I just installed a cold air intake from timbersled last night. I was shocked at how much **** I pulled out of there. The front part of the stock intake holds the dash, headlight and panels on the sled. They replace this with one piece of aluminum held buy a stock Velcro strap. It seemed to really weaken the sled. I wonder how many of you have used this on your 08 XP? Was it strong enough to with stand the usual rolls and crashes? Did it add enough performance to warrant the mod? It really seemed to breathe better (at idle in a garage). I put this intake in with a hps can.
Timbersled cold air intake on XP?
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I've seen two of them installed and taken off. Both had a huge midrange bog, it was a pain in the ***. I rode them both and wanted my rev back within two minutes.
This same freind had one on his 1000 rev and it worked great, maybe it just didn't like the xp.
Hope you have better luck with yours.
This same freind had one on his 1000 rev and it worked great, maybe it just didn't like the xp.
Hope you have better luck with yours.
I noticed after insalled the hps can with stock intake it started on a 2200 rpm itle and did not come down after warm up like it did stock. After I installed the intake the idle lowered to 1500 cold and then kicked down to 1200. Sounded alot better at idle but no snow to test on. Thanks for your input.
I looked at this setup today at the Denver snowmobile Expo.
My thought was that it would draw heat from the secondary clutch area and be inconsistent. I think the far side would run cold and the clutch side would run hit causing trouble kind of link having pods installed without a heat shield.
Intersting idea though - just need to get the air source right.
My thought was that it would draw heat from the secondary clutch area and be inconsistent. I think the far side would run cold and the clutch side would run hit causing trouble kind of link having pods installed without a heat shield.
Intersting idea though - just need to get the air source right.
Thanks for the input. This is a new 09. I'm thinking I should have broke her in before doing this mod. I did a search on timbersled in this forum and did not find much on this intake. Timbersled is a good company hope hope they got this one right! 
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that air box is way bigger than i thought, i just pulled it out to get my motor out. its simply huge
that air box is way bigger than i thought, i just pulled it out to get my motor out. its simply huge
Yes, it does weaken the sled
No, it does not add enough performance to warrant the mod
The soft aluminum brace brace will bend the first time you roll the sled over
Also noticeable is a loss in bottom end throttle response
Not a mod I would do again, the stock airbox works as long as the snow is not too deep
Running the cones also puts a large amount of steam into the intake when in deep powder
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