cutler or timbersled intake?

[hcr700]

Timbersled junk on M7!

I have ran both SLP and Timbersled on my M7's. SLP only bucks when snow is windshield deep for a long time. (bothers with stock intake as well though).

Only good thing with timbersled is the 11 lb weight loss. It does sound deeper when you hammer the throttle but I wouldn't say there is any more power.

It is a POS because the sled WILL run like shi* now in BUMPER deep snow. I have frog skinz and new vent holes all over my flipping hood now and it is still far from perfect in deep snow.

Please save yourself $200, a crappy running sled, and a complete waste of time.

Anyone on Snowest that says a timbersled on a M is good, do not rie in deep enough snow. My sleds were good last season before I added this worthless deep snow product

 

[AaronBND]

I think if you have the bumper vents installed, you could go in and vent right behind those on the airbox and it would work well. Not sure what kind of adjustments you would have to make to the fuel map if any.

Aaron

 

[dunatyk]

Had the Cutlers intake on a mod M7. It would always plug in deep snow and also always had snow and ice buildup around the filter they sent. Spent most of that winter trying to stop snow from entering the airbox area and trying not to make it bog in deep snow. I never came up with anything good to resolve the problem. If the sled didn't need the extra air i would have went back to a stock intake.

 

[Frostbite]

Wow, there's an awful lot of honesty in this thread!

It's very refreshing to see!

I sincerely wish one of the aftermarket intakes would work great in the deep powder because I'd really LOVE to save the weight. However, if I can't lose the weight without run quality issues. I guess I'll just stick with what works.

 

[AaronBND]

When I had my Timbersleds on I could not keep snow out of the front end either. I had frogskinz on and everything sealed up tight. I could not figure out where it was getting in! All I know is that anytime I was in deep powder the underneath of the Timbersleds was always stacked with snow up to the bottom of the filters.

Aaron

 

[KSH]

This was my solution to my problems with the Timbersled intake, no complaints so far.

 

[backcountryislife]

Wow, there's an awful lot of honesty in this thread! ]

It's very refreshing to see!

I sincerely wish one of the aftermarket intakes would work great in the deep powder because I'd really LOVE to save the weight. However, if I can't lose the weight without run quality issues. I guess I'll just stick with what works.

Although I prefer the BDX, either the BDX or the timbersled can be made to run perfectly in deep snow, you just have to think a bit when you install.

The timbersled is far from complete, but if you add the bra that I mentioned on that one as well or the smaller bra that just covers the gap between the hood & bumper, and cover the other two front vents with frogskin, bdx's vents, or something else you've got a setup that will do fine in deep.


Keep in mind what I said about the sleds being TOTALLY DIFFERENT in what they want for air the M7, M8 & M1000 are not the same sleds.


Remember that with nearly all mods, install is 50% of the performance. Don't install properly & don't expect to get what you want.

 

[1010kingcat]

hmm i don't think i really got a good answer on my question if i put a timber sled intake on a bone stock m1000 with a can and run my diamond mesh hood will i have to run any kind of fuel box i ran the mesh hood on my mod m7 and love it no snow gets in the intake any were has a rubber bra on the front so the hood with intake should work great no matter how deep the snow is

 

[KSH]

hmm i don't think i really got a good answer on my question if i put a timber sled intake on a bone stock m1000 with a can and run my diamond mesh hood will i have to run any kind of fuel box i ran the mesh hood on my mod m7 and love it no snow gets in the intake any were has a rubber bra on the front so the hood with intake should work great no matter how deep the snow is

I ran the Timbersled intake with Black Magic can on a 07 with no problems.

 

[miko]

When I had my Timbersleds on I could not keep snow out of the front end either. I had frogskinz on and everything sealed up tight. I could not figure out where it was getting in! All I know is that anytime I was in deep powder the underneath of the Timbersleds was always stacked with snow up to the bottom of the filters.

Aaron

I had the same problem with my Cutlers. So I took a strip of door weatherstrip and ran it between the front of the hood and the part of the belly pan right behind the front bumper. That way when the hood is shut it crushes the weatherstrip and seals out any snow. I got very little snow in after that. It really worked great for me.

