I will attempt to answer all of the questions as it appears there is some interest on the kit.
As far as availability, it is completely dependent on the demand of this kit from you all on this website. This is the main reason why I posted the teaser ahead of time to see if there would be interest. I would imagine that if demad were high enough, kits could begin being shipped out in ~2-3 months.
The cost is another factor that we would like to hear some feedback on. One of the things that must be considered in with the cost is that you will be receiving the entire belt drive kit as pictured below, along with a new jackshaft and driveaxle. The jackshaft has not been experimented with using aluminum for a material option but the driveaxle has been tested as aluminum on high HP applications without skipping a beat. Our plans right now are to run a bored out steel jackshaft and a lightweight aluminum driveaxle inless the kit is to be run on extremely high HP application in which we will also offer a steel driveaxle for the kit. With all of that said, we would love to hear some honest/realistic price ranges that you all feel would fit this kit. We will obviously factor in the manufacturing costs to make the kit but your opinion on something that will free up ~3-6% HP to the track in most applications would be great to help generate a price tag. I must again stress realistic numbers for everything included in the kit and the benefits you are receiving.
This is a turn key replacement and the install takes noticeably less time than the standard chaincase on other models this kit has been run on before.
Reverse is out of the question with this kit. The whole purpose of this system is to remove less rotating mass and get performance benefits. Incorporating a reverse mechanism would benefit the goal of this system.
The cost of the replacement belts are to be figured right around $100 because they are kevlar custom belts. These belts are extremely strong but anything can happen when enough energy is applied to a system. I can honestly say that we have only broken one of these belts in 4000+ miles of testing and hard accelerations on a 150+ HP application. This was due to tremendous amounts of free track spin followed by zero slip traction.
As far as the HP increase, there is only some much power you can free up from the existing drive system. On those graphs, you will see as high as a 5-6% increase in track HP without ever touching the internals of the sled. Yes it is no turbo system, but this is targeted for the rider who is looking to get the most out of there sled. It will also lead to better gas mileage do to increased drivetrain efficiencies. Another form of proof that exists on this system is NOSPRO using this exact belt drive system on his Big Bore SRX Asphalt sled a couple years back and maybe he will chime in. If I remember correctly, his overall 1/4 miles times decreased 0.3 - 0.4 seconds compared to the stock chaincase system. We were shocked with these results aswell but hopefully he chimes in to prove that we aren't blowing smoke.
As far as the actual unit, housing pieces were actually cut out today for initial fit and the gears and shafts will be started hopefully within a month or so. When I have a kit completely assembled, Pictures will be up for all to see.
As I have said above, track swaps have been found to be noticeably faster when this was installed on other models. This is one of the benefits to the system along with no more mess of the oil
As far as the bearings go, they are all sealed bearings at the moment but incorporating a zert fitting would be a great addition to the system if at all possible.
Keep the comments/questions flowing guys and please help us out in determining the demand and cost of a system similar to this. Thanks
