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Ok so before I get into any of the details, let me just say I put 2 short rides in on the sled tuning the fueling, and at the end of the 2nd ride, I blew a rod bearing on my mag side with 2500 miles on the sled. So, couple days later and with a fresh piston on the mag side (bearing chunks scraped up the piston but the cylinder held up GREAT) I've had 2 more rides on it and have been getting the clutching dialed in and spec'd for 0-2k, 2k-4k elevations. It's close right now but I had a belt issue that I dealt with today and the next 2 rides should be all I need to have it dialed in tight.
With that said-
The 858 makes considerably more power than the stock 800 Pro motor. It gives the Pro the top end power and snap that is lacking in stock form, and you can feel the motor revving much quicker throughout the rev range. The sled is very fun to bounce in and out of deep, snow loaded holes in our glacial area here, it always comes out building speed instead of chugging like a stock sled can in these deep load conditions. A lot of the guys I've been riding with have been commenting how you can really hear the sled sounding much healthier and pissed off...and my previous setup was a great running combo.
The rings have been seating up and making more compression after each ride and it's pulling harder each time. I will be trying some much steeper initial angles with the Tied this week/weekend to help extract the bottom end power delivered by the added cc's and porting. The sled is pulling more weight and more helix, to a higher RPM, than it ever has before which is great evidence of the gains. I've let a couple guys throw a leg over it and they were all pretty impressed, they might post up here if they have a chance.
I try to be objective about any products out there in the powersports industry. Yes, Kelsey did give me a great deal on the kit and I probably will sell some in the future, but this kit is a real performer so far and I really only have about 3-4 tanks of fuel in it. All time spent tuning fuel and clutching and working out other bugs within the sled. I'll update this thread with some more info as I get more miles on it and really get it dialed in tight. Over the next few weeks I'll let some other local guys get on the sled and post their opinions as well.
Some pics from this weekend and today..even got to team up with a 2013 Summit XM to tow a downed Freeride...highlight of the day for sure
With that said-
The 858 makes considerably more power than the stock 800 Pro motor. It gives the Pro the top end power and snap that is lacking in stock form, and you can feel the motor revving much quicker throughout the rev range. The sled is very fun to bounce in and out of deep, snow loaded holes in our glacial area here, it always comes out building speed instead of chugging like a stock sled can in these deep load conditions. A lot of the guys I've been riding with have been commenting how you can really hear the sled sounding much healthier and pissed off...and my previous setup was a great running combo.
The rings have been seating up and making more compression after each ride and it's pulling harder each time. I will be trying some much steeper initial angles with the Tied this week/weekend to help extract the bottom end power delivered by the added cc's and porting. The sled is pulling more weight and more helix, to a higher RPM, than it ever has before which is great evidence of the gains. I've let a couple guys throw a leg over it and they were all pretty impressed, they might post up here if they have a chance.
I try to be objective about any products out there in the powersports industry. Yes, Kelsey did give me a great deal on the kit and I probably will sell some in the future, but this kit is a real performer so far and I really only have about 3-4 tanks of fuel in it. All time spent tuning fuel and clutching and working out other bugs within the sled. I'll update this thread with some more info as I get more miles on it and really get it dialed in tight. Over the next few weeks I'll let some other local guys get on the sled and post their opinions as well.
Some pics from this weekend and today..even got to team up with a 2013 Summit XM to tow a downed Freeride...highlight of the day for sure
