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aninchlow
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Here is my sled, I've been working on it for a while. The deep snow in Revelstoke (where I live) just kills the sleds.... the air boxes that come with these sleds suck. I tried stock and then the SLP and then went to the 09 front end and settled on this custom job.
I have a TM3 in it (thanks indyDan).
My Air box works and it works well. The custom TIG'd airbox was a pain and I ended up fusing the stock air boots via some sticky mastic 3M stuff I had for joining plastic to aluminum. I then gave it a few layers of Heat reflective tape to keep the exhaust from softening it.
The guys at PowderLight's in Sicamous told me that this wouldn't work and the sled would blow up. I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work as their are numerous intank designs that work without messing with the computer, I put the Air sensor into the air box in the front and it works like a hot damn.
I built my own rider select delete out of a bit of T6061 billet, ultra strong and solid and light, I had to slop it up a bit so the handlebars would turn (exact tolerances didn't work out so well when you push on the bars or pull and turn) as I found out....
I also had to build a folding handlebar mount so I can fit my sled into my truck as I have to keep a topper on it for work. I machined that super tight, little bit of wobble but nothing you would notice on a trail or in the deep.
Following my neighbors advice I put the Fox Float 2 on instead of the comps as those turned out too stiff for powder. I love these float 2's.
Next thing I want to do for this sled is build a carbon fiber tunnel (after this season of riding it). This one is cracked and TIG'n it is a waste of time (lazy I know since I have a TIG) my neighbor builds the CF tunnels for his sleds, he offered to mentor me.
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One question I have is the sway bar. Guys are taking them out and some are leaving them in. I do ride the trail into Boulder and the other areas, and I find side hilling difficult on this sled, Will removing the sway bar make this easier? I realize it will twitch the sled a bit on the trail (or am I wrong here) does the sled without a sway bar dive into the corners?
I have a TM3 in it (thanks indyDan).
My Air box works and it works well. The custom TIG'd airbox was a pain and I ended up fusing the stock air boots via some sticky mastic 3M stuff I had for joining plastic to aluminum. I then gave it a few layers of Heat reflective tape to keep the exhaust from softening it.
The guys at PowderLight's in Sicamous told me that this wouldn't work and the sled would blow up. I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work as their are numerous intank designs that work without messing with the computer, I put the Air sensor into the air box in the front and it works like a hot damn.
I built my own rider select delete out of a bit of T6061 billet, ultra strong and solid and light, I had to slop it up a bit so the handlebars would turn (exact tolerances didn't work out so well when you push on the bars or pull and turn) as I found out....
I also had to build a folding handlebar mount so I can fit my sled into my truck as I have to keep a topper on it for work. I machined that super tight, little bit of wobble but nothing you would notice on a trail or in the deep.
Following my neighbors advice I put the Fox Float 2 on instead of the comps as those turned out too stiff for powder. I love these float 2's.
Next thing I want to do for this sled is build a carbon fiber tunnel (after this season of riding it). This one is cracked and TIG'n it is a waste of time (lazy I know since I have a TIG) my neighbor builds the CF tunnels for his sleds, he offered to mentor me.
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One question I have is the sway bar. Guys are taking them out and some are leaving them in. I do ride the trail into Boulder and the other areas, and I find side hilling difficult on this sled, Will removing the sway bar make this easier? I realize it will twitch the sled a bit on the trail (or am I wrong here) does the sled without a sway bar dive into the corners?
