the washer acts as a restrictor to help control the coolant flow , I would think you could buy these as restrictor plates in an automotive speed shop
BYPASS THERMOSTAT UPGRADE (PREVIOUSLY $28 upgrade)
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the washer acts as a restrictor to help control the coolant flow , I would think you could buy these as restrictor plates in an automotive speed shop
For anyone else wondering how well this works, I can tell you it does!!
I'm running a 163 / X3 and trail temps with "Ice Storm" scratchers down and a PDP long flap would be about 127 to 130. I did this and now trail temps with scratchers down are about 107 to 111. I'm not sure how much the longer flap really helps but it was on for both tests. I might actually try a shorter PDP flap next year and see how that works too. This long one can be a pain sometimes.
I'm running a 163 / X3 and trail temps with "Ice Storm" scratchers down and a PDP long flap would be about 127 to 130. I did this and now trail temps with scratchers down are about 107 to 111. I'm not sure how much the longer flap really helps but it was on for both tests. I might actually try a shorter PDP flap next year and see how that works too. This long one can be a pain sometimes.
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Alaskanparret
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So honest question here,
I religiously let my pro warm up to 120 before it even moves. The one time i didn't do that I had a bog till it hit 120 it seemed. After that she ran fine all day long. Never has bogged on me since.
So my question would be, are there any cons of the machine running cooler, such as the trail temps of 107 as previously stated or ???
I religiously let my pro warm up to 120 before it even moves. The one time i didn't do that I had a bog till it hit 120 it seemed. After that she ran fine all day long. Never has bogged on me since.
So my question would be, are there any cons of the machine running cooler, such as the trail temps of 107 as previously stated or ???
I am considering doing this the upgrade to my 14 pro. I got a price of $130 for the complete kit from Rodgers Sport center in Wyoming. I am trying to save money but do upgrades that are worthwhile. Is this something I should seriously consider?
I don't thin so.
I've ran mine with this update and have been in crappy snow and good snow and it runs more consistent. Marginal snow, it runs cooler and in good snow it runs about the same. I'm very happy with this upgrade, so far.
For this season, I did change back to the short snow flap, so we'll see how this changes things.
Yes, it helps stabilize temps and decrease warmup times.
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sledneck_03
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I gutted mine to this. Also running the lip up as per stock as looks like the coolant goes up the case into the heads and up thru the housing.
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i just done this to my friends 2013 swtbck .
I plumbed in the BRP T mixing valve just like the picture and write up .
Due to limited access to fittings , I left the front cooler intact and plumbed in as is .
The system works very good , just as advertised in the opening statements of this thread .
breaking trail below 20 mph temps at 105
loose packed trail below 30 mph temps at 118
loose packed trail above 30 mph temps at 107
ambiant temps above or just at freezing ,heavy wet clammy snow
Took a brp renegade out on back to back run and it ran 25 degrees higher than the polaris , temps are extrolated due to the BRP use of bars vice numerical value
very good mod highly recommended
I also used pre mix besides the engine oil pump
I plumbed in the BRP T mixing valve just like the picture and write up .
Due to limited access to fittings , I left the front cooler intact and plumbed in as is .
The system works very good , just as advertised in the opening statements of this thread .
breaking trail below 20 mph temps at 105
loose packed trail below 30 mph temps at 118
loose packed trail above 30 mph temps at 107
ambiant temps above or just at freezing ,heavy wet clammy snow
Took a brp renegade out on back to back run and it ran 25 degrees higher than the polaris , temps are extrolated due to the BRP use of bars vice numerical value
very good mod highly recommended
I also used pre mix besides the engine oil pump
A sort of bump for the thread but I found this off Terra alps site, they claim to have tested the T-stat flows and comparing to their own... but it does go to show you how little the stock T-stat flows, that said however who knows how many liters in a minute the stock pro flows but 11L in a minute isn't much so I'd take a good guess that it would move more than that for sure. That being said the doo t-stat certainly is much better than stock and the price is great.
"We flow tested our Terra Alps thermostat, the stock Polaris stat, the stock Skidoo XP stat and another companies. We soaked the stats in 130'f hot water til stats were open then flowed 130'f hot water thru them for 1 minute recording how much they flowed. The Terra Alps thermostat flowed 33.4L of water in 1 minute, the stock XP stat flowed 26.05L in 1 minute, the stock Polaris stat flowed 11.3L of water in 1 minute and the other brand flowed only 11.85L in 1 minute. The Terra Alps Racing thermostat kit flows 3 times more water then stock thermostat and runs cooler. Making more HP!"
"We flow tested our Terra Alps thermostat, the stock Polaris stat, the stock Skidoo XP stat and another companies. We soaked the stats in 130'f hot water til stats were open then flowed 130'f hot water thru them for 1 minute recording how much they flowed. The Terra Alps thermostat flowed 33.4L of water in 1 minute, the stock XP stat flowed 26.05L in 1 minute, the stock Polaris stat flowed 11.3L of water in 1 minute and the other brand flowed only 11.85L in 1 minute. The Terra Alps Racing thermostat kit flows 3 times more water then stock thermostat and runs cooler. Making more HP!"
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