Intake Problems on M series?
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Nubulin
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I think all the problems you hear about is it breathing its own exhaust and screwing up the sensor in the ECU which equals BOG big time. I run a timbersled intake on mine and I have had it pretty full over the hood and even around the intake and it works fine unitl the exhaust plugs up.
I had problems on my '06 with the intake plugging, had to often ride one handed in the deep with one hand clearing the intake to keep going. Bad design. Mesh hood was the cure for me.
whats going to be your current fix???
i put in extra venting behind the wind shield through the hood and then some holes into the intake. also i built a big air horn with three one inch holes that face the front of the sled and draw air through the front screen behind the bumper. also installed side pannel vents to evacuate heat under the hood this helps with clutch heat big time. for exhaust bog a longer deflector on the exhaust outlet in the tunnel seems to do the trick.
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sledhead699
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i am also running the timbersled intake works great and i have vents all over my hood and clutch and by the gagues no problems what so ever
09 M1000's have an underhood vent down by the snorkel, the 8's remain unchanged.
I have the timbersled intake, with extra venting. It works good, except for when its really deep. I mean over the headlight deep. So for about a month out of the year mine is a bog dog. The majority of the post I have read all say they have snow over the hood all the time with no bog at all. When the snow is light and fluffy mine bogs all the time. I know it is a mix of many things (sucking hot air, sucking exhaust, exhaust plugging, snow covered) so I am using different vent material in my front bumper, and blocking the nose off from the motor, to make the front bumper more like an air box.
Where is the best place to get front bumper vents?
Is the sticker kind the way to go?
Where is the best place to get front bumper vents?
Is the sticker kind the way to go?
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I also run the Timbersled intake and I've had it in over the head pow with no issues. I have 2 SLP florites on the front bumper, one on either side along with the stock vents. I used the stock intake screens as vents to let hot air out. So far it works great, no issues
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I have a black diamond black box and it works great kit comes with all the mesh vents for the nose cone.
I have a black diamond black box and it works great kit comes with all the mesh vents for the nose cone.
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Uller
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Bogging Solution
I've experienced bogging with my 06 M7. I believe that it is a combination of intake bogging and exhaust bogging. To fix this I've done two things.
1. Use the Timbersled intake kit. In addition to this I've added the stock intake vent covers to my nose cone and used pet screen to cover all stock vents instead of the crappy stock metal ones which don't filter out the snow. If you notice in the pic I also used bullseyes in the front bumper. I wouldn't use those if I were you. They are too expensive and tend to freeze up once the snow hits them. Then they tend to collect snow in the nose area.
This fix cured the issues caused by the stock intake design. I feel it is caused by the "shelf" that is below the stock intake screen and causes snow to buildup in deep conditions and clog off the air entering the stock system. I do have a boondocker box and had to make some small changes due to the added air that my machine gets now.
2. Get the exhaust deflector shield for the M1000 (it is a larger piece and can easily be cut to fit over the stock deflector) and add it to the stock deflector on the outside. Your could do this out of any sort of material and don't need to buy a prefabbed piece I just went this direction cause I don't have tools to cleanly bend a flat piece of material. I don't have a pic of this. Sorry.
To finish, I DO NOT have any bogging issues whatsoever since I've done these mods and other than the Timbersled kit it was relatively cheap as far as parts go.
I've experienced bogging with my 06 M7. I believe that it is a combination of intake bogging and exhaust bogging. To fix this I've done two things.
1. Use the Timbersled intake kit. In addition to this I've added the stock intake vent covers to my nose cone and used pet screen to cover all stock vents instead of the crappy stock metal ones which don't filter out the snow. If you notice in the pic I also used bullseyes in the front bumper. I wouldn't use those if I were you. They are too expensive and tend to freeze up once the snow hits them. Then they tend to collect snow in the nose area.
This fix cured the issues caused by the stock intake design. I feel it is caused by the "shelf" that is below the stock intake screen and causes snow to buildup in deep conditions and clog off the air entering the stock system. I do have a boondocker box and had to make some small changes due to the added air that my machine gets now.
2. Get the exhaust deflector shield for the M1000 (it is a larger piece and can easily be cut to fit over the stock deflector) and add it to the stock deflector on the outside. Your could do this out of any sort of material and don't need to buy a prefabbed piece I just went this direction cause I don't have tools to cleanly bend a flat piece of material. I don't have a pic of this. Sorry.
To finish, I DO NOT have any bogging issues whatsoever since I've done these mods and other than the Timbersled kit it was relatively cheap as far as parts go.
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What did you use to adhere the pet screen to the inside of the hood? whatever you used, it looks really clean! How did you hold the screen in place while the adhesive product you used dried?
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minet
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The glue that ive used for over five hoods now is "plumbing goop" it comes in a purple tube. You can get it at any home depot type store. Works good for repairing cracked stock hoods as well.
anyone have a picture of an M7 EFi machine with the Timbersled intake system on it?
