Redneck Racing is back from the Boise Snow Show.
Thanks for all the great comments and questions. Also thanks to all the folks that came and saw us in Boise. I hope we were able to answer your questions. As far as the questions that have been posted on this thread, I will do my best to answer all of them.
GMCRMK- Yes the kit is 300.00 if extending the life of your motor is not worth it or you are not having a problem then I wish you the best of luck.
RIVER RAT-Yes. Dyno tests are done at a colder temp. However the 800 sleds are running anywere from 125 to 170 the heat soak brings it up and the cold shot brings it down, so your temps are all over the map and the ECU is constantly compensating for the temp difference. The inline that we developed equilizes the cooling system. Constant temps. Better performance.
SNO DAWG-I can understand your concern on Warrenty. However if you will browse thru your owners manual we are not. We are simply equalizing the cooling system. According to polaris as long as you are not modifying the engine with pipe,cans,air intake and so on it does not void the warranty. This is of course depending on your dealer.
SLEDHOOLIGAN- Thank you. Point well put.
M8SANDMAN- The temps that you are seeing is great in the powder. We also see lower temps in deep snow. Have you watched what it does when you stop to help some one? Temps will spike due to heat soak. Then due to the snow on the tunnel that coolant is super cooled and when you restart it takes 5 seconds for the cold coolant to hit the engine. So from heat soaked temp of say 175 or higher down to 85. That is a cold shot. How many times can you bend a piece of metal before it breaks!
NAPAMATT- Yes. Coolant was filled system was bled and the pistons were inspected. And no they were not showing any signs of scuffing. Metal Memory has a lot to do with it.
BAGGER- A warmup does help. However if you are riding and have a warmed up sled and you jump off in the powder, make a few carves then stop to help your buddy that got stuck while carving a tree well are you going to make a few laps around him first for your easy slowdown? Even if you do your sled heat soaks and when you start it the cold coolant will cold shot the motor. With the 2008 thru 2011 design it can not be helped.
REG2VIEW- Smaller coolers will speed up the cold shot to the engine. The new pro pumps 25 gallons per minute. Also due to less coolant in the tunnel coolers it cools off faster. The 08 thru 2010 800 seem to have more of a problem than the 600 and 700. However we have still seen signs of the cold shot in all makes and models. The systems are all basically the same. Cold coolant comes back in from the tunnel directly to the water pump and rapidly cools the engine.
BUGIT0- It is a bunch of inline parts, Also a custom designed and built thermostat and a molded high temp plastic two piece unit that is fused together. How much is it to rebuid you motor?
TRENCHMASTER- Please refer to BAGGER
JAYNELSON- Please refer to BAGGER
LONGGOLD-Please refer to NAPAMATT
MTNSLEDDER- We have been testing for three years. And yes we did try just the bypass. That is mentioned on our web page.
TANMAN- i understand the concern. Unknown company. Keep an eye on the snowest project sled build. Our product is going on that sled. And as far as who we are. Redneck Racing is a company that was started by the Owners of Action Polaris in Jackson Hole,WY. We have been doing this for a while.
TURBOLOVER- Please refer to BAGGER. The cold shot can not be stopped unless you want to stop for enough time to let the engine temp cool down to the same as the tunnel temp. If not regardless of how you warm it up after you have a heat soaked moter you have already had a cold shot.
REG2VIEW- Well put. Thanks for clearing that up. And we did test on more than one sled. We had 3 sleds with a combined 5500 miles. The 800 assault had 2000 when we pulled the pistons for the showcase. We now have another 800 plus on that sled. We have an 800 dragon with 1200 miles, and a second 800 Dragon test sled 1500 miles. I now have the Gizmo on my 2011 pro 163 and it is running within our specs and on my 08 700 dragon turbo.
SKIBREEZE- Have you been watching your temps?
SNOPRO_AC- If you let a stock sled just sit and Idle it will not cool off. Your motor will heat soak more. Then when you do shut it off and restart it you will get a cold shot. But you can still save 300 dollars and just take your chances. Not everybody had to rebuild their motors multiple times.
MOUNTAINHORSE- Thanks for jumping in. The kit that we have for the models with bypass coolers has a cap and a clamp to bypass that cooler. All that coolers is doing is cooling things off even more so the cold shot is more severe. By installing the Gizmo along with the stock thermostat we are equalizing the system. As far as when it detunes to hot or to cold it is both. The ECU is constantly compansating for the temperature variation.
I hope that I was able to answer most of your questions. We will be checking in on a regular basis to answer any more that might come up. Feel free to PM me or get on the web site.
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Trevor
