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amdhunter asked that I posted some pictures of this build here in the garage, after mentioning I bought a turbo kit for one of my snowmobiles back in September. Finally got around to installing it this weekend, so far everything seems to work well. I cannot wait to get it out on the snow to do some real testing with it.
The sled is a 2011 Yamaha Nytro MTX 162SE. The Tubo kit is an MPI 180hp turbo kit, but with my sleds ECU update and boost controller, and the clutching work I did, I should be able to get this up to 12lbs of boost no problem, on premium pump fuel. Should work out to around 240-260hp with the new ECU software.
Anyways, here are the pics. Sorry if some of them are crappy, they were taken with my iphone, and some of the steps I missed taking a picture of. -
This first one is after getting through all of the preparation, removing everything we need to, so we can start adding all of the fun stuff.
After getting the throttle body removed and modified, I got it put back in and got the airbox installed for it.
The turbo itself, with the new muffler. Putting it up there to measure where the O2 sensor needs to go for my air/fuel gauge, making sure it will clear the heat shield.
Got the o2 sensor installed, and the charge tube mostly installed. At this point we were pumping compressed air through the intake, and spraying soapy water out of a spray bottle at all the connections, looking for air leaks and tightening accordingly.
Got the charge tube installed and leak tested, and the handlebars and headlight put back on. The little cable hanging down by the belt is the controller for everything, eventually going to mount it on the gray bracket above the charge tube.
I should have taken more pics, but this all told took about 15 hours over 2 days to get done. I did a lot of clutch work that I forgot to take pics of, tons of wiring, etc. Here are some completed pics of the sled put back together, with where my gauges are. I painted the gauge cups red so they would match the rest of the sled.
Here is the new air intake for the turbo, with filter and prefilter instaled. Eventually I am going to make this come up like a snorkel, as it sits too low for me and interferes with my rails on the tunnel, where I store my extra gas when riding.
Here is where I put the boost controller, a hallman pro rx.
Right now I have the waistgate rod set to the factory setting of about 4lbs, and the controller lets me add up to 5lbs more. Once I get this on the snow to do some real testing, I plan to adjust that waistegate rod so I can add the rest of what this setup should be able to do.
There have been a lot of other mods to this sled I have done before this one, but this is the first turbo kit I have installed myself. In case anyone is curious, the rest of the mods I have done to this sled are -
Roest aluminum skid plate
Skinz Airframes running boards
Skinz Rear Bumper
Skinz Front Bumper
Antigravity lightweight battery
Steering post relocate (pushed forward, makes it easier to lay the sled on its side)
Roll-Over valve with tether
Hyperfax sliders
The sled is a 2011 Yamaha Nytro MTX 162SE. The Tubo kit is an MPI 180hp turbo kit, but with my sleds ECU update and boost controller, and the clutching work I did, I should be able to get this up to 12lbs of boost no problem, on premium pump fuel. Should work out to around 240-260hp with the new ECU software.
Anyways, here are the pics. Sorry if some of them are crappy, they were taken with my iphone, and some of the steps I missed taking a picture of. -
This first one is after getting through all of the preparation, removing everything we need to, so we can start adding all of the fun stuff.
After getting the throttle body removed and modified, I got it put back in and got the airbox installed for it.
The turbo itself, with the new muffler. Putting it up there to measure where the O2 sensor needs to go for my air/fuel gauge, making sure it will clear the heat shield.
Got the o2 sensor installed, and the charge tube mostly installed. At this point we were pumping compressed air through the intake, and spraying soapy water out of a spray bottle at all the connections, looking for air leaks and tightening accordingly.
Got the charge tube installed and leak tested, and the handlebars and headlight put back on. The little cable hanging down by the belt is the controller for everything, eventually going to mount it on the gray bracket above the charge tube.
I should have taken more pics, but this all told took about 15 hours over 2 days to get done. I did a lot of clutch work that I forgot to take pics of, tons of wiring, etc. Here are some completed pics of the sled put back together, with where my gauges are. I painted the gauge cups red so they would match the rest of the sled.
Here is the new air intake for the turbo, with filter and prefilter instaled. Eventually I am going to make this come up like a snorkel, as it sits too low for me and interferes with my rails on the tunnel, where I store my extra gas when riding.
Here is where I put the boost controller, a hallman pro rx.
Right now I have the waistgate rod set to the factory setting of about 4lbs, and the controller lets me add up to 5lbs more. Once I get this on the snow to do some real testing, I plan to adjust that waistegate rod so I can add the rest of what this setup should be able to do.
There have been a lot of other mods to this sled I have done before this one, but this is the first turbo kit I have installed myself. In case anyone is curious, the rest of the mods I have done to this sled are -
Roest aluminum skid plate
Skinz Airframes running boards
Skinz Rear Bumper
Skinz Front Bumper
Antigravity lightweight battery
Steering post relocate (pushed forward, makes it easier to lay the sled on its side)
Roll-Over valve with tether
Hyperfax sliders
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