, and the belt temp at 250. A few small changes later, and we're running over 80 mph @ 7900 rpm's, and the primary sheath was only 180 degrees, and the belt was at 200. I wish we had more time to test additional configurations, but changing a clutch in the Maverick is not the quickest task, and I'm now tearing the car down to the frame in preparation for the 500. climbing up the sand dune at IV, from this reading we decided to change the belt as a precaution, good thing we did because that belt would not have made another lap. The magic number for the Polaris is about 220. Good luck and see you in Ensenada.
Hey Sean! It was a pleasure meeting you at the IV 250 contingency. Did Josh do something that contributed to your clutch running so cool, or are you referring to cryo-treatment in general? Remember, the CVT drive system, as well as the motor and transmission, is planted square in the middle of the driver and passenger seats on the 2 seat Maverick. Add the shrouding/covers that separate the engine from the passenger compartment, along with the front cylinder exhaust header tube running directly under the CVT cover, and presto, temperatures increase at nearly an exponential rate compared to the XP's which, correct me if I'm wrong, have all of the above mentioned components on the exterior of the vehicle, behind the rear bulkhead. There is more heat shielding materials (thanks to Steve, @ Heat Shield Products!) in the belly of our car than you can shake a stick at! We have been working diligently to find ways to remove the heat that builds up in that area. If it were not for belt failures, we would have enjoyed 3 victories in as many races this season. IT'S KICKING OUR A$$Reid, not wanting to give away all the secrets you should give josh a call at cryoheat treatment. We also tested clutches yesterday but our clutch temp was down around 115 degrees belt was about 130, we also run the sensor from Nate, this little gauge told us our belt was around 220
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Wrap ahoy my boy! Yep. I'm too busy to re-route the primary header over to the passenger side. That would solve (I think) most of our heat problems. Muzzy's offers a cool s/s system that re-routes the #1 header pipe to the other side. Unfortunately, thaty real estate is already spoken for, ala the dual batteries, radiator plumbing, and fuel lines. Heat wrap on the exhaust, reflective shielding on the CVT cover, blowers galore, and now a swiss CVT cover to boot! Given the time, I'd re-route the exhaust, fuel and radiator plumbing, install a fan to cool the tunnel, and trade corrugated ducting for smooth tubing with higher cfm blowers. The fact that most of my posts are done in the wee hours says something about the time available to me. Time is the crux of our lives. Never enough of it, yet foolishly spent!
I'm pumping air into, and out of the CVT enclosure. Blowing, sucking, pushing, pulling. You name it!
! He's offered to help with my dilemma. What a guy!
Yep. Got the Max cover as well. It's the exhaust pipe that un-does all of the stuff we do to cool that area. That is just speculation on my part.
Reid, not wanting to give away all the secrets you should give josh a call at cryoheat treatment. We also tested clutches yesterday but our clutch temp was down around 115 degrees belt was about 130, we also run the sensor from Nate, this little gauge told us our belt was around 220
