Man I wish all the bashers here the best go buy a different brand and be done with it.
Patriot 850 failure rate less than 2%
- Thread starter Jimrat
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Doing the math is one thing. It's actually even done on the side for you. But math doesn't equal dependable statistics. There are several flaws with the sampling of this poll. Unless people are not taking their sleds to the dealer for repair, you can bet that a publicly held company is going to be closer than a snowest poll. As discussed they can be lying but it wouldn't be worth the downside.
Collar is still there, since 2013. A little funny I think.
Funny how guys consider a post 'legit" or not. IN any event, rode mine again this weekend with no issues. Two other guys still fighting with polaris. Could just be bad luck, don't know but two out of three went down.
Leak down test
Before anyone does a reflash, you should first do a cylinder leak down test.
Motor Performance before the reflash...... And performance results after reflash are worthless without leak down numbers.
The big problem with reflashes is...... ( we do NOT know the leak down % on the sled Polaris is using for the mapping ).
Are they using a brand new motor ? With 3-1/2% leak down?
Are they using a 500 mile motor ? With 1-1/2% leak down that had a great cylinder finish and rings sealed up nice ?
Are they using a 500 mile motor ? With 7% leak down that has rings that are on their way out the door...... ( basicly junk )
You see if we knew everyone's numbers...... Then we could see who's sleds the reflash works on and if there is a correlation to the leak down numbers.
And there will be........
If you build a map on a sub-par motor the map is basicly worthless to everyone except another guy with the same sub-par motor with the exact same leak down.
If you build a map on a broke in motor with 1-1/2% leak down...... The Map will be awesome for everyone with a good solid top-end with good % numbers.
As I have said...... All the different results are worthless to the masses without leak down numbers
Dan
Before anyone does a reflash, you should first do a cylinder leak down test.
Motor Performance before the reflash...... And performance results after reflash are worthless without leak down numbers.
The big problem with reflashes is...... ( we do NOT know the leak down % on the sled Polaris is using for the mapping ).
Are they using a brand new motor ? With 3-1/2% leak down?
Are they using a 500 mile motor ? With 1-1/2% leak down that had a great cylinder finish and rings sealed up nice ?
Are they using a 500 mile motor ? With 7% leak down that has rings that are on their way out the door...... ( basicly junk )
You see if we knew everyone's numbers...... Then we could see who's sleds the reflash works on and if there is a correlation to the leak down numbers.
And there will be........
If you build a map on a sub-par motor the map is basicly worthless to everyone except another guy with the same sub-par motor with the exact same leak down.
If you build a map on a broke in motor with 1-1/2% leak down...... The Map will be awesome for everyone with a good solid top-end with good % numbers.
As I have said...... All the different results are worthless to the masses without leak down numbers
Dan
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