It could be pumping a little much oil.
I'll look into it in the morning when I do my pre-ride...
Changing that oil again, checking the chain, etc...

Could be that Polaris Gold might make me happier.
But I still think piece of mind stays with doing the block-off kit.....

 

Leave the injection on.Just watch the cables for wear and clean the dirt out of the pump box when you think of it.This system is one of the best around and gives very little trouble.I like the smoke unles it is unbearably bad.Smoke means you are oiling.
Good idea on riding before mods.Let your wife ride it alot to get used to it and if it is going to be HERS when you get a pipe go with Dynoport.They dont have a hard hitting power band but pull hard all the way through the rpms plus it uses stock clutching and your wife will klike that.I found this out the hard way.Had a 400 for my wife with a HSP speed kit and it was too much for her.Went with the Dynoport and it suited both of us.

 

Leave the injection on.Just watch the cables for wear and clean the dirt out of the pump box when you think of it.This system is one of the best around and gives very little trouble.I like the smoke unles it is unbearably bad.Smoke means you are oiling.
Good idea on riding before mods.Let your wife ride it alot to get used to it and if it is going to be HERS when you get a pipe go with Dynoport.They dont have a hard hitting power band but pull hard all the way through the rpms plus it uses stock clutching and your wife will klike that.I found this out the hard way.Had a 400 for my wife with a HSP speed kit and it was too much for her.Went with the Dynoport and it suited both of us.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: ftwflh

Leave the injection on.Just watch the cables for wear and clean the dirt out of the pump box when you think of it.This system is one of the best around and gives very little trouble.I like the smoke unles it is unbearably bad.Smoke means you are oiling.

Good idea on riding before mods.Let your wife ride it alot to get used to it and if it is going to be HERS when you get a pipe go with Dynoport.They dont have a hard hitting power band but pull hard all the way through the rpms plus it uses stock clutching and your wife will klike that.I found this out the hard way.Had a 400 for my wife with a HSP speed kit and it was too much for her.Went with the Dynoport and it suited both of us.</end quote></div>

I'm not against the injection and I'm sure polaris has one of the best...
But I think I am paranoid enough to possibly do the block-off kit.

I put some good trail time on the wheeler today and I have to say I am really on the fence.
I keep finding myself liking it a lot more than I expected I would.

It's definately a unique whip. It's unlike anything else I have ever rode for sure.

I can feel the height and the extra 100 lbs... but it sure as heck don't feel like a sport utility quad.
I can toss it around... but not like a 350-375 lb machine... and with stock tires it's easy to tip a tire or two off the ground.
It jumps and lands better than I expected... it just don't go high and far... it's not a 250R.
It's nice and plush on the trail, but it does feel bigger in the rough, and I can also feel the strut difference and the flat rake single A-arm.

Out in the woods it's a true 2 stroke cadillac that lets you master the trail almost effortlessly though.
My wife trailed it just fine with no problem at all, which is a true testiment to that.

It's a powerhouse and lightning quick for stock compared to other sport machines, even modded ones.
But it's no 300/350/400 4 stroke when riding between trees where there is no real trail.
You can sure tell it's a stock belt drive 2 stroke when the going is real slow and tough/technical.

Hillclimbing... it's just way out there all alone with no competition.
It's so good it's almost no fun... really low effort and not highly challenging.
I no lie stopped it and turned it around after topping a pretty ugly hill.
I told my friends it was so unreal they had to try it, and I wasn't worried about my quad when I did.
Everyone was genuinely over-impressed with it as I was.

I'm still way out on the learning curve for downhilling it though.
I'm happy with it and me in some cases and dissapointed in one or both of us in other cases.
It's not a manual trans 4 stroke and may never hold back like one even with changes.
As long as the belt stays engaged it has some useable engine breaking... not enough to ever slide the tires.
But it's not real predictable about when the belt disengages and it's not always easy to "blip" it back into engagement.

I'm unable to classify this quad, but I think when they changed the name to Trailblazer 400 they hit the nail on the head.

Like I said, I'm still on the fence.
I'm not sure if I will go all-out 5 speed manual sport for the next bike.
But I don't think I'll be unhappy if I don't end up getting a second ride soon.

 

You can always add the Engine Braking System if you want.

If you do the oil block off I wonder how far you can go without hauling your gas can. A lot of trails I ride lead up to gas stations so I can pump a couple gallons and ride some more. 4-strokes are better on gas so I usually don't have to worry about it, but sometimes I take 100+ mile rides.

The only thing I rode that compares to it is a Scrambler 500, but the 400 is QUICK. I think that has the same suspension as the Scrambler, but since it looks like a T-blazer and it might not. I think there was 1.5" difference, 6.7" vs 8.2" of travel, on the front.

 

I was just digging back through some of my old threads and found this one.

I tell you guys, I never would have thought I'd like this quad so much. If it was 100 lbs lighter and had a normal jap style front end setup, jap strength brakes, and a bit more compression braking it would be the ultimate quad.

I like it better than my 400EX except the handling and weight.
I'd love to have one of those HPD chassis.


Anyways, I did end up doing the injection blockoff, which was more work and aggrivation than it was worth for a first-timer. But I do like the piece of mind I have now and the ability to tune my mixture.

It runs a lot stronger now, and the smoke is greatly reduced with the Amsoil Saber or Opti-2 mix.

I am having trouble though getting a leak free seal at the blockoff plate. The counterbalance oil is leaking out the bottom. I was surprised it came with no gasket and that I have to make my own.

The really weird part I wanted to bring up in this thread is somehow with the conversion I gained MUCH BETTER engine breaking... This makes no sense to me since everything is the same except the throttle cable and the lack of the injector.

Does anyone have an explaination of that?