Cr500 tunnel cooler
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I run a kx500 with a tunnel cooler I modified to fit right above the drivers, it is only 8"x9". I am running the KTM thermostat and took out both rads, and I have been running 160 pretty consistently, with no engine shrouds. the highest I have seen is 186 so far since mid feb when I did the swap. That is all in minimal snow as well
I am running a Rev tunnel cooler in place of the tunnel top on a '12 MH and it works well for my KX500.
This is on reason i like the pre 15 kits. The cooler works better hose routing wise. As far as routing of the hoses pretty simple. From the head to Thermobob to cooler to top of right rad. I'd run the bypass from Thermobob to the bottom of the right rad (either into a rad fitting or Thermobob T). I'd personally nix the left rad. If you run carb heat id T it back into cooler return or bottom of right rad. Simple.
Ravenous has a great setup on a KX500. Prob one of the best stable temp 500s I've kinda seen. The cooler is the way to solve up the trail heat issues on the 500. In the deep a stat is not needed imo but with the cooler you would end up using one. Thermobob has a 130F stat for the 2 stroke guys. It has the bypass and also a probe port if you were wondering. Bill is a super nice guy and can help you. He has a lot of great data on temps etc.
Ravenous has a great setup on a KX500. Prob one of the best stable temp 500s I've kinda seen. The cooler is the way to solve up the trail heat issues on the 500. In the deep a stat is not needed imo but with the cooler you would end up using one. Thermobob has a 130F stat for the 2 stroke guys. It has the bypass and also a probe port if you were wondering. Bill is a super nice guy and can help you. He has a lot of great data on temps etc.
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More worried about them catching on stuff then the look at this point.. So I was going to encase them in some type of plastic tubing so they are less likely to catch and a little more puncture resistant.. I think that is best case scenario.... The cooling issue is my last hurdle .....
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Racking my brain not enough clearance under... I can't loose the fuel carrier because I need the fuel... I could go to rails for fuel on the rear .. Maybe I will look for a different way to carry fuel that said I am going to try to shim the carrier so I can fit the lines under we will see how that works with tss
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tunnel cooler
im confused on this tunnel cooler...I have a 2012 kx500af timbersled and I don't see the need to add additional cooling for these things. there is no additional cooling for the trails with dirt tires in the middle of summer when its 90deg out so why would it need it in winter with all the cool air rushing past the motor/radiators? ive only had antifreeze boil over once and that was a long slow 4 min climb going slow
im confused on this tunnel cooler...I have a 2012 kx500af timbersled and I don't see the need to add additional cooling for these things. there is no additional cooling for the trails with dirt tires in the middle of summer when its 90deg out so why would it need it in winter with all the cool air rushing past the motor/radiators? ive only had antifreeze boil over once and that was a long slow 4 min climb going slow
