Can you also let us know if the flash improves low speed running e.g. deceleration or reduces popping when coming down steep hills and when you grab a handful if it reacts faster and crisper?
New flash for the 21 Patriot
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I've noticed the same on mine ('21 850 Pro 165) . Maybe 500 mi on it now. On occasion, it felt a little fat and blubbery. thought I was fouling a plug, changed plugs and seemed to go away. thought is was just due to rich oil during the break in period. I think I'm well out of it now. Curious what this flash is. And I'm already running the QD2 re-flash. Other than that, runs awesome. Prob my favorite sled so far - and didn't have to do any significant mods to make it that way.
Flash seemed to work well, no starting issues. Polaris just doesn't make an engine stator combo thats wants to start on one pull, this is where the Etec shines.
Sled ran fine, it was a meadow and road type ride with lots of powder so keeping the belt from slipping was another matter, dam near went over the bars a handful of times...It seems my deep powder sled doesn't like deep powder at all, snow was getting in creating some serious chaos....Must be how Poo came up with the name.
My 2017 Turbo which is nearly the identical sled almost never has an issue with snow on the clutchs!!!
Sled ran fine, it was a meadow and road type ride with lots of powder so keeping the belt from slipping was another matter, dam near went over the bars a handful of times...It seems my deep powder sled doesn't like deep powder at all, snow was getting in creating some serious chaos....Must be how Poo came up with the name.
My 2017 Turbo which is nearly the identical sled almost never has an issue with snow on the clutchs!!!
Thanks @goontwo I need to get mine flashed again the hot starts were brutal this weekend. I had trouble with snow leaking in on the left side of my headlight vertically that I siliconed.
I rode my buddy's 2020 163 kaos and it was getting snow on clutch and spinning out on belt. Just when sidehilling on left. Gave it back to let him blow his own belt and he just thought I wanted my alpha back because it didn't do it for him. He finally had it happen. I've never had that happen on all the polaris's I've owned. Even people talking about snow coming in footwell. Never had problems there either. Anybody have trouble with this?
Yes same thing with my 2019 pro rmk.
Motors good , but their fuel system is a "cheat"system.....thus adding more sensors and mapping to try to get the fuel to burn. Starting with warm fuel with increased vapor pressure is making up for a crap system.
Never had snow on any Pro Belt 13x2 ,16 , 17, 18 ,19x3, 20x3 . . But did punch a hole in a AXYS belly plate . Tip it over and look for a GAP !!
Its the type of snow. Dry snow gets in the footwell. Wet snow doesn't seem to be an issue for me.
Thats one thing I noticed as well. It runs a lot cleaner on decel and it doesnt burble when picking around in the trees.
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Ran mine against friends. I have the flash and he doesn't. It seems cleaner but when we swapped secondary clutches his improved a lot. I normally run a 60/40 and he a 62/42. When you let these motors rev quicker they don't load up as much. Coming downhill during engine breaking they both sound a bit rough still but when you grab a handful the flashed sled wakes up quicker.
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