Posts Tagged ‘ ask the editor ’

December 17th, 2012

Ask The Editors: Radiator in the Rear?

Dear ATVC: Simple question – has anyone ever designed a liquid cooled ATV with the radiator in the back? Would that even work? Based on the idea that a radiator requires the flow of air to function, one would think that only logical place to put one would be the front of the machine (where [...]

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November 26th, 2012

Ask The Editors: What’s Up With That Little Letter On My Piston?

Dear ATVC: When going to buy a new piston for my ATV, I was told that I had to make sure the letter on the piston matched the letter on the cylinder. Is this true? Why would the manufacturers do this? Though it’s not commonly done on modern 4-stroke engines, the letter matching game was [...]

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October 14th, 2012

Ask the Editors: More Air For My Motor, Front End or Back End First?

Dear ATVC: If you could only budget one mod this winter for more power, would you go with the exhaust or the intake? I want the biggest bang for my buck. Well like always in this situation, the more info you can provide, the better. Are you modifying a sport or utility ATV? By “bang [...]

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September 23rd, 2012

Ask The Editors: All About Cams

Dear ATVC: Sorry if this is a stupid but I have some questions about cams. What makes dual cams better than a single one and if they’re better why do some companies still make singles? Finally what is a “mild cam”? In its simplest, cams are used to open and close the intake and exhaust [...]

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September 16th, 2012

Ask The Editors: Is There Such Thing as a Factory 3 to 4-Wheeler?

Dear ATVC: I was looking at a four-wheeler on Criagslist and the seller said it started out as a Honda 3-wheeler that was converted into a quad with a factory kit. Did anyone actually make a kit that converted 3-wheelers into 4-wheelers or do you think this was just a custom weld job and a [...]

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