Sportsman ETX??
#21
12-13-2014, 06:37 PM
The cool thing about torque is that you can multiply it, horsepower not so much. There's no getting around the fact that it will have to spin faster to make the same amount of power as a larger engine. If it's clutched and geared right that shouldn't be a problem.
My old Sportsman 450 is rated for something like 29 HP. A flick of the thumb and she screams to 6,000 RPM in short order providing its rated power. A 325 may have to go to 8,000 or more to make the same power, but I don't think the rider will notice the difference as long as it's geared right.
My old Sportsman 450 is rated for something like 29 HP. A flick of the thumb and she screams to 6,000 RPM in short order providing its rated power. A 325 may have to go to 8,000 or more to make the same power, but I don't think the rider will notice the difference as long as it's geared right.
As a Pioneer owner, i know all about gear reduction...or in my case, a lack of gear reduction.
#22
12-13-2014, 07:35 PM
The cool thing about torque is that you can multiply it, horsepower not so much. There's no getting around the fact that it will have to spin faster to make the same amount of power as a larger engine. If it's clutched and geared right that shouldn't be a problem.
My old Sportsman 450 is rated for something like 29 HP. A flick of the thumb and she screams to 6,000 RPM in short order providing its rated power. A 325 may have to go to 8,000 or more to make the same power, but I don't think the rider will notice the difference as long as it's geared right.
My old Sportsman 450 is rated for something like 29 HP. A flick of the thumb and she screams to 6,000 RPM in short order providing its rated power. A 325 may have to go to 8,000 or more to make the same power, but I don't think the rider will notice the difference as long as it's geared right.
Yupp, my 400HO (455cc) is an amazing little rcket. WOnt do wheelies, but I did not buy it for that. I really question why Polairs lowered the CC that much.
#23
12-13-2014, 09:36 PM
Originally Posted by WilliamBos
I really question why Polairs lowered the CC that much.
#24
12-13-2014, 10:17 PM
Yep. How ironic that the 500 will do things at high altitude that the 700 struggles to do.
#25
12-14-2014, 12:35 AM
DGNAZ, are there any aftermarket programmers out for the pioneer yet? I know with all the CARB regulations today, all of these machines, especially the ones over 500cc tend to come stuffed up and running lean from the factory. Maybe that along with a pipe and Uni filter will waken it up a little bit.
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#28
12-15-2014, 12:41 PM
DGNAZ, are there any aftermarket programmers out for the pioneer yet? I know with all the CARB regulations today, all of these machines, especially the ones over 500cc tend to come stuffed up and running lean from the factory. Maybe that along with a pipe and Uni filter will waken it up a little bit.
A pipe might give it "enough", but i hate loud exhausts, and i think Big Gun is going to have issues with cracking the header since they do away with the support in the middle. And should i have to do these things? Most machines are limited by traction. This one is not.
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