09 Plastics
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BIGGDAWG
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your sled look awesome speedemon
Do you think the 09 front end would fit on a 05 900 with the stock airbox
just wandering
I am pretty sure the stock intake will fit with the 09 plastics. but not a 100 percent i haven't seen anyone keep the stock intake on. i am using the stock boost box with a timbersled like intake with the filter right on the boost box with a heat shield.
thanks for the imput, I might change that airbox sooner than I thought
might go with the fire-n-ice since I vented everiting for my old box
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BIGGDAWG
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I know the plastics work with the fire n ice that is what quite a few of the guys are running like guidoxpress and a few others.
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ghostwhite
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I am using the Fire n Ice this season with the 09 Plastics. I was told that the stock will fit with some trimming, but if I get time I will mock up the stock to make sure.
You do have to modify the stock airbox for the new plastics.I have one that I modified to work but never used it.I can take pictures today and post them later tonight.
BTW-I talked to paul at Fire-N-Ice today and he is about out of the airboxes but hopes to have more by Christmas.
BTW-I talked to paul at Fire-N-Ice today and he is about out of the airboxes but hopes to have more by Christmas.
i did a mock up with the stock airbox for this question beofre..forgot to post pics..it was tight and didnt seal perfect, but with some work it will go on...
i will get pics up tonight...
i will get pics up tonight...
Interested to see what you had to doo. The stock intake is tight with older plastic, couldn't imagine it with the 09.
as you can tell from the pics, the stock intake does not sit well in there...and you would have to trim it to seal...
IMO...if you are spending the money on an 09 front end..get a different intake kit..
sorry the pics are so late...i forgot to post them a few weeks ago..
IMO...if you are spending the money on an 09 front end..get a different intake kit..
sorry the pics are so late...i forgot to post them a few weeks ago..
wow i thought those stock air box's were pretty much extinct or all underwater for boat anchors along with the stock 900 can's! lol i actually haven't ever seen one in person, all 900s i have been around and owned have always come to me with SLP or otherwise. Idk why you would waste money on an 09 front end if your sled were pretty much all stock. might as well save your money and get a newer sled rather than sink your money into a tank! lol
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BIGGDAWG
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Man Sean did you use enuff reflective tape under that hood. you won't even need a headlight
lol just messing with ya.
Here are a couple of pictures.
This is the first time I've tried this.
This is the first time I've tried this.
that was for information purposes only..i run a FNI...just shows those that are considering the 09 front end and have a stock intake...all other intake systems have been addressed on the 09 front ends..
Man Sean did you use enuff reflective tape under that hood. you won't even need a headlight
lol just messing with ya.
haha...i knew someone was gonna say something about that..lol..i was trying to make it all chrome LOL...
i melted my coolant hose from the head on the y-pipe last year even with the tape and loom....but everything esle was mint all season..that stuff works wonders...and i will be the one that said "told you so"...you can never protect everything enough from teh heat on these babies.....
nice work..
Ice Scratchers
Holy Smokes sean you didnt tell us that using an old dogs legs makes for good ice scratchers. Lolas you can tell from the pics, the stock intake does not sit well in there...and you would have to trim it to seal...
IMO...if you are spending the money on an 09 front end..get a different intake kit..
sorry the pics are so late...i forgot to post them a few weeks ago..
HAHA...yeh i saw that in the pics when i posted them, thats no old dog...thats a 10mth old 110lb SAINT BERNARD...
he loves working in the garage with me hahaha....he is checking track tension under there I got that, just thought that as soon as they were pulled of these sleds that they were burned rather than kept! lol
Did anybody else have this problem?
I just installed my 09' plastics on my 755 and they look great. I didnt notice when installing them but they are in the way of my upper motor mount bolts on the front mount. The fender isnt covering the hole but there isnt enough clearance for the bolt head.
I cant really see a solution besides modifying the plastics. What did you guys that have done update do to fix it?
I just installed my 09' plastics on my 755 and they look great. I didnt notice when installing them but they are in the way of my upper motor mount bolts on the front mount. The fender isnt covering the hole but there isnt enough clearance for the bolt head.
I cant really see a solution besides modifying the plastics. What did you guys that have done update do to fix it?
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ghostwhite
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i drilled one hole on each side to remedy this. I don't really see a way around this. 1/2 inch Wood bit works like hot knife through butter.
It seems like a lot of people are going with the 09 front end. Why is there so much hype about it? Maybe I'm missing it but it looks pretty much the same after the conversion. I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything but it reminds me of Vanilla Ice saying his base line is totally different from Queen's "Under Pressure" because he added the high hat at the end...
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ghostwhite
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I did mine for an updated look as well as a Stronger bumper that doesnt look hack-jobbed. The newer design is supposed to be better at flotation also.
I went with the Fastrax kit with the CoBe bumper and love it.
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