Hello I have a 2010 Nytro XTX and I am putting the push turbo kit on it. My question is what kind of track should I run with it. My group likes to play in the powder quite a bit and the 1.25 just isnt really cutting it. I havent gotten a chance to go out with the turbo on it yet to see if it makes a big difference and I dont think I will get to before Haydays this year so I was wondering what size track you guys think I should get. Also should I look at different drivers, or do you guys think that the turbo will help me out enough. The sled seemed like it would get into the deep stuff and just keep plowing through it. I never got stuck, but, it sort of bogged down and just stayed there. Any thoughts welcome, Thanks.
What should be done track wise with a turbo?
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Where do you ride and how often? What type of terrain do you like to ride?
I have been happy with the 162 Ascent track on my 2012 MPI 190 turbo so far.
I didn't put a ton of miles on last season due to the short season and a new baby in Feb, it did well enough that a new track is not even on my radar for this next season. Hopefully I will get a lot more miles on this year to test it out, based on what I saw last season I think I will be fine.
I didn't put a ton of miles on last season due to the short season and a new baby in Feb, it did well enough that a new track is not even on my radar for this next season. Hopefully I will get a lot more miles on this year to test it out, based on what I saw last season I think I will be fine.
For mountain riding the 162 camoplast extreme has been the industry standard for deep snow and turbos
Alright, I'm a bit of a speed freak myself. I love going fast and i always have. I live in the lower western upper peninsula of Michigan. Or group thought we were going to be doing a lot more trail rising but one trip to a swamp changed that. I'm more into the trail myself right now, but that might just be because my sled isn't really sited to the really deep stuff. Oh and my sled is a 144. Not a 162. Also for the next for years i will be going to college at Michigan tech in Houghton which gets more snow than where i currently live does. Also i bought the sled used last year from someone in the service with about 160 on it it now has 250 and I'm hoping to ride more when I'm up north. Any more questions I'll try to answer and thanks a bunch for all the replies.
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pelon
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2nd that
I would skip the turbo, and just upgrade the track to taller lugs. You are in the UP, not out west. Your elevation tops out at 1500 ft max, not 10,000 ft. Also, while you get a lot of snow, it is light and fluffy and your days of 2ft+ deep powder days will be very limited. Also not much hill climbing out there, mostly forest roads / ditches and the like. I had a 600 skidoo with a 2" lug 136" track and it was fine. There are lots of people out there with crazy mountain sleds and no mountains nor deep snow to play in. Come out west and you see people riding their kids sleds (600's and 144" tracks) and going many of the same places and having a much better time.
Not what you want to hear, but that was my experience up at Tech and that has been my experience out here in WA riding in the mountains. I ride a Nytro MTX btw..
Throw a 1.75 lug ripsaw or backcountry, if you play off trail or u stick the stock ripsaw if your a speed and trail rider.
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judger101
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so what is your point at not having a turbo at lower elevation? not sure im getting it. just because you dont climb at 10,000ft, doesnt mean a turbo isnt just as fun?
Agreed!!
The point is that you are riding at basically sea level and your climbs are very short, maybe 300 ft of vertical. Couple that with the limited powder snow depth, a turbo seems pretty excessive. Not saying it isn't going to be fun just don't think you could even hold it wide open for more than a couple of seconds.
FYI for those that don't know, there aren't any mountains out there and the snowpack struggles to get above 4 ft deep.
FYI for those that don't know, there aren't any mountains out there and the snowpack struggles to get above 4 ft deep.
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judger101
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well any turbo is excessive 
. i ride with some folks with turbos in ND (i have yet to ride mine yet) and it seems like they are pretty fun in the ditches and even on the small climbs. i would have to agree with you though that in comparison to riding in the mountains we really arent putting them to that good of "use" down here as we just dont have anywhere where the power is really needed. i still wouldnt rule it out though, i cant imagine i will regret turboing my nytro.
. i ride with some folks with turbos in ND (i have yet to ride mine yet) and it seems like they are pretty fun in the ditches and even on the small climbs. i would have to agree with you though that in comparison to riding in the mountains we really arent putting them to that good of "use" down here as we just dont have anywhere where the power is really needed. i still wouldnt rule it out though, i cant imagine i will regret turboing my nytro.Cant really cancel the turbo, I bought it in June. Yeah, not a lot of really deep stuff or mountains out here, but I really like to go fast. My father has a new renegade 800 and I can pretty much keep up with him(not good enough for me lol). Well I'm not sure if I will change my track but do you guys think I should do anything with the drivers? I have never had a sled ratchet on me and I dont know what else could happen with a turbo. What if anything do you guys think I should do with the turbo?
I run a turbo apex 144"x1.5" at lower elevation and a turbo nytro 162" in the mountains. My apex has 1.5" crossover track on it which I found much better than the 2 ripsaws it had prior, both 1.25" and 1.5". The crossover track hooks up decent, probably not quite as good as a back country 1.75", however, I didn't want to loose too much top speed. As for playing off trail in the powder, no trouble with the 1.5" crossover track. Personally, I'd stay away from the ripsaw as I destroyed 2 very fast.
Fun factor between my turbo apex vs my turbo nytro is a toss up for me. Personally, I enjoy the thrill of blasting across a lake at 120+mph and floating over rolling hills as much as I enjoy climbing chutes and tree riding. So, running a turbo at low elevation being a bit excessive, I'd say no.
Hope this helps in choosing your track setup.
Fun factor between my turbo apex vs my turbo nytro is a toss up for me. Personally, I enjoy the thrill of blasting across a lake at 120+mph and floating over rolling hills as much as I enjoy climbing chutes and tree riding. So, running a turbo at low elevation being a bit excessive, I'd say no.
Hope this helps in choosing your track setup.
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