happy with.

Please keep comments to items that you PERSONALLY have experience with on your own sled.

As a heads up... If this thread "goes south" I will exercise my ability to edit or delete posts.

In the same breath, there is nothing wrong with honest, thoughtful review or criticism of something that you have PERSONALLY had success or issues with.... give a good description and photos where/if you can.

And please, don't get your feeling hurt if someone does not like something that you do like.

Looking forward to a good thread!!

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I have a fair amount of stuff done to my pro, and have changed some things over the last two years. It is a 2013.

Last year I tried a mesh hood. No good. Not worth the $$ or hassle.
Then I went to a headlight delete. No good. Maybe 3 lbs off? I'll stick with the stock headlight.

Did a 155 X3 and clutching this year. Good mods, but haven't decided yet if they were totally worth the dollars. Polaris clutching is excellent from the start, and the track digs ALOT, but it is definitely an improvement.

OFT billet steering bushings. Cheap and worth the $.

Skinz rear bumper. Anything is an improvement over the stock one.

Nxt LvL seat. Nice for getting around on the sled when things start getting
sticky... but gawd seats are spendy. Worth the $450? Debatable.

Muffpot and a can. Worth every dollar, Nothing beats hot food on the mountain, and a can is the biggest bang for the buck weight loss wise.

If I were to buy a new Pro today I would put a can, muffpot, new rear bumper, and some storage on and ride the thing, based on my experiences so far. I plan to upgrade my rear skid and all 4 shocks this summer, curious as to whether it will be an improvement that's worth the coin or not.

Upgrade shocks and a muffpot. Done.

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Pro- Wrp seat, Mds clutching, dyno port pipe, mbrp can, elka shocks all around, c3 in place of the quick drive. par 13.6 head,pc v, extreme vents, slp block off plate, full length tunnel bracing with rear bumper . Rsi 1" forward riser rsi 5 position separate thumb and grip warmer. Beefier front bumper.
Alt impact 36" a arms, air frames by far the best boards I've ever owned.

Cons- head light delete no real gains other then venting, powder hound 8" (ski they are just too wide for the pro went with the 7" powder hounds this year much better on the pro)

Shocks are one of the best mods i have done to my sled. Cutting the lugs down 10mm also made a big difference. 11 series weights are a cheep upgrade and works really well.

I have a '12 with only a few recent mods. So far no regrets

200 miles into my long rod break in and I can't seem to wipe this stupid grin off my face and now my wife looks at me weird. And my arms are sore.

Turned up oiler to 40:1: $0.00 -- Big Yes
Extended/rerouted VES vent tube: $0.00 -- Big Yes
LR conversion: $2,100 -- Big Yes
PAR 12.5:1 head: $400 -- Yes
Burandt Boards: $275 -- Yes
A2D Clutching: $375 -- Big Yes

2" riser, burandt tunnel bag, Polaris gas rack, skinz belly pan; and the tunnel stiffeners you put on the foot wells. All these "mods" (lol) I would do again.

Adding some handguards (top of my hands often get cold on way in and out; they didn't on my old cat) and have a skinz bash plate for the qd belt that I need to put on. If I had to do over don't know if I would go with a qd bash plate.

Also have powder pro's...I pulled them off my old sled before selling, so don't know if they make a difference or not as have been on since I've owned my Pro. Since I spent a few hundred bucks on them, I'm calling it the "placebo effect" and saying I would do it again.

Woodsrider muffpot and Holz shock revalve (try the stock skid with a good revalve before you drop big $s) are my favorite are my favorite. Rkt drop in kit was a good boost in power, time will tell if its more reliable. Had headlight delete and put the stock headlights back in. Too many people complaining they couldn't see me in bad weather, fried a VR and didn't want to screw around getting leds to work and putting a resistor in.

Stuff I also like
Burandt boards, less snow than stock.
Aksnorider tunnel stiffners
Tunnel wrap to shed snow.
Under hood goggle warmer.
Underseat bag.
Nxt level windshield-bag.

Pros...skid plates for belly and QD. Polaris CB tunnel bag. AMP gauge cage and gas rack. Cons... Skinz front bumper...dangerous wings...should be capped off? Skinz rear bumper...broke 2 of them...junk.

Alt impact 36'' a arms, C3 belt drive, 2 of the things i would do again no question.

I love my dan adams bars.

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Pros...skid plates for belly and QD. Polaris CB tunnel bag. AMP gauge cage and gas rack. Cons... Skinz front bumper...dangerous wings...should be capped off? Skinz rear bumper...broke 2 of them...junk.

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What exactly has been breaking on the bumpers?

If I were to buy a new Pro the first two most important items to me would be the RSI lower handle bars and the Skinz next level seat. Relatively speaking these two items are within reason for most consumers.

Stay away from v force or boysen reeds or any aftermarket reeds for that matter, they don't last and are not worth the expense or hassle. Stock reeds are best!

I can forsee this thread turning into a big debate show...but who knows.


---Anyway, I've always have had GREAT luck with vforce3. Have owned 2 sets. Had Vforce2 on my old 800 way back up until about 2003.
Ran Vforce3 in my 1155 twin and then transferred them to my 800 twin after than.
I ran those same petals for about 10 years without so much as a chip in them. Even ran nitrous through them. Had them on two different engines and they never failed.

---I would also advise NOT installing a leaky gas can on top of your nice fresh tunnel wrap. It will RUIN it in just a couple of days of riding. It will bubble and melt.

