BeeZee62

It's interesting that you mention that ... with the new 4 stroke engines and Arctic Cat has one that produces 177 hp (stock) I wonder how hard it would be to convert for dirt use? Not to mention all the after market products available such as remapping fuel, air and turbos that are available. A lot of sleds these days easily push close to 300 hp.

Well so far I've been more than impressed with the new sled. Bone stock it has just over 160 hp, curb weight of 580 lbs and 106 ft lbs of torque and stock top speed around 115 mph .... I've been thinking about putting velcro on my gloves and the handle bars to help hold on! lol It handles the trails like a rocket but it really comes into its own doing cross country .... it really should come with a small set of wings as it sure likes to catch air.

Well folks I've parked my Trooper for the winter .. too much snow. I've tried driving it in the snow but the throttle body kept freezing and I'd have to stop every five minutes to chip away the ice. If anyone has any ideas on how to cover the throttle body I'd be interested. I've picked myself up a new winter ride and so far I've zero complaints! I look forward to spring time and getting the Trooper back out. Wishing all a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year. Barry

Looks good Kinarfi. With the foam being so flexible though, with just a little bit of mud on it won't they just droop down and potentially hit the tires? I want to get rid of my plastic fenders as well as they've been cracked and glued a few times now and the rattle so much when I'm driving. The flares I've made are from mud flaps off a big rig. They're flexible yet sturdy enough that when caked in mud they retain their shape. Only thing is I need to find the material in longer pieces in order to completely get rid of my fenders. Still working on it.

Lenny, my T2 does similar on gravel roads but I've just attributed it to the fact that I'm running on MudLites. On any other surface handling is fine but on gravel it's like I'm steering in the general direction I want to go. Although I've gotten quite good at sliding through corners like a pro, rolling over is always on my mind. I was hoping that switching to truck tires would alleviate the problem but I've not done that yet (mud it far too much fun). What type of tires are you using? Barry

I'm pretty sure that's a guy driving

Thanks Lenny and Kinarfi. I had thought about using a motorcycle exhaust but they're all 2" or smaller in diameter and the outlet diameter on the Trooper is 2.5 Did you just use an adapter?

Kinarfi, I really like how quiet your trooper is, what did you use for a new muffler. I can't find anything to use up in my neck of the woods and frankly, my trooper is just too loud! Barry

Has anyone seen the new Can-Am Commander yet? It looks pretty good and they claim that it's very fast as well. http://www.atv.com/manufacturers/can-am/2011-canam-commander-preview-1683.html

Has anyone had any word on when JMC will be up and running?

I had the same problem with my starter last year. I figured that as I attempted to use my Trooper as a submarine once, that with all the water etc in the starter maybe there was some corrosion. I took the starter and solenoid off, cleaned everything up and bench tested it all before reinstalling. Everything worked fine, until it was reinstalled and the same problem. I even used a screwdriver a couple times, across the two terminals on the solenoid to get it running. Not too long after thinking I had it all sorted out, the ignition went dead. After tracing and testing every wire, I found the problem was with the master power swtich ... so I bypassed the master power switch and everything worked fine for a while. The starter started acting up again .. so I just replaced it with a new one. I still have the master power switch by-passed though .. just have to make sure all electricals are turned off when I'm done for the day. The last time my starter acted up the Trooper was just coming out of the shop at Mudslinger Motorsports. Trevor at Mudslinger had a starter in stock and $260 later, I had a new starter. Haven't had a single problem since.

The gauges on the Troopers aren't the greatest. If you search through the forum there have been a few people who've replaced the gauges with some marine grade ones .. exact fit for the holes in the dash. My T2 used to over heat all the time, so I moved the rad up on top of the rear deck and haven't had a problem since. There's photos in the gallery.

Mine has faded quite a bit as well ... and not evenly. It also is stored indoors and only sees the light of day when I'm out riding.

Krustygun ... that looks really good! I made my flairs by using mud flaps for a semi-truck, but they don't stop all the mud. Driver and passenger still get their exterior arms covered in mud. Could you post some more pics of yours. I would like to copy your design. Barry

When running on hardpack the fronts are at 200 # psi and the rears 265. Going cross country I drop the fronts to 175 and the rear to 240. This seems to work pretty good. Next I'm going to start experimenting with the spring preloads as soon as I figure out how to measure the set-up.

The King shocks are great. I didn't have to do any modifications at all - just simply bolted them in. Depending on the riding I'm going to do, I adjust the nitrogen pressure before I head out. For example, if I'll be riding on hardpack I increase the pressure so I don't get as much roll cornering. For the rougher, cross country stuff, I lighten it up a bit. So far, I can honestly say it was well worth all the money ... and they were expensive! I've had my T2 about 6 feet in the air .. unintentionally .. and it landed solidly, absorbing the impact and maintained control. The guys I was riding with were totally impressed.

That looks pretty good... Judging by the location of his speakers he doesn't encounter alot of water or mud very often

Yes, I had that same banging noise and it drove me crazy. One thing you may wish to try first is checking the nitrogen pressure in the shocks first. When I did this, the one shock was empty and once refilled it eliminated the banging noise for about an hour. The seals were gone and the nitrogen leaked out and the stock shocks aren't rebuildable. I got my shocks from McCoy Motorsports http://www.tobefast.com/king-1100-trooper-shock-set-c-63654-p-1-pr-10000175.html As I live in a remote area of Canada, my cost increase was due to the exchange rate on the dollar and the shipping costs. As the site advertises, four shocks for $2560. I've got pics of them installed on my T2 in the Gallery Barry

Zorro, I had the same issues with my T2 and I took the plunge and put on some King off-road racing shocks all around and it has a made a huge difference. I didn't have to make any modifications, just bolted them in and the difference it has made on the ride was incredible. But be warned, they weren't cheap - paid about $3k for the four shocks and springs - but it truly has made the T2 a great riding machine.

It looks as though the rear wheels have been moved back (somehow). With that many bends in the snorkel I wonder if that affects engine performance? I thought about moving mine up higher but have since decided that I like that it's under the protection of the roof.

I experience something similar in third gear around 3000 rpm and then after a short while it kicks in again around 4200. Barry

I've been following all the discussions on hard starts and am very thankful that I've not had that problem. However, every other tank of gas I've been adding a bit of injector cleaner and I'm wondering if all the problems being experienced could just be dirty injectors? I'm not all that mechanically inclined and quite frankly most of the mechanical discussions on here are well above me - but most valuable as I'm learning a lot, and I'm not meaning to insult anyone's intelligence - but sometimes the obvious has to be asked. Barry