New 2018 Mountain Cat

[CATDIESELPOWER]

Well I just bought a new carryover 2018 Mountain Cat!! Should pick it up
on Monday. I haven’t owned Cat since late 70’s, and those were my Dads...
Pantera and couple of Jags! Anything I should know or be watching out for?

 

[GBrown]

Congratulations! Great sled, I love mine. A common issue people mention on here are the gaps in the air intake system allowing snow ingestion. There are two problem locations; one is at the intake screens. Mountainfit makes a kit to help with that or you can use weatherstripping and silicon (still need silicon with mountainfit’s kit, gaps just aren’t near as big after install). The other is in the nose cone on the front of the hood, again, a little silicon and you’re good to go.

http://stores.mountainfithoods.net/2018-ascender-chassis-intake-reinforcement-kit/

 

[CATDIESELPOWER]

Which do you think is better, mtn fit or w/s and silicone? And are you talking the
Foam type weatherstripping?

 

[GBrown]

Yes, the type you can pickup at any auto parts store or Home Depot. Really either method works OK, I’ve done both now and at the end of the day both did the job. If the gaps on yours are wider than what weather stripping will plug then get the mountain fit kit and it will pull them closed.

 

[CATDIESELPOWER]

Cool, I’ll check it out. Thanks for the info.

 

[Frostbite]

Congratulations and welcome back! I think you'll enjoy the experience of being back on a Cat! We look forward to hearing your thoughts as you ride your new sled. Very cool!

 

[Fish10782]

Power valve cables were out of spec,the update is fuel line rubbing on bulk head, zip tie injector wires up, and rubber dipped clamp the harness to voltage regulator.

Stupid intake screen leak

Mds clutch kit was nice.

 

[CATDIESELPOWER]

I’ll keep an eye on these things. Thanks all for the tips. Can’t wait to try
this Cat out!

 

[CATDIESELPOWER]

What’s everyone’s thoughts on a well built can for the ctec? I don’t want annoying loud, a slight increase in dB I like. Thinking HPS or SLP or SSI.

 

[Fish10782]

I like my cutler can. Deep tone. Watch the bottom mount though, they tend to rub on the oil line gaurd/ lines. I ground the corner down so it fits nicely, contoured to the sheilding

There's one on ebay, think it was $180

 

[kiliki]

did the slp and it has a low tone and perfect at WOT and I like my cans quite!
also look at the pull rope just under the hood on the pto side. the bracket holding the pto coil pack some times is just a bit too close to the pull rope and rubs on it. just take and bend it out of the way.

 

[CATDIESELPOWER]

did the slp and it has a low tone and perfect at WOT and I like my cans quite!
also look at the pull rope just under the hood on the pto side. the bracket holding the pto coil pack some times is just a bit too close to the pull rope and rubs on it. just take and bend it out of the way.

Which SLP can are you running? They show two on their site.

 

[Fish10782]

I Second the coil pull rope rub...

Be nice if dyno port had a can for the 800 ctec2, I'd dump the cpc quick like for it.

 

[kiliki]

Which SLP can are you running? They show two on their site.

Not the race can. The other. 09-323
https://www.startinglineproducts.com/snow/arctic-cat/exhaust/arctic-cat-800-silencer-8018.html

 

[ultrasks700]

Not the race can. The other. 09-323
https://www.startinglineproducts.com/snow/arctic-cat/exhaust/arctic-cat-800-silencer-8018.html

i second this muffler. Great idle tone, holds back the DB's through the midrange but has a really nice tone at WOT. i bought mine for 260$ off eby which was lower than any other muffler i could find