I don’t know Cody, but I have seen video and know turbos well enough, that it’s a purpose built machine. Size of turbo ect... huge power but won’t work for most of us for typical tree riding most of us do.
Turbos..... the auto turbos, are designed to run huge amounts of miles. If they perform equally do power sports toys really need turbos that run 2.3,400,000 miles??? I will address oiling while I am here. My experience goes back 20 years plus. After struggling with oil pumps, I will gladly take dead end oil. I see some other advantages too.
I will keep my “piggyback”. Most people can not effectively tune a full ecu. Flash is ok for some, I prefer a tuner.
Water/air.... proper set up adds about 40lbs to your sled give or take ... no thanks.
I will lump the rest together... I am picky as can be, border line anal. I am happy with fit and finish of the kit I purchased. Customer service has been fantastic.
The main problem with the “ultimate kit” is cost. Some guys these days can’t change a belt, but can have a turbo installed and pull the trigger. They don’t know the difference between $3500 and $8500, except their wallet is lighter.
The ultimate kit is awesome, but in this day it’s just not practical anymore.
You make some good points.
The size of the turbos used on snowmobiles are the same as on stock 4 cylinder cars. Aside from aerocharger I don't believe a perfectly sized turbo exists for sleds.
With backcountry tree-riding, hill climbing and riding snowmobiles in general you'd want the quickest spooling, best tip-in turbo possible.
The best you could do would be to get the new G series Garret G25-550 compressor side with the Borg Warner EFR 6258 turbine side. (if that were possible).
Or better yet would be a Garrett twin scroll dual boost turbo (used on the Porsche 919 Evo) with twin pipes to isolate exhaust pulses to the turbine wheel.
I would think a properly sized water/air intercooler would add ~15lbs not 40.
I agree with you that cost is the main factor in why the kits are lacking.
Yeah! And those sleds too! Why are all the sleds junk! What's with the weak cast blocks, bendy forged arms, wimpy aluminum rails. If they would just use billet aluminum, titanium and unobtanium everywhere, along with dependable 4-stroke engines made by Honda, we'd no longer have junk to ride!
Haha, I don't think the block is an issue at the power levels of snowmobiles. It would be cool to see the yamaha 4 stroke in an axys chassis.
I guess I should start a thread asking why is my turbo so awesome when everyone says they're junk.
Runs flawless
Not impulse.
If I were you I would run stock or build your own !
If this was a sales pitch, well, good luck with this attitude.
Nice post.
Have a nice day.
I don't work for Impulse or Cody Phillips Racing, nor do I own a turbo kit from either of them.
I love those posts by kit builders or sponsored people saying [Insert Brand] kit runs flawlessly. Let's see some videos where it runs as clean as an
Impulse Turbo
Try being objective in your analysis of your kit, not caught up in the mindset of you bought it therefore you must defend it at all cost.