How hard is it to change a tunnel and what all do you hafe to do to do it on a gen2?
After market tunnel
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IMO. Perimeter cooling is a cruel joke to get peeps to spend 1500.00+ on a fancy bling tunnel. I ride with a guy with one every time I go out. He has as much, if not MORE snow on his VE tunnel as I have on my stock M w/eliminators. EVERY TIME. Same result.
Save your $ and buy something else w/ the gas pedals and kick up. It will be cheaper, and you will get it a lot faster. With way less drama than dealing with VE. Plus, the powder coating will probably stay on longer than 3 rides. Just my 3 cents....I am sure the VE lovers will be bashing me now.
I will admit, they sure look good on a showroom floor.
Save your $ and buy something else w/ the gas pedals and kick up. It will be cheaper, and you will get it a lot faster. With way less drama than dealing with VE. Plus, the powder coating will probably stay on longer than 3 rides. Just my 3 cents....I am sure the VE lovers will be bashing me now.
I will admit, they sure look good on a showroom floor.
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zr600
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I got a fabcraft on my mountaincat and it is a good tunnel. But if i wouldn't have got such a good deal on it i would have went with the ve boondock tunnel. Personelly i think if you are going to go through the work of putting on a tunnel you should have it made deeper for more clearance. The fabcraft on my mountaincat doesn't have any more clearance way up front on the top of the tunnel then a stock one. Call mitch at Evans marine about the carbon fiber ones. I talked to him about one he can custom make them how ever you want, he seemed like he would be good to do business with. Go with what ever you like though they are all good tunnels. VE and fabcraft are both very good with customer service and will always talk you through any problems. They always call back to. This is what i have experienced. You can't go wrong eithor way.
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Nate
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I agree
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I've never had more snow build up on a sled then I have on the RAW IQ. Its probably a combination of things, but my old perimiter cooling Edge never had this much of an issue with its OEM tunnel.
We'll see how the VE holds up, I'm already dissatisfied with the powdercoating. Next tunnel I get will just be raw.
I built my own! Kind of a pain but it was a whole lot cheaper! But mines on a doo zx mod. Check with some of your local metal fab shops if you have any because they can actually help you build a wicked tunnel for dirt cheap! Just an idea.
I also build my own. Some things to consider if you build your own, are that it is hard to get wide running boards out of a 4ft. sheet,and the gade of material that u use.
Sorry to jack your thread, Kid, but I riveted my running boards on and got them REALLY wide, 6 7/8" all the way back! Luv 'um wiiiiiiiide! Traction on the boards is the only thing I'm having problems with, I thought about STOMP pad but they don't make it that big. What did you do?
Cmx sells what is basicly a snow eliminator kit, pertty universal and works good.
I've got a fabcraft with perimeter cooling on my 06 rev. Best tunnel out there bar none. Nothing gets rid of snow like a fabcraft. There is no slipping off them.
2800..... Holy Crap... You Must Have Picked One Of These Up(hence The Name). I Was Looking At One, But Not For That Much Money..
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flying pig
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He said INSTALLED. That seems like a pretty good deal to me, for the average guy its takes countless hours to install a tunnel. Van Amburgs kick ***. I'd never buy a different brand again after having one now. The rear kick ups don't do you any good when climbing. They do nice wheelies when you stand there, but you're sled will be all over uncontrolably on a steep hill if you stand there. Those tunnels are BUFF. I usually pretzel one in the first two months of a season, the vanamburg is the first one to survive a full year.
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Sorry, Im Just Starting With A Raw Chassis. Only Take Me A Couple Of Hours To Get The Tunnel On. Never Seen The Intstalled. Curious What Just The Tunnel Is Worth And If You Can Get Them With A Rear Cooler Instead Of Running Board Coolers??? This Is For An 06 Rev Also 162.
well I'll tell you something after all the years of building them I won't build one for a case beer!
I put alot of experience into them and build the best.
I pack 6 gal can on the back every ride. there tuff.
most of mine are made out of a 5 x 10 sheet, not a 4 x 8 , more cost,
because of the wider running boards and the taller tunnel for more track clearance and moving more air thru the tunnel.
I draw them up on the computor cad program and there all cnc cut.
when building one how do you bend the aluminum?, what radius? what type of material do you use? how thick of material do you use? how do you over lap the different pieces? what rivets?
how do you do a drop and roll, screw up the geometry of the sled and make it a cooking sheet grass dragger or a mtn sled!
how do you weld up the bulkhead to start a drop and weld? do you have a tig welder?
coolers?
we have the best traction for footing which it seems alot of others are starting to copy! just the right amount so snow doesn't come up thru the boards.
just a few questions for those that think they can do it your selfs and think they can build the best!
we race and beat the crap out of out Terra Alps Racing tunnels everyride, and I dont expect any less from my clients buying them.
and kost a bunch was a nickname from an old sledhead "LA guns"
it will take more then a couple hours to get a tunnel on, if your that good you can come work for me, young man.
Ted Kostiuk,
Terra Alps Racing inc.
www.terraalpsracing.com
I put alot of experience into them and build the best.
I pack 6 gal can on the back every ride. there tuff.
most of mine are made out of a 5 x 10 sheet, not a 4 x 8 , more cost,
because of the wider running boards and the taller tunnel for more track clearance and moving more air thru the tunnel.
I draw them up on the computor cad program and there all cnc cut.
when building one how do you bend the aluminum?, what radius? what type of material do you use? how thick of material do you use? how do you over lap the different pieces? what rivets?
how do you do a drop and roll, screw up the geometry of the sled and make it a cooking sheet grass dragger or a mtn sled!
how do you weld up the bulkhead to start a drop and weld? do you have a tig welder?
coolers?
we have the best traction for footing which it seems alot of others are starting to copy! just the right amount so snow doesn't come up thru the boards.
just a few questions for those that think they can do it your selfs and think they can build the best!
we race and beat the crap out of out Terra Alps Racing tunnels everyride, and I dont expect any less from my clients buying them.
and kost a bunch was a nickname from an old sledhead "LA guns"
it will take more then a couple hours to get a tunnel on, if your that good you can come work for me, young man.
Ted Kostiuk,
Terra Alps Racing inc.
www.terraalpsracing.com
that there is one sweet looking tunnel!
$3000 bux for that installed on my M sled? (assuming $200 for the color)
nice but, ouch!
yeah until it explodes.
id go with cr racing or terra alps. the terra alps kick up tunnels look so good..the VE tunnels in my opinon look kinda goofey.
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