Turbo... Check! Now what else should be done along with it?

[speedemon]

So you've forked up the coin and bought yourself a turbo kit. Great, awesome, we are all like little school girls giggling as we plan out our weekend attack plan for installing our turbos... but... what else needs to be done at the same time to make sure you have zero headaches or problems throughout the year? Extrovert drivers to keep your track from racheting? And along with those comes an anti-stab kit. Next how about some torque arms/push arms to keep the motor centered? Lots of vents to keep your motor and clutches cool?

So what I want to know is what everyone's opinions are on all of these subjects. What is a necessity and what is just for precautionary measures.

Thanks in advance!-

 

[dcturbo]

Lot's of race gas!!
A change of underwear or two
Camera and video
Good insurance
a come along
Ropes and tools

Have a blast
dc

 

[longgold]

Great question...and I am wondering the same thing. I have been given advice that the new Pro skid will not give me the support I need for turbo and that I need to upgrade to Timbersled or Ezy-Ride...which means ditching the stockers on my Assault that I paid up to get in the first place.

Next is the track; apparently the stocker on the Pro RMK (which I already upgraded to from the Assault track) is too soft and will fold...so now I need a new Camoplast Extreme...

Venting is definitely going to be a serious issue with or without a Turbo where I ride (Pacific North West), so I have to throw in Fire'N Ice venting...

Snow accumulation under the skid and on the running boards...I mean, why put all that money into my sled and pack an extra 30lbs of snow around all day? And it is a valid point...so throw in some Better Boards and some powder Coating on the Timbersled skid (additional option when purchasing)...

Of yeah...100% need an intercooler or some form of water to air heat exchanger...as now I have realized that if I am going to be spending all of this money...why run 4 - 6 lbs boost??? I am going to want more than that...I know it...hell I'm 250lbs (fit)...so a couple of 40 Gallon Av Gas drums!

A new Skinz seat because I liked the height and the storage (ok you don’t have to have this to add to your turbo).......

Best throw in the EBV if you are going Boondocker and the muffler kit so you don’t drive yourself and everyone else around you bonkers...

The rear bumper is apparently completely impossible to hold onto when digging out (isn’t the turbo supposed to prevent us digging out in the first place?) so maybe a Skinz front and rear bumper (best I've seen yet...and no I don’t work for them).

is that it? other than hoping that the stock coolant system can keep up with this unit and hoping that by integrating an intercooler or parallel heat exchanger (water to air for example) will alleviate some of the guaranteed heat issues I am going to deal with....

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Now I am afraid...and it isn’t of the new found power...its all of the darned variables that I have just introduced to myself.

Longgold

 

[Jonce]

Some basic things that you should have are:
Zip ties - different sizes
Heat shrink
Water tight electrical connectors
Extra fuel/coolant hose so you can route everything the way you want to.
Antifreeze
Oil for the turbo (for the Garret's and Tial's oil tank)
Hole saw for the tunnel dump
Air powered rivet gun and sharp drill bits.
Locktite - medium
Antiseize for the exhaust bolts (turbo down pipe)
New spark plugs and an extra set for spares
Clean clutches and clean belt

Nice to have's:
Vents
SLP torque arm (mag side)
Outerwears prefilter for air intake and one for the BOV (if equipped)
Turbo blanket
Extra exhaust springs - assortment of lengths
T-style clamps for charge tube
Muffler
Exhaust wrap and stainless wire
BBQ or high temp paint
Suspension setup for extra ski pressure

That's just off the top of my head. There are a lot of items, just don't have time to type them out right now.

Make sure none of the fuel or coolant lines are not rubbing on anything.

 

[speedemon]

I wasn't looking for the simple tools and whatnot like Jonce stated, but more of the stuff that Longgold brought up... The turbo kit itself can be installed in an afternoon, but what about all of the other little stuff that will cost you a couple weekends at minimum. Oh man what fun! At what point do we cut ourselves off and draw a line between what is necessary for fun and what is just overkill?

