I have been wanting a rzr and stopped by a dealer yeasterday and they just had one come in. I wrote the check and said I'll pick it up next week ( going to vegas for a few days). What add ons does everyone seem to like?

 

Snorkle the air intake with a different air intake & air filter before you ever start the machine. You are probably getting a generation 2 machine, your dealer will tell you Polaris fixed the air intake. They did not. Their 'fix ' doesn't work. It amounts to Scotch tape and Band-Aids for a problem that needs surgery and stitches.

Check out www. prcforum.com RZR Tech & Mod forum for details. Search-Air Intake. If you want a simple turnkey solution, check out www.extremesnorkles.com RZR intake package. www.rubberdowncustoms.ca makes a quality, fair priced, 2 inch lift kit for it if you want to run bigger tires.

I'm not bashing the RZR, it's a cool toy. But there are folks there who have destroyed their engines in as little as 30 hrs of riding.

So do it right from the git-go and enjoy your toy.

 

What is the problem with it? Sucking in water?

 

No, there are two design flaws that work together to kill the engine.

1. The machine, according to spec, draws air from the cab area, and feeds it to the air filter located above the left rear tire via a snorkle. On paper its great, in reality, the cab intake and snorkle setup aren't air tight. The engine draws air below the floorpan which is left open for drainage. So you have unfiltered air being drawn into the engine, due to air being sucked into the engine via the open floorpan thru the cracks in the factory intake which are created by gaps in the foam sponge they use to both seal the airbox, and keep the plastic from squeaking.

2. The air filter housing assembly is a mismash of cheap easily broken clips, and a cover with a flimsy rubber o-ring seal. This by itself isn't too difficult to deal with, the deal breaker is the air filter location. It is located in front of the left rear tire, the wheel well is left open, which means all the dirt ,dust,mud, etc kicked up by the tires are being fed directly to the engine via the floorpan gaps, and the poor airbox cover design.

The result of all this is the air filter clogs in no time at all, the engine is being fed dirty air via the leaks in the factory airbox snorkel, and extreme cases the air filter clogs, the engine draws air through the crankcase vent system, sucking oil into the air filter until the engine runs out of oil and seizes, leaving you with a destroyed $10K machine; and miles from home to boot.

And forget warranty replacement, that is hit and miss at best. It's happened so many times now that Polaris knows all about this.
They are sooo nice that if you snorkle it yourself, and they find out about it, they will VOID your warranty.

Other good things to know:

The header pipe for the exhaust is right by the rear tire, its nice and flat. The tire kicks up twigs and leaves and sticks and they land right there-AND CATCH FIRE. There are stories of riders on the trail having their buddies behind them yelling for them to stop, they were on fire. So carry a fire extinguisher. You might need it.

DON'T put a windshield on the thing without first extending the tailpipe. The 'bobtail' tailpipe is too short. The windshield, either 1/2 or full, creates a vortex that sucks dust and fumes into the cab. A rider who is an engineer connected an Exhaust Gas Analyzer to his and took a ride around the block, the analyzer reported carbon monoxide readings 100 times the EPA limit. In the cab.

So add a tailpipe if you add a windshield. Most buy an elbow at the auto parts store, which points down. As for the dust, well wash your face and hands if you stop anywhere to eat. LOL.

PLEASE understand, I'm not bashing the RZR-but these ARE design flaws that have simple remedies. The air intake needs to be redesigned. The rear wheel wells need to be enclosed. The exhaust tailpipe needs to be longer. As to why Polaris didn't do this from the beginning, I can't answer that with any certainty.

I do BELIEVE they rushed the RZR to market. And they were trying to meet a price target. To me, they should have charged more and designed these machines right from the beginning.

The riders on PRCforum will be happy to help you, and enjoy your RZR.

 

I got the front and rear brush guards, cargo box, Bimini top and 1/2 windshielc, chrome wheels and gas can mount to start. Mine won't be here for a week or so as they said they were expecting it in early Feb.

 

So far I got the same thing minus the gas can. It is one cool ride. So smooth. I have 2.6 hours on it so far.

 

New to this forum, and would 1st like to say Hello. Ive had my RZR now for going on 6 mos. Its true about the air intake clips Ive already been through 2 of them, they are very cheap made and break very easy. The air intake lets in alot of dust, I do plan on snorkling mine but have not as of this time. I keep a very thin coat of oil on the inside of the air intake canister to keep the dust collected to it. Ive got over 40 hrs on it and no probs what so ever.

As far as the rest of the mods. Im running a 2" High lifter lift and a 2" pipe (spring lift) up front. 30" Mudzilla's on ITP 14" SS112s. Front and rear brush gaurds, 3.0 WARN winch, 1" spacers. Dual HMF exhaust, Dobeck programmer, EPI clutch kit w/severe duty Kevlar belt. Accessory rack in the rear w/a gun mounts, and spare tire holder. Nerf bars, light bar, Bimini top. (got the snorkle coming this week)
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