New Helium Hood for the 850

Sled Solutions · Aug 15, 2017

· Hood includes heated storage with a quick ACCESS cover
· Integrated Headlight delete
· Hood fits like OEM. No cutting or trimming required
· Vacuum formed, durable TPO hood construction
· Includes air intake kit

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sledhead_24_7 · Aug 15, 2017

What kind of air intake set up, better location, more surface area?

NHRoadking · Aug 15, 2017

Cost estimate?

Thanks.

SidewaysInto3rd · Aug 15, 2017

looks like it would just pack up with snow in every nook and cranny ..

why not design it with a flatter surfaces ? also it would be less hideous

Ace Freely · Aug 15, 2017

How does this compare to the Diamond S hood, in weight? Cost? Ventilation and cooling?

Ace

deaner · Aug 15, 2017

Holy cow is that ugly

fishstick · Aug 16, 2017

deaner said:
Holy cow is that ugly

X2!!

DITCHBANGER · Aug 16, 2017

looks good....more info or pics on intake would be nice

rmk all the way · Aug 16, 2017

Going off there other hood price it'll be in the 500 dollar range I bet.

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Betterview · Aug 16, 2017

SidewaysInto3rd said:
looks like it would just pack up with snow in every nook and cranny ..

why not design it with a flatter surfaces ? also it would be less hideous

I am assuming it is made with very thin material. If so all the strength is derived from the shapes. Thin, light, flat surfaces, and strong do not go together. That is why even the manufacturers rely on shapes to provide strength to their hoods.

Summit74 · Aug 16, 2017

Looks so much better stock. Ugh, put that money towards suspension, fuel, oil and etc.

DITCHBANGER · Aug 16, 2017

Summit74 said:
Looks so much better stock. Ugh, put that money towards suspension, fuel, oil and etc.

yeah but the stock hood and airbox means no venting= oven

this skinz hood looks to let a heck of alot more heat out with the openings that the stocker does not have, function over form

toyotamobbin · Aug 17, 2017

That thing looks fugly.

toyotamobbin · Aug 17, 2017

DITCHBANGER said:
yeah but the stock hood and airbox means no venting= oven

this skinz hood looks to let a heck of alot more heat out with the openings that the stocker does not have, function over form

If you clutch your sled right it won't make a ton of heat in the first place and it will preform way better too. I did some basic clutching at the beginning of last season and my sled ran way cooler then my buddy's exact same stock clutched sled. Venting a G4 as the primary fix is treating the symptom not the actual problem. Clutchkit > ugly hood.

DITCHBANGER · Aug 18, 2017

toyotamobbin said:
If you clutch your sled right it won't make a ton of heat in the first place and it will preform way better too. I did some basic clutching at the beginning of last season and my sled ran way cooler then my buddy's exact same stock clutched sled. Venting a G4 as the primary fix is treating the symptom not the actual problem. Clutchkit > ugly hood.

you need to read up on the laws of thermodynamics. Yes a properly clutched sled is very important in helping with clutch temps. But if your hood is retaining heat, lack of airflow it will affect clutch temps. Put your hand on the y pipe which is only a few inchs from the clutch. If your underhood temp is 200f for example, without venting your clutch could never be under 200f. The G4 is terrible at how enclosed everything is, of all the sleds ive had its the worst, stop and open the side panel and you can feel the heat coming out. If you want to be anti-vents thats fine, but venting does help a properly clutched sled. Looks like the skinz hood would help with underhood heat, opinion on looks will always be varied

I think the hood looks better than all the funky(looks like a preschooler designed)wraps that are being put on the sleds, at least the hood will function for something

Reg2view · Aug 18, 2017

It it wasn't for meeting sound regs, every OEM will be venting the snot out of their mountain sleds. It would reduce cost (materials, dev, and testing) while only helping performance (albeit, covering up other potential issues, like clutching). So now, instead, they sell you vent kits at big margins. But, without the regs, the free market would take over and they'd use 'extreme venting' as a feature. (Can't you see someone trademarking "EAV - Extreme Arctic Venting".) Living in realville.

nuttyn01 · Aug 18, 2017

Do you have some pics from other angles? Also, will this hood include an option for the stock intake?

thanks

Sled Solutions said:
 · Hood includes heated storage with a quick ACCESS cover
· Integrated Headlight delete
· Hood fits like OEM. No cutting or trimming required
· Vacuum formed, durable TPO hood construction
· Includes air intake kit

Waiting for a weight....

caper11 · Aug 18, 2017

Imo I wouldn't waste money on venting, in order for venting to work there has to be a intake and a exhaust. We have been down this road in the past. Look at how much frog skin material blocks air flow.

Look at underhood radiant heat sources first.

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Sled Solutions · Aug 21, 2017

NHRoadking said:
Cost estimate?

Thanks.

$699.95

nuttyn01 said:
Do you have some pics from other angles? Also, will this hood include an option for the stock intake?

thanks

I wish I had more pictures but this is the only one I have at the moment.

This is all the info I have as of now.

 · Helium Hood kit incorporates new sleek lines to reduce the hood structure and keep the machine as minimal as possible.
· Hood fits like OEM. No cutting or trimming required
· Vacuum formed, durable TPO hood construction
· Includes air intake kit
· Available in durable Flat black or white finish
· Integrated Headlight delete
· Significantly reduces hood weight removing critical weight from the top of the machine.
· Hood includes heated storage with a quick ACCESS cover
· Easy installation, everything included
· Fits all 850 machines
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Ace Freely said:
How does this compare to the Diamond S hood, in weight? Cost? Ventilation and cooling?

Ace

See above

DITCHBANGER said:
looks good....more info or pics on intake would be nice

See above

I promise as soon as I have more info I'll post it.

rmk all the way · Aug 21, 2017

I like the different look of the hood, but for 700 dollars I lost complete interest in it. You can pick up a air box delete from mountain fit hoods for 220 and gain a lot of the weight loss. Just my 2 cents

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