Thanks Mike, Sleds finally finished other than waiting for Hurricane Performance to get back to me after I emailed them all the info from the sled that the flasher pulled from the ECU. Once Hurricane supplies the web address to go and download all the tunes for my specific flasher I can load them in the ECU. Won’t be long now !! 🤙🏼
@@mikeguliz I’m going to start out running the 225hp tune at first. Because Cat introduced the brand new ADAPT primary clutch for the ‘22 & ‘23 Cats, Hurricane has to finish testing and tuning primary weights for the 240 & 270 tunes with the ADAPT. Dalton made brand new adjustable primary clutch arms and they’ll need to be tuned to keep the max rpm’s in check. 😉
Yeah that’s gonna be bad ass i was thinking of doing something like that to my sled but I’m i’m not sure if I wanna put like five grand into a sled that I’m probably gonna sell at the end of the season for a new one maybe the next one but your sled sounds like it’s gonna be a mean machine👍
@@mikeguliz Thanks buddy.. 👍🏼 I’m really looking forward to keep the cat for many years so it made sense for me. That’s one thing about the Yamaha 998 motor.. It’s easily and reliably tuneable up to 300hp for a lot less than you can the 900T. If all you wanted was a quick 225hp with the 998 just stop to any dealer and have them load the 225 tune in, nothing more needed. And it’s about $500 bucks or so. Very cheap. Now if you want multiple tunes (225, 240 & 270) and have it adjustable right in the gauge pod now it’ll be more because when you get up to the 240 & 270 tunes you’ll need the 3 bar map sensor, upgraded BOV and adjustable primary clutch weights. I’m recording the whole process from start to finish with everything one would need to complete the flash and upgrades. I looked and there’s no video’s showing what it takes to wake these Sidewinder, SRX & T-cats up and thought guys would like to see it. 👍🏼
I hear ya buddy, but the FOX shocks with the two spanner nuts jammed together that I have to loosen are a “PITA” to break loose. I found that out on the front shocks when I was up in Maine last spring. What a Pain to break loose and adjust. That’s another reason why I went away from FOX shocks. 👍🏼👍🏼
Hey Giligan, Welcome back 👍🏼 Shocks are as you know, about preference and what you expect from them. The QS3’s didn’t have rebound adjustment and I thought they rode too stiff. The next guy might like a stiffer riding shock. I turned the preload all the way down on the front shocks and set the compression to #1 and they still were stiff to me. I could have had them revalved but I’d still have a shock that didn’t have rebound. IMHO,… if my 2022.. top of the line, flag ship, most expensive Arctic cat came with QS3R’s, now those had rebound and I could have done something with those. Back a few years ago I see the ZR9000’s came with QS3r shocks. When you’re buying Cats most high end sled you should get Cats most high end shocks. But that’s just my thought. 😂 Who am I really. I’m looking forward to adjusting these Elka shocks in and giving my review on them throughout the season. 👍🏼 Think Snow buddy ❄❄
Hey Jim Bo, Thanks for stopping by to watch the video and thanks for the kind words.. To answer your question, the parts in the chain case are known to cause issues once you get some miles on the sled. Especially once you start cranking up the horsepower. It puts more stress on the driveline components. As for the 3 bar map sensor and BOV I changed those because I’m going to run a higher hp tune and they need to be changed to better monitor and control the higher boost levels from the turbo over the stock settings. 😁👍🏼
@@SometimeIsNow I get it. I'm a big believer in stock. The snowmobiles are so tuned right from the factory I don't like to do a lot of mods they always end up in disaster. I GoPro most of my rides to. I just do not post like you guys do I love watching yours I ride in the same areas. I love putting on accessories but not performance mods. Have a 360 GoPro this year should make some really cool videos. Keep up the good work I will watch.
@@jimbo5849 Yeah I never modded my 900T and just rode it stock but because the T-cat is all new to me I decided to make all kinds of videos about this sled because there’s not many for the Sidewinder, SRX T-cat guys. Plus the 998 Yamaha motor is so easily tuned and I thought it would make great content for the channel so I decided to do something different with this sled. It is a lot of work to edit all the footage when people decide to record their rides so I totally understand your thoughts. 😁 I like to give people the experience of riding along without having to get cold or like you, view the same trails as you ride even though you ride them. What sled do you currently ride? I like to know what sleds guys ride who watch my videos. I purchased a Insta360 camera this summer for use this winter for some different camera angles. Take Care.
