Tunnel ice build up

[brendan.9]

i take my post back went out today and still have lots of ice! still less than before

 

[uofm]

Took the protectors out last week. I have the Schmitd block off plate. Rode twice with hardly any buildup.

 

[Apex2006]

My son's sled does the same thing. After riding for a day, bring in heated garage and watch this hugh chunk of ice start dropping. About 25 pounds and an hour and a half before it completely drops out. Otherwise it is a hammer and long screw driver out on the trails. It really started to happen a lot after he installed his Bender exhaust. Any coorelation?

 

[towerrigger]

Re: Tunnel Ice

my neigbor is an engineer and told me don't listen to those telling you to remove it as they are crazy as they carry a structural rigidity load..he took a good look.

Call me crazy then. I removed them on my RTX I had. Solves a lot of the problem. They are held in with 6 rivets per side. The only thing these things are carrying is ice in the tunnel. My MTX came without and the tunnel is a lot longer carrying more ice.

 

[raginyamaha]

i belive a nice under tunnel exhaust would help possibly. check out the post from stopdropandroll about his under tunnel exhaust with pics. seems to be good on the ice build up area. i dont know how to link so just look for the undertunnel exhaust poll post

 

[Nytro Nork]

I can send you pics and measurements for a DIY blockoff plate, if your interested PM me.

 

[gmfamily2008]

I read about a couple guys tapping into the tunnel protectors and making them into tunnel coolers ? maybe add a rear cooler ? sounds like this could solve 2 problems , overheating and tunnel icing . anyone out there able to chime in on this ? also awhile back I remember seeing something about a heated taillight for other sled models, maybe one would be able to be made for the Nytro? Just a couple thoughts to throw out there.

 

[sorenson1610]

As for the keeping my tail light clear, I removed my reflector and that bracket right under the tail light. It helped a lot and without that bracket on the tunnel it is much easier to brush off the snow built up. It also seems to be less ice and more snow, much easier. Just give it a brush at the stop signs

 

[JCLG]

I took the studd protectors away and installed the MCX 180 kit. Lot less ice build up. We drove 1,5 hours in powder and very little ice build up

 

[Alatalo]

Re: Tunnel Ice

I am not removing the protectors as they are there for that reason and rigidity..my neigbor is an engineer and told me don't listen to those telling you to remove it as they are crazy as they carry a structural rigidity load

Tell your neighbour to go back to engineering school...! The stud protectors only job is to keep studded tracks away from the tunnel, the exhaust and the front heat exchanger. Nothing else. They are in no way part of the chassis structural rigidity. The way they are welded on and riveted on they add zero structural rigidity. If they would be part of the chassis structural rigidity, why are they not used in the mountain models...???
Unless you are running studs - take them out...!

Regarding ice build-up, my experience is that removed stud protectors reduce the ice build-up. However, I am not that confident that a partial block-off plate makes much of a difference. If anything, it just moves the same amount of ice build-up further into the tunnel...

 

[thetruck454]

I also am an engineer and at first thought they did add some structural regidity. But after looking at how they were attached with only a couple riviets, there is no way they bear any load.

 

[gmfamily2008]

thought this was out there. I would think this would take care of all the ice build-up

http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php? ... highlight=

 

[Pratas]

 

[moab11]

Does anyone know if the tunnel protectors are riveted on under the gas tank at all? I see the ones at the very back by the tail light, under the muffler mounts and under the seat, but can't see if there is more towards the heat exchanger. This is on an 09 XTX by the way.

Jeff

 

[Rayman5271]

Yes... I believe on the xtx their are 8 rivets holding them on.