Anyone have one on a non turbo'd sled? To me it makes sense, cold air makes more power..... Anyone have any thoughts? Just thinking out loud and thought I'd ask opinions
Above the hood intakes?
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I ran one on my xp and it sucked till wide open. Ambient temps should be cold enough while riding that a "cold air" intake wouldn't make much sense.
The console is already drawing fresh cold air.
Even the turbo companies are moving to the Console draw for all but the most extreme boost situations.
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Even the turbo companies are moving to the Console draw for all but the most extreme boost situations.
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The downside isnt worth the upside to me.. You have a intake that gets ripped or busted off everytime you roll the sled or take it to tight past a tree. If I was really wanting to get more air in there I would buy the fire & ice full headlight delete kit that turns the entire headlight and upper dash area into an intake. Personally I don't think a stock pro needs that much help getting air. Getting the hot air out of the engine compartment is a bigger issue.
Thanks for the input. It was just an idea but I am just gonna leave it as is for now!
I have been thinking the same thing, I bought a mesh hood from diamond s for my pro and it doesn't draw any air except that which is under the hood. I have though about cutting a hole in my mesh hood and running a piece of silicone hose up through the hood straight above the intake box. And then just have the intake stick up a little higher than the meshhood.
There isn't mesh above the stock intake on the hood??? On my xp I removed the headlight and put the intake in its place. I used dog screen to cover the headlight opening and used a oil less cone filter for the intake. This might work with the pro if you can make ducting to reach the headlight cavity.
Be cautious
One thing to consider is that the "dash intakes" are water resistant, not waterproof, even being horizontal they are great at keeping powder snow, even wetter snow from entering intake. BUT, if left outside, trailered or on deck without cover in the rain, water does eventually seep through, and get into your engine causing all sorts of problems. I personally know of a sled this happened on. If you do it, keep it covered when not riding. I know several will chime in here stating the mesh is smaller than a water molecule therefore this isn't possible, GORE-tex is also water proof along the same theory, but after being saturated it will allow seepage. Not an issue when riding and moving in the rain, just not good if left sitting all week.
One thing to consider is that the "dash intakes" are water resistant, not waterproof, even being horizontal they are great at keeping powder snow, even wetter snow from entering intake. BUT, if left outside, trailered or on deck without cover in the rain, water does eventually seep through, and get into your engine causing all sorts of problems. I personally know of a sled this happened on. If you do it, keep it covered when not riding. I know several will chime in here stating the mesh is smaller than a water molecule therefore this isn't possible, GORE-tex is also water proof along the same theory, but after being saturated it will allow seepage. Not an issue when riding and moving in the rain, just not good if left sitting all week.
With my turbo application. I remove the air horns out of the stock hood plenum... I also did it when it was stock. Did it help? I Couldn't tell a difference honestly, but it should help keep enough air in reserve to the intake when you are in the deep and the stock intakes get covered...
so I just got my slp stage 3 kit for my 2013 pro today..
and didn't want to put the dash air intake on my sled. should I? or will there be enough air if I take out the air horns?
do I need to put this on my sled with this kit?? I prefer to keep it stock looking..a sleeper
and didn't want to put the dash air intake on my sled. should I? or will there be enough air if I take out the air horns?
do I need to put this on my sled with this kit?? I prefer to keep it stock looking..a sleeper
Slp intake helps allot in deep over the hood pow. I didn't notice a power gain though.
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Intake
Did anyone see the article in the October issue of Sledheads? There was a write up on a Pro that had the intake come up where the dash swticheds are, or basically between the gas cap and steering post. I attached a picture with the article and another showing the sled, the one with the sled isn't the best but you can see a little bit of the intake.
Did anyone see the article in the October issue of Sledheads? There was a write up on a Pro that had the intake come up where the dash swticheds are, or basically between the gas cap and steering post. I attached a picture with the article and another showing the sled, the one with the sled isn't the best but you can see a little bit of the intake.
Here's another option to the dash vent, cover outsides with a FrogSkinz vents, no snow builds on it, it's out of the way, vertical enough now water can sit on the vent to deep in, and pulls more than enough additional cold air. I run on a turbo, but works awesome on a stock sled too, air horns in plenum removed also.
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Nice!
Are those abs reducers?
Are those abs reducers?
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That looks like the place Polaris should have put the intakes.
It might force-feed a little bit on high-speed trail runs.
But who wants to do that anyways
The steep and deep is where I have intake plugging issues.
That looks like the place Polaris should have put the intakes.
It might force-feed a little bit on high-speed trail runs.
But who wants to do that anyways
The steep and deep is where I have intake plugging issues.
Don't remove the air horns on a N/A sled. If you way to trim them at the restriction area there is some added benifit, but they create a flow pattern in the intake and your intake will actually flow less, more turbulent air with them completely removed.
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Are you talking upper airbox horns or lower airbox?
Are you talking upper airbox horns or lower airbox?
