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took alot of time routing the plubing and electrical, just trying to keep it clean!! everything is there minus the starter rope guide and pipes!! Some more chassis pix

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Looks good matty:beer; What kind of fuel range are you guys getting? Im getting about 50 hard miles on 14 gal.
 
dont know yet since it hasnt hit the snow! Hopefully if all goes well this week with the pipes ill be able to let you know next week!
 
also looking for a baseline for jetting and clutching running tcat rackslides and P85/Cat roller secondary any help is appreciated!
 
Chub city !!!!!!!

Matt, you may not like that Holz skid. I could never get mine to keep the skis down. Maybe you will have better luck than I did.
You may end up with a cat button cover. Brad ran the cat stuff and I ran Poo button and Team.

Good button setup for 3-6000 ft was a 52/36 SLP Mountain helix and the Polaris Grey spring.

Good Team setup for same elev was 58/38 and Black/Purple.
 
timing issue?

I am starting with 7-2xl needles because that's what the previous owner had installed and he sometimes rode low. That is with the power jets which I assume you also have. I heard from your Brother (MBR44?) that Rob Schooping (HTG) recommends even higher than 9-2xl. Have you checked your timing? I would do that. What temps are you seeing with good plugs?
Jim

i burned down 2 pistons with 7-2's. yes MBR44 is my brother. i am going to solve this by going with 44mm lectrons. the 48's have to much air for me. i am trail riding this motor. i have talked with numerous guys running the 44's and they work good with a 9-1xl. my brother also melted down his union bay 900 with 7-2. saw max temp of 1212, 1211 and 1152. plugs were ok til i got WOT, i could not get enough gas to it. what timing should i be running at 0-3000ft?

what is a good way to check timing? pull the recoil housing off and start it with a rope on the primary?
 
what is a good way to check timing? pull the recoil housing off and start it with a rope on the primary?

Here is a good link http://www.slp.cc/technical/New%20Timing.pdf

I personally prefer to mark the clutch for tdc and use a piece of welding rod fastend around the reed bolt. I then use an adjustable digital timing light and set it for the timing I want. Example if you want the 18 degrees then set the light for that and when the timing light zeros in on your mark your all set. It saves trying to mark the clutch with different settings that can be tough to read and not that accurate.
Another recomendation is to use a dummy clutch. You can screw up the bushing on the p85 by having it slam closed.
I run mine with the TPS disconnected.

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anyone know where a set of crankshop pipes for a prox/edge for a 1200 are for sale? My guy that was gunna build them is LAZY! cant get him to do anything and I would like to ride sometime this year! Thanks guys!
 
Yeah I think they were the chrome ones for a prox, I thought he had sold those though? But I think im gunna double check!

My guy has built quite a few sets of pipes but he started working for himself, just got married, and is lazy! Its getting old trying to get him to do something! Plus he been trying to put his name on this sled telling everyone he built it! He never touched the thing other than welding up the notch in the bulkhead for the recoil!

Ill call brad!
 
I hear ya on other people taking credit for your hard work. Just take it as a compliment on your attention to detail. Obviously they dont.
 
Not sure if they are too tight. Measure them again in millimeters and check them against what 4Z posted. You could choke down with the bolt trick for elevation but if those pipes were for altitude, they may be too tight for sea level.

talked to SLP and need 33mm stinger outlet for sea level, have 30mm
 
ProX pipes

Here are the pipes. Again, they are sea-level CS pipes and the PTO is the one damaged. 4Z knows more about these than I as they were off John O's sled which I believe Lynn and Brad were both involved with.
I also have the ProX engine plate from Brad if anyone is interested.
$450 plus shipping (roughly $50).

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anyone know where a set of crankshop pipes for a prox/edge for a 1200 are for sale? My guy that was gunna build them is LAZY! cant get him to do anything and I would like to ride sometime this year! Thanks guys!

PM Polaris Rocks..he might be able to make ya a set if hes feelin up to it.
 
Here are the pipes. Again, they are sea-level CS pipes and the PTO is the one damaged. 4Z knows more about these than I as they were off John O's sled which I believe Lynn and Brad were both involved with.
I also have the ProX engine plate from Brad if anyone is interested.
$450 plus shipping (roughly $50).

Those were the first set of three different pipes that Doug Ruth built for me for Prox. I had them made for John's build I did in '05. I bet that CS or DR could re-make that PTO.
 
finally got started on the pipes last night!!! Its amazing what happens when you tell someone that they are lazy and need to get off their a$$! after a few coldies we set up the pipes just to hear it run, sounds awesome, especially without silencers!!!! Should be ready by next week!
 
Those were the first set of three different pipes that Doug Ruth built for me for Prox. I had them made for John's build I did in '05. I bet that CS or DR could re-make that PTO.

See, and I thought they were CS pipes. Thanks for chiming in Lynn and straightening me out. Did these pipes run well? I'm wondering if it's a fair deal as I have no idea what these cost. I know I just spent $1500 for my new ones.:eek:
 
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