my 09 700 H1 TRV seems to bog out when going through puddles or deeper water when going fast. It seems like I lose power until the water eases up...is this normal like a safety thing on AC's?

 

the air intake is right in the front its right under the radiator cover, your prolly sucking in water, i snorkeled my cat

 

I haven't experienced pesonally, but I've seen similar posts on other forums stating the same issue. STEAM was the cause. Hot steam off the exhaust & engine billow up under the air box and floods the air intake. This causes the engine to "bog" down.

As you clear the water your in, your exhaust & engine are cooled enough NOT to create any steam, thus the engine runs normally.

Just a thought.

 

I could see that...so it all has to do with where the air intake is placed on the cats...my 700 sportsman never did that...thanks

 

well i found the problem...there was a ripped boot below my air filter from the fuel injection to the engine...its all fixed and works great!!