What are guy's doing to plug Big hole's in belly pan on Pro?....
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block off plate
i bought the SLP nose cone block-off plate ~$20 , but some have made them with good results....it seems absolutely rediculous if you ask me, that we need to add things like this to our 12000 machines....
http://www.pencoadventures.com/esho...AND+off+AND+plate.SLP_NOSE_CONE_BLOCK_OFF.htm
i bought the SLP nose cone block-off plate ~$20 , but some have made them with good results....it seems absolutely rediculous if you ask me, that we need to add things like this to our 12000 machines....
http://www.pencoadventures.com/esho...AND+off+AND+plate.SLP_NOSE_CONE_BLOCK_OFF.htm
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I purchased the nose cone block off from SLP as well. $25.00.
Polaris engineers have said those holes are there for a reason.
It creates a positive flow of air through the engine from front to back.
There are people posting that they have a lot of powder built up under their pipe in the nose pan.
Blocking off that bottom in front of the shocks stops the source of air and basically plugs the "draft" of air.
If you do this block-off plate, you must put vents on front of the nosecone sides up where the yellow reflectors are to reopen that draft flow.
It creates a positive flow of air through the engine from front to back.
There are people posting that they have a lot of powder built up under their pipe in the nose pan.
Blocking off that bottom in front of the shocks stops the source of air and basically plugs the "draft" of air.
If you do this block-off plate, you must put vents on front of the nosecone sides up where the yellow reflectors are to reopen that draft flow.
Block off plates don't do anything with sway bar. These block off plates are in front of the shocks and under the pipe.
If you pull your hood and then pull the pipe (it's REALLY easy, just unscrew the air sensor, pull off the two header pipe springs , the center pipe spring by the air sensor, and two springs by the canister).
Then stand by your bumper and stare at that empty hole down there. You'll put the block off plate in there from the inside.
There are two rivet holes already there in the shock tower structure.
The other two are going to be drilled and riveted into the black plastic after you get the two top ones in on that cross-structure.
EASY as pie. It's a 15 minute job.
WHILE you have the pipe out, put those side vents in there. Pull the foam, heat it up, get it soft, use the template to cut it out with a utility knife...and then rivet on the new vented side panel.
Beware...some nose cone vents are JUST mesh screen. Others have mesh screen to the outside layer and then a frogskin or flowrite type material on the inside.
Up to you to decide which one you want.
Good luck.
1500 miles in Alaska powder last winter, did not notice much more than a softball size amount of snow on the longest rides. Do not think it is an issue or I would have fixed it.
Question
This might be true about the airflow being blocked, but the intake doesn't pull from under the hood, so is this air just for cooling of the clutches and motor? I don't get it, rode with a '13 last week and he had considerable snow buildup after 25 miles of decent tree riding... So if this airflow is so critical how effective is it when plugged with snow/ice?
This might be true about the airflow being blocked, but the intake doesn't pull from under the hood, so is this air just for cooling of the clutches and motor? I don't get it, rode with a '13 last week and he had considerable snow buildup after 25 miles of decent tree riding... So if this airflow is so critical how effective is it when plugged with snow/ice?
I had a butt load last year get in there on my 12 used the block off plate and never a problem again, I did not use any air flow vents did not have any issues, i made my own block off plate this year for my new 13 there is a guy that posted a picture and instructions for this on the site if you do a search he made his out of a sheet of ABS easy to make a pattern and do yourself. I would also do some of the footwell screens if you ride deep powder as I would also get a huge ice damn around exhaust area also.
5410582 Plug, Clutch Hole
Your looking for these....
Perfect fit to plug the two unwated holes the the front!
http://parts.polarisind.com/Assemblies.asp
Your looking for these....
Perfect fit to plug the two unwated holes the the front!
http://parts.polarisind.com/Assemblies.asp
Polaris Engineers are not on my Christmas List this year, I'm going with the Block Off-
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827revdog
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who make the vents with frogskin or flowrite type material on the inside?
I know that my XXXmodrod 5-piece vents all have frog skin/flowrite material on the inside.
I picked up my nose cone vents at HM turbos, but noticed AFTER I installed them they don't have it on the inside.
It may not be neccessary to have it on the nose cone vents, but surely is neccessary on the side panel vents on the clutch side.
Honestly, I'm not too worried about not having it on the nose cone vents at this time.
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