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Why would you not have a Silber turbo axys?
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I applaud the effort to drum up business. There are many benefits to a turbo sled, no doubt. There are also an equal number of downsides too. Readers deserve real feedback.
A Few Key Benefits
-Turbos can make big power depending on boost
-You can ride in areas you never could on a stock sled
-They sound sick and people take notice
-They are relatively user friendly these days
-You feel like a better rider on one
-The power helps reduce rider fatigue at the end of the day
-They can get you out of bad places with a passangers on-board
A few Key Downsides
-Turbo kits are expensive relative to the sled
-You never get the money back out of them
-Turbos hurt resale...people dont want a project gone wrong
-They can get you into bad places where you can get really hurt
-Some additional maintenance is required to properly care for one
-Yes, they do break and have problems, but so do new stock sleds
-They wear parts more quickly as boost increases due to more stress...simple physics
Personally, I love my turbo sleds because I ride deep snow in big mountains. Boost makes sleds do things stock sleds simply cannot. But, the gains do come at a price.
Finally, great power requires great respect. It should go without saying, respect the mountain. Just because your turbo can go there doesnt mean you should. Happy sledding.
A Few Key Benefits
-Turbos can make big power depending on boost
-You can ride in areas you never could on a stock sled
-They sound sick and people take notice
-They are relatively user friendly these days
-You feel like a better rider on one
-The power helps reduce rider fatigue at the end of the day
-They can get you out of bad places with a passangers on-board
A few Key Downsides
-Turbo kits are expensive relative to the sled
-You never get the money back out of them
-Turbos hurt resale...people dont want a project gone wrong
-They can get you into bad places where you can get really hurt
-Some additional maintenance is required to properly care for one
-Yes, they do break and have problems, but so do new stock sleds
-They wear parts more quickly as boost increases due to more stress...simple physics
Personally, I love my turbo sleds because I ride deep snow in big mountains. Boost makes sleds do things stock sleds simply cannot. But, the gains do come at a price.
Finally, great power requires great respect. It should go without saying, respect the mountain. Just because your turbo can go there doesnt mean you should. Happy sledding.
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Well said.
Very wise words of boost. Fun costs money and if your ok with and understand that then most of the Cons go away!
The nice thing is with how clean and simple the kits are, I see resale being a lot better then kits of old. People still manage to hack things up but its a lot more effort to do it now. Shoot, the quality of the turbo kit parts is better then half the OEM stuff on an axys.
I think my favorite part about this setup is having a sled that rips as hard at 10k+ in evelation as hard as it does when I go ride down close to sea level. Its not insane fast up high, but I think people forget what even a 170HP motor runs like at 10k. We've all gotten pretty used to like 110-120 on a NA sled.
are you guys with sibler setups running hot fairly easy with factory cooling system? or no problems as long as scratchers down on the trail?
I don't have any issues with cooling, I would say maybe a tiny bit easier to get hot then stock but thats because there is a turbo under the hood radiating lots of heat
I found no big difference just vented the hood with a good kit and don't worry about the extra heat it just flows right out as fast as you can make it.
Ok that's what I kinda figured, bought a mtntk kit, ,comes with a massive cooler and integrates water to air intercooling but it's not standalone and I'm gonna change that just wanted to verify cooling characteristics where just like the pros.
I agree, on my old sled, 15 SBA 800.. It was 145-150 HP? At 10k 100-110? It felt so much faster at sea level than it did at 10k. It wasn't enough power for me at times.
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All depends how you ride. Personally I find the throttle is your friend in 95% if “oh shyt” situations. In 95% of those situations the more power the better. I spend as much time as possible in the trees and in as tight and technical places as possible. Having a well set up sled and boost just makes the whole thing better. Boost almost makes it too easy.
