Hi Guys, time to report the year i have had now that it is almost time to put her away for the season. I have had some bad luck this year but all in all its been not a bad year. I must say THE METH ROCKS.
I started my winter off like this, after the first ride i was telling my buddies that the sled is not as scary as last year. After telling a fellow member (DC5 which has been a big help to me this year) he guess it right away to check the intercooler because at around 15lbs the Benders I/C like to crack and sure enough on the bottom seam there was about 7inch crack, got it welded. Then i lost a reservoir on the front shock in the rear suspension. Then she wouldn't start in the cold, 1 of the plugers for the choke was siezed and need to be changed out. Then i was fighting with the I/C blowing off the carbs. I even had a carb blow off and when i tighen it down about 10 miuntes later the boot cracked. Got that all fixed up and i was with a group coming across the Ottawa river in the Dark and i was doing like 50mph and i hit an Ice heave that looked like a drift i rolled the sled and a buddy from behind hit the sled. It could have been worse he could have hit it headon or myself. The damage report was front bulk head left and right, A-arms, sway bar, dog bone, windshield, guage pod, and a broken bar in the rear suspension. The sled is all back together but i'm still fighting a boost leak or my meth fail safe is kicking in. It will go up to 12lbs and stay there for a second then falls off. I beleieve i might have found my boost leak with one of Ted's recommendations, just before the exhaust goes into the turbo i can see where it has been sliding back and forth and i think i need the flex pipe that goes here. Even with all these issues i have managed to put on 2000 really hard kms this winter and i still love the sled. I drive this sled just like a 2 stroke and the motor has not skipped a beat. My temps in good snow are 165F and in low snow it goes up to 180F. The only thing about the sled that i don't like is the sound, IT'S LOUD. Buget has been speant for the winter so looks like i will have to wait for next year to get a new muffler and a flex pipe. Here's a few picks from the Winter.