Air intake on the 9
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The SLP one actually requires you to cut your factory boost box up to use it. It does not allow you to use an after market bumper. The stock bumpers on these sleds are a complete joke, if you attempt to use it to get unstuck you will break the plastic that holds it on. You are much better off to keep you stock boost box intact and get either a fire N Ice intake, or a timbersled intake, or build your own with a K & N and a prefilter like a few of the guys on here have done. Then if you want to upgrade to a functional front bumper later you will not have to buy a new boost box because you cut yours up for the SLP intake.
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AIR BOX
IN DEEP SNOW THE FRONT OF YOUR SLED IS IN THE SNOW THE SLP KIT GETS ALL ITS AIR FROM THE FRONT HOOD THATS IN THE SNOW WHEN ITS DEEP HOW CAN IT GET AIR WHEN THE INTAKE IS IN THE SNOW ???? I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM A SLP KIT FIRE N ICE MAKES A GOOD ONE OR MAKE YOUR OWN
IN DEEP SNOW THE FRONT OF YOUR SLED IS IN THE SNOW THE SLP KIT GETS ALL ITS AIR FROM THE FRONT HOOD THATS IN THE SNOW WHEN ITS DEEP HOW CAN IT GET AIR WHEN THE INTAKE IS IN THE SNOW ???? I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM A SLP KIT FIRE N ICE MAKES A GOOD ONE OR MAKE YOUR OWN
You guys would be pleasantly surprised how well the stock intake works when the inner baffle is removed and venting up at the dash. I know it's heavy but the motor likes it as does the wallet.
I was forced into using the stock intake when Paul had quit making them a couple years back. Three out of four 900's that i ride with run the stock airbox. When all of our engines ran so well, it was hard to justify spending the money for only the weight loss. I am in no way trying to dis Paul's intake. It's an awesome intake.
The other thing to consider with air intakes is how well do they seal? Belt dust is very hard on the crank bearings. I find myself often wondering how many of the first and second year 900 crank bearing failures were the result of poorly sealed intakes at the boost box connection which were allowing major belt dust ingestion into the engines. Beacuse for those first couple years of the 9, everybody was running SLP intakes.
I was forced into using the stock intake when Paul had quit making them a couple years back. Three out of four 900's that i ride with run the stock airbox. When all of our engines ran so well, it was hard to justify spending the money for only the weight loss. I am in no way trying to dis Paul's intake. It's an awesome intake.
The other thing to consider with air intakes is how well do they seal? Belt dust is very hard on the crank bearings. I find myself often wondering how many of the first and second year 900 crank bearing failures were the result of poorly sealed intakes at the boost box connection which were allowing major belt dust ingestion into the engines. Beacuse for those first couple years of the 9, everybody was running SLP intakes.
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I would probably do just that since I have venting on the sides of mine now to let air in their. Only one problem and I think alot of us have this problem, that part was filed in the round basket 5 years ago when we installed the SLP intakes we are trying to get rid of now.
I agree with DD on the cost vs. weight issue, BUT................
There's a lot to be said about getting all that plastic out of there and creating more free flow of air over your clutches & belt, especially if you have shock tower and stirrup vents. My clutches and belt are always just "warm" to the touch, never "hot"
There's a lot to be said about getting all that plastic out of there and creating more free flow of air over your clutches & belt, especially if you have shock tower and stirrup vents. My clutches and belt are always just "warm" to the touch, never "hot"
Are you talking about the airbox to the shelf under the dash connection?
It's foam. Part# 5812777 Foam, Intake Cover
I run A Fire-n-Ice airbox, but i used 2 of the stock foam pieces stuck together to form a better seal.
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