 

[skidooboy]

i think KSH has a great option there. the other thing i was thinking is leaving the stock box in place, removing the bellows and the snorkle from the stock airbox (just leaving a flat round hole in the top of the box. and then covering that hole with a 4" diameter frogkins self-adhesive. filter/vent.

for testing i was going to leave the plenum on the hood, if it worked with no bogs, or snow build up, i would then later remove the plenum to drop the weight. you could go one step further, so you can go back to stock on the hill. take the bellows and snorkle with you, and if a problem arose you could go back to stock in a few minutes.

it will draw underhood air but, with correct venting it could still work. ski

 

[KSH]

i think KSH has a great option there. the other thing i was thinking is leaving the stock box in place, removing the bellows and the snorkle from the stock airbox (just leaving a flat round hole in the top of the box. and then covering that hole with a 4" diameter frogkins self-adhesive. filter/vent.

for testing i was going to leave the plenum on the hood, if it worked with no bogs, or snow build up, i would then later remove the plenum to drop the weight. you could go one step further, so you can go back to stock on the hill. take the bellows and snorkle with you, and if a problem arose you could go back to stock in a few minutes.

it will draw underhood air but, with correct venting it could still work. ski

A couple of things on your idea;
A flat four inch may not have enough surface area to let in enough air.

I have lots of vents in place to help get cooler air.
My problem was the sensor could not react fast enough to temp changes.
The air box gives me even temp changes.

 

[skidooboy]

what filter, and outerwear did you buy, if people would like to go your route? how tall is it, any contact issues with the hood?

i have the gage cage, and the front frogskins but i need a hood/front bumper/bellypan area venting/intake to get more air for something like you have to work. thanks for the help, ski

 

[KSH]

what filter, and outerwear did you buy, if people would like to go your route? how tall is it, any contact issues with the hood?

i have the gage cage, and the front frogskins but i need a hood/front bumper/bellypan area venting/intake to get more air for something like you have to work. thanks for the help, ski

I had the Timbersled intake already, so I trimmed down the intake horn and clamped on the pod.

It does not touch the hood, but the plenum up the hood has to be removed.

To buy a filter and sock is about $60.00 and you could get a larger filter area and have it angled back away from the nose for more room.

 

[bigcat_ak]

I had the same problem with my Cutlers. So I took a strip of door weatherstrip and ran it between the front of the hood and the part of the belly pan right behind the front bumper. That way when the hood is shut it crushes the weatherstrip and seals out any snow. I got very little snow in after that. It really worked great for me.

Did the same thing. Works great.

 

[tcpeterson]

Well, i'll add another vote for the SLP addon. I have used it since i added the pipe kit and have been happy with it. With that said i never tried any other intake either so..

Here is what i did to the stock system, not sure if the little frogskinz did much but they are right in line with the vents on the hood which have the frogskinz too. I used the big frogskin over the intake hole so that the hood could come off easy and not have to worry about covering it up. With the way the SLP addon comes down the foam seals around it pretty well.

 

[killerrf]

wow this turned out to be a real good thread. lots of responses. thanks for all the input. now i have to decide....

 

[SLEDIOT]

I use timbersled on both of my M's. No issues and truly easy install. Gains and crisp bottom end were noticeable on both..............

 

[wje_153]

i run the bdx box on my m8 and honestly it is the best bang for your buck my trottle response is very crisp and it performs well in most conditons the only problem is the bdx vents get ripped apart easy

 

[drypowder]

Trust me when I say I have tried them all and just recently I went back to the stocker with the SLP add-on. Could not be happier in over-the-hood snow that we have had lately. BDX Intake clogged up bad in deep powder, Timbersleds are harder to tune to, but do give you good throttle response. Just giving you my experience. Good luck with your decision.

Aaron

i havent tried them all . but i can tell u i do have the slp air intake kit in my 09 m1000 and it has worked great . no bog , very happy , in fact very happy with all slp stuff. i h ave the ypipe,pipe, can ,slp intake , power commanderIII and slp cluthing and this sled rocks . slp dyno'ed it at 192 hp with 133 pounds of torque lol and i believe it.. i love this sled so much im thinknig about gettting another one with the 162 track mine is 153 track . just my experience hope it helps .. btw slp air intake is 60 bucks