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I would say get after market clutch weights, doesnt matter what brand, they'll be better than stock, I run slp mtx's. Get a custom helix from Carls, put delrin washers in your secondary clutch. Keep your stock secondary spring in, change your stock primary spring to a team bright green, or a slp blue/pink spring, or a slp green/pink spring. Get your clutching dialed in for rpm's, then get both clutches balanced.

Get aftermarket shocks, dont waste money on getting the stock ones upgraded. I run evol x's in the front, & an alpha-x rear skid. You'll like after market so much more.

When it comes to V-force reeds, some say get them, some not. Personally I've never had a problem with mine, they are a little better than stock reeds.

I have a '12 Pro 155" Current Mods

Less Expensive.......

First and Formost - TETHER..... Cheap and may save your life

DIY Fuel filter.... Cost about $100 and replacement filter is $12 (Holley 10 Micron) Flows more and much quicker to change

Oiler....... Turn it up!! It's Free and a must IMO

Legend Oil..... Not really a mod but a very high quality oil... I add some to my gas aswell

RSI Gripper seat cover..... Much better than stock - don't slide around

VES long tube vent...... No more oily mess under the engine

Upper Air horns....... I took them out. I think it should help breath a little better. I believe they are in there to cut down on sound

$28 Coolant Upgrade.......I just did this and haven't run it yet.

Skinz front bumper..... Bent the stock one and the skinz looks nice

Burandt Running boards..... A must if you have an '11 or '12

SLP Powder Pro skis...... There good. The stock gripper skis caused me to bail several times cause they flipped on me (the stock rubber is garbage)

MBRP Can..... Came on the sled when I bought it... sounds good and is a lot lighter

OFT Racing Steering blocks...... Has to be one of the top 3 mods I've done. Great quality and no more slop in the steering!

Under seat bag..... A must! My pack is full enough

Clean Exhaust valves...... DO IT


More Expensive.....

RKT Drop In.... Love it Worth the money for sure! Really woke the sled up

Timbersled rear skid W/Exit shocks..... Not a necessary mod and a little pricey but I really like it. IMO it is far superior to the stock skid

PAR Tunnel gussets...... You need to run some kind of tunnel support when you have a skid that couples. PAR's is beefy, looks good and easy to install

Boondocker Fuel Controller/ Innovate AFR....... unnecessary on the '12 but I like to make things better. Just fine tuning.... I like to mess with stuff

Custom wrap and Powder coating.....Totally unnecessary but who doesn't like a good looking sled!


I've had a lot of fun wrenching on my sled. I love how personalized you can make your sled.

Besides MODs..... I believe taking an avalanche course and riding with all the proper gear is SO important. If you haven't taken a course....DO IT!!!!

I would like to say THANK YOU to many people on this forum. There is a lot of great info on here. It's great to see people sharing info and experiences about what does and doesn't work. This is my 3rd season sledding and I'm head over heals in love with this sport. It's ultimate freedom out there in the backcountry.

Just my opinion, but the Pro is pretty much ready to ride right out of the box. I've got a 2012 RMK Assault and these are the only mods for me. Anything more and it's beyond my ability or just not worth it. My sled just goes and goes, no tinkering to get it to run right. Again, just my opinion.

- Turned up the oiler 50:1 ($0) - easy and a no brainer
- Added oil tank vent hose ($40) - no brainer, vent in oil cap is a joke
- 3" Powair Vent ($15) - major awesome addition
- Burandt Boards ($250) - best bang for the buck
- Team primary clutch spring - broke the OEM spring
- BRP bypass thermostat ($100) - by far the best improvement you can do for your Pro if you ride the deep powder.

Big side panel vents - meh, I like the theory because I do lots of slow speed/high throttle stuff. No performance benefits, but maybe it has helped belt life? Who knows, never blown one but neither have my buddies without vents on their pros. I would skip next time and do smaller vents mounted higher up.

RB clutch kit - really smooths out the clutching. Bottom end and midrange and much more usable, belt runs cooler. All around good and would do again. Particularly as I bought it when my stock weights/springs/etc were worn out anyways.

Muffpot - best $50 spent on sledding. No regrets lol

Tether - cheap, potential help you and/or sled out. Should have this OEM...but doesn't. Gotta have it IMO.

My 2011 still has stock boards because I would rather buy a new sled than mod a used one....BUT aftermarket running boards would be a worthwhile upgrade on a 2011/2012 without a doubt.

Skidplate - I have had them on every sled, but I'm not sure how much it actually protects anything. Doesn't do anything for a-arms/suspension, and there is much less bellypan to damage than on older sleds. Holds snow. Undecided if I would buy again.

Pol handlebar and underseat bags. Not the best quality, but they fit nice and I use them every single day. Gotta have it. Handlebar bag fits sparkplugs, toque, sunglasses and 2 bee...I mean soda pops. Underseat fits my big waterbottle, saw, ski-doo tow rope, and a 2nd smaller bottle.

I think when I buy a new one, I'll buy a couple small bags, some console vents, tether and not much else. Maybe a beefier rear bumper, just to pull a skimmer for overnighters.

$200 of your budget should go to a Woodsrider Muffpot (Warm Food), Polaris Underhood Goggle/Glove Bag (Warm Gloves or Biscuits), and a Paaso Racing vented oil cap ($45 @ Paaso Racing: Cell# 207.357.1979).

I'd suggest an front bumper change, lots of options, but there's not much there from the factory. Mine has saved the front end of my sled for sure.

Burandt Boards are a great upgrade, if you can get the black coated ones even better.

One thing that I never leave home without is my Skinz PowderPak. 15"x15" size. Keeps stuff dry, doesn't weigh much, great for extra layer, first aid kit, etc.