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Power: Nearly everyone wants more power in the mountains, and turbos are the first choice for significantly boosting power.
Turbos became popular when the first 4-strokes came out and recently turbo technology has been perfected for 2-stroke engines too.
Aerocharger and BoonDocker are leading the way in aftermarket turbo kits for 2-stroke models. These kits fit an aftermarket turbocharger to the machine to boost the amount of air going to the engine with electronic controls or additional fuel systems to match fuel to the increased air flow, which bumps up the power. For its 4-stroke lineup Yamaha offers both turbo and supercharger systems from Mountain Performance. These are Yamaha-approved and dealer installed to keep the warranty in place.
All of these boost options are relatively expensive and time consuming to install, but offer the maximum performance on the snow. It’s a safe bet you’ll gain 8 to 10 horsepower per pound of boost you dial into the system. That’s over stock engine performance at the altitude you’re running. Many systems claim to create 200 to 220 horsepower.
For riders looking to stay naturally aspirated there are a range of exhaust, intake and electronic modifications available from companies like SLP (Starting Line Products), Speedwerx, Carl’s Cycle, Straightline, and Aaen Performance. Most exhaust system gains are in the 10 to 15 horsepower range, but will cost you far less than a turbo or supercharger.
Appearance: Everyone wants a good-looking sled! Vinyl wraps are an affordable solution to completely changing the look of a sled. From mild to wild, you can completely customize to your style.
ArcticFX, SCS, Toyskinz, Sledwraps, Blown Concepts and Racewerx are some of the choices out there for custom wraps. Combined with custom powder coating of bumpers, suspension arms and rails, the mountain machines can be completely transformed relatively easily and quickly.