 

[Kestrel2126]

I think people are jumping the gun a bit here, writing off the rear skid on the pro. I think some revalving ($100) is worth trying before spending 1-2K on a new skid. It is a Holz suspension stock! There is a thread about this in the Polaris Turbo section called "Holz Apha X and Boost" Also, I am pretty sure that the track on the RMK is the same track as it has been for a few years, and I ran a 700 with 13 PSI all the time, w/o any track issues. I would also mention that that was with stock drivers. Never had a problem with ratcheting, ever.

Other than that, get lots of Vents! Double weld the seams on your pipe if you are going to run high boost, and then send it to Swain for true ceramic coating. Switch to the High performance Polaris belts. Get your clutching dialed in. Make sure you have either EGT's or an O2 sensor. Off the top of my head, that is all you really "Need" to have for the turbo.

Great question...and I am wondering the same thing. I have been given advice that the new Pro skid will not give me the support I need for turbo and that I need to upgrade to Timbersled or Ezy-Ride...which means ditching the stockers on my Assault that I paid up to get in the first place.

Next is the track; apparently the stocker on the Pro RMK (which I already upgraded to from the Assault track) is too soft and will fold...so now I need a new Camoplast Extreme...

Venting is definitely going to be a serious issue with or without a Turbo where I ride (Pacific North West), so I have to throw in Fire'N Ice venting...

Snow accumulation under the skid and on the running boards...I mean, why put all that money into my sled and pack an extra 30lbs of snow around all day? And it is a valid point...so throw in some Better Boards and some powder Coating on the Timbersled skid (additional option when purchasing)...

Of yeah...100% need an intercooler or some form of water to air heat exchanger...as now I have realized that if I am going to be spending all of this money...why run 4 - 6 lbs boost??? I am going to want more than that...I know it...hell I'm 250lbs (fit)...so a couple of 40 Gallon Av Gas drums!

A new Skinz seat because I liked the height and the storage (ok you don’t have to have this to add to your turbo).......

Best throw in the EBV if you are going Boondocker and the muffler kit so you don’t drive yourself and everyone else around you bonkers...

The rear bumper is apparently completely impossible to hold onto when digging out (isn’t the turbo supposed to prevent us digging out in the first place?) so maybe a Skinz front and rear bumper (best I've seen yet...and no I don’t work for them).

is that it? other than hoping that the stock coolant system can keep up with this unit and hoping that by integrating an intercooler or parallel heat exchanger (water to air for example) will alleviate some of the guaranteed heat issues I am going to deal with....

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Now I am afraid...and it isn’t of the new found power...its all of the darned variables that I have just introduced to myself.

Longgold

 

[hivoltagesledhead]

Biggest thing in my opinion is no leaks in the system anywhere...exhaust or intake. Welded pipes and good clamps on the couplers.Even a little leak will throw the entire system out of wack...you could spend hours or days troublshooting problems. Do it right or dont do it at all....been there!

 

[EricW]

A way to carry spare gas. Have primary clutch set up and balanced. Proper spring & helix in secondary along with delrin washers. Upgrade left (PTO) front motor mount bolt to an ARP bolt. Fire n Ice headlight delete vent lets in a lot of fresh air. Intake boot brace. Maybe drop n roll at some point. Add water wetter to coolant. Plumb coolant to turbo center section (Garret). Double exhaust springs on pipe. Keep a spare Graffoil.

Oh ya, and have fun. EW

 

[95RXL]

Replace the 4 main drivetrain bearings. Unless of course your sled is new! Carry a gallon of race or avgas incase you get bad fuel and start detonating and need to boost your octane in the backcountry.

 

[speedemon]

Thanks for all the replies, I guess I should have mentioned that the ride is an 09 D800 163 track. 1000 miles on the chassis, and the motor was rebuilt under warranty last year without the first tank even being burned... so a nice fresh motor~