@@SometimeIsNow I ride a 16 XRS 800. And I absolutely love it. Keep up the good work on the videos lot of people enjoy and learn from them. Maybe I'll see you on the trail. I run into pasty boy a lot out there.
@@jimbo5849 Nice sled 👍🏼I’m sure I’ll see you out on the trails this season. Once I get the Deviant Ink wrap installled on the Cat you won’t be able to miss it. 😁 I’ll be riding with Paisteboy sometime early this season. 👍🏼
Good morning Jeff, The lift is an Extreme Max 5800.1184 Pro-Series Aluminum Snowmobile Lift - 800 lbs. Lift Capacity I bought mine from UPNORTHSPORTS. Here’s the info on it. www.extrememax.com/product-p/5800.1184.htm
Great video… never seen anyone change the rear skid shocks while still in the sled. It is much easier to do this by pulling the skid out. You’re doing a great job with you videos!
@@MrSkurtenb Hey Steve, I agree… Honestly I’ve never changed out shocks before without just removing the rear skid either 😁 I just wanted to try something different for once to see how easy or hard it was this way. I know John from Accelerated Technologies does it this way. He doesn’t typically pull the rear skid to change or revalve shocks. The next time I have the rear shocks rebuilt I will pull the skid to see how it goes that way. 👍🏼
Hey Philippe, Sorry I took so long to comment. After this riding season ends I will give my impressions of the stock FOX QS3’s I removed compared to the Elka Stage 5 shocks. I was able to put some miles on both sets now and I can make a better comparison 👍🏼 Stay Tuned.
Hey Garth !! Yes Sir !! 😂 It has 717 Miles on it from last seasons only 4 day ride. It came in mid March of ‘22 so we headed to Upper Maine to ride just so I didn’t have to wait till this season to ride it. As you can see I take very good care of my stuff and my sleds always get put in a heated garage, thoroughly cleaned and greased after every ride. Even if I’m going to ride the next day it still gets brought in, thawed out, wiped down and looked over before I ride it again. I don’t like leaving my sleds in the trailer when not being used. Plus I spray “everything” down with CRC Heavy Duty silicone spray so nothing rusts or oxidizes.🤫👍🏼
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You're going to have the smoothest cat on the trail 😂😂😂
Great vid! Can’t wait to hear how you like the shocks.
Thanks buddy. Can’t wait to hear how your first ride is with your new T-cat and your impressions also. 👍🏼
Looks like it’s getting serious with the Tcat I seen the other videos belly pan and sensor doing a lot awesome can’t wait to see it on the trails👍
Thanks Mike, Sleds finally finished other than waiting for Hurricane Performance to get back to me after I emailed them all the info from the sled that the flasher pulled from the ECU. Once Hurricane supplies the web address to go and download all the tunes for my specific flasher I can load them in the ECU. Won’t be long now !! 🤙🏼
Oh nice I wouldn’t wanna pull up next to you on the trail🤣
@@mikeguliz I’m going to start out running the 225hp tune at first. Because Cat introduced the brand new ADAPT primary clutch for the ‘22 & ‘23 Cats, Hurricane has to finish testing and tuning primary weights for the 240 & 270 tunes with the ADAPT. Dalton made brand new adjustable primary clutch arms and they’ll need to be tuned to keep the max rpm’s in check. 😉
Yeah that’s gonna be bad ass i was thinking of doing something like that to my sled but I’m i’m not sure if I wanna put like five grand into a sled that I’m probably gonna sell at the end of the season for a new one maybe the next one but your sled sounds like it’s gonna be a mean machine👍
@@mikeguliz Thanks buddy.. 👍🏼 I’m really looking forward to keep the cat for many years so it made sense for me. That’s one thing about the Yamaha 998 motor.. It’s easily and reliably tuneable up to 300hp for a lot less than you can the 900T. If all you wanted was a quick 225hp with the 998 just stop to any dealer and have them load the 225 tune in, nothing more needed. And it’s about $500 bucks or so. Very cheap. Now if you want multiple tunes (225, 240 & 270) and have it adjustable right in the gauge pod now it’ll be more because when you get up to the 240 & 270 tunes you’ll need the 3 bar map sensor, upgraded BOV and adjustable primary clutch weights. I’m recording the whole process from start to finish with everything one would need to complete the flash and upgrades. I looked and there’s no video’s showing what it takes to wake these Sidewinder, SRX & T-cats up and thought guys would like to see it. 👍🏼
Great video thanks,you should have just run that spring preload down in the front shock would have made it a little easier for you to remove 👍👍
I hear ya buddy, but the FOX shocks with the two spanner nuts jammed together that I have to loosen are a “PITA” to break loose. I found that out on the front shocks when I was up in Maine last spring. What a Pain to break loose and adjust. That’s another reason why I went away from FOX shocks. 👍🏼👍🏼
really liked the qs3 on my 16 cat so I’m curious how much better these will be!
Hey Giligan, Welcome back 👍🏼 Shocks are as you know, about preference and what you expect from them. The QS3’s didn’t have rebound adjustment and I thought they rode too stiff. The next guy might like a stiffer riding shock. I turned the preload all the way down on the front shocks and set the compression to #1 and they still were stiff to me. I could have had them revalved but I’d still have a shock that didn’t have rebound. IMHO,… if my 2022.. top of the line, flag ship, most expensive Arctic cat came with QS3R’s, now those had rebound and I could have done something with those. Back a few years ago I see the ZR9000’s came with QS3r shocks. When you’re buying Cats most high end sled you should get Cats most high end shocks. But that’s just my thought. 😂 Who am I really. I’m looking forward to adjusting these Elka shocks in and giving my review on them throughout the season. 👍🏼 Think Snow buddy ❄❄
Love your videos just wondering why you're replacing all these new parts on these snowmobiles.
Hey Jim Bo, Thanks for stopping by to watch the video and thanks for the kind words.. To answer your question, the parts in the chain case are known to cause issues once you get some miles on the sled. Especially once you start cranking up the horsepower. It puts more stress on the driveline components. As for the 3 bar map sensor and BOV I changed those because I’m going to run a higher hp tune and they need to be changed to better monitor and control the higher boost levels from the turbo over the stock settings. 😁👍🏼
@@SometimeIsNow I get it. I'm a big believer in stock. The snowmobiles are so tuned right from the factory I don't like to do a lot of mods they always end up in disaster. I GoPro most of my rides to. I just do not post like you guys do I love watching yours I ride in the same areas. I love putting on accessories but not performance mods. Have a 360 GoPro this year should make some really cool videos. Keep up the good work I will watch.
@@jimbo5849 Yeah I never modded my 900T and just rode it stock but because the T-cat is all new to me I decided to make all kinds of videos about this sled because there’s not many for the Sidewinder, SRX T-cat guys. Plus the 998 Yamaha motor is so easily tuned and I thought it would make great content for the channel so I decided to do something different with this sled. It is a lot of work to edit all the footage when people decide to record their rides so I totally understand your thoughts. 😁 I like to give people the experience of riding along without having to get cold or like you, view the same trails as you ride even though you ride them. What sled do you currently ride? I like to know what sleds guys ride who watch my videos. I purchased a Insta360 camera this summer for use this winter for some different camera angles. Take Care.
@@SometimeIsNow I ride a 16 XRS 800. And I absolutely love it. Keep up the good work on the videos lot of people enjoy and learn from them. Maybe I'll see you on the trail. I run into pasty boy a lot out there.
@@jimbo5849 Nice sled 👍🏼I’m sure I’ll see you out on the trails this season. Once I get the Deviant Ink wrap installled on the Cat you won’t be able to miss it. 😁 I’ll be riding with Paisteboy sometime early this season. 👍🏼
Another shocking video!
😳 😉
“Pun” Intended 😂
What lift are you using. I have a Black Ice and it is not ideal. The XRS’s brake goes below the running board and the lift will hit the brake housing.
Good morning Jeff, The lift is an Extreme Max 5800.1184 Pro-Series Aluminum Snowmobile Lift - 800 lbs. Lift Capacity
I bought mine from UPNORTHSPORTS.
Here’s the info on it. www.extrememax.com/product-p/5800.1184.htm
@@SometimeIsNow thank you! I will be taking a look at that and give it some consideration.
Great video… never seen anyone change the rear skid shocks while still in the sled. It is much easier to do this by pulling the skid out. You’re doing a great job with you videos!
@@MrSkurtenb Hey Steve, I agree… Honestly I’ve never changed out shocks before without just removing the rear skid either 😁 I just wanted to try something different for once to see how easy or hard it was this way. I know John from Accelerated Technologies does it this way. He doesn’t typically pull the rear skid to change or revalve shocks. The next time I have the rear shocks rebuilt I will pull the skid to see how it goes that way. 👍🏼
Will it be possible to have your impression on the riding difference compare to the originals ones?
Hey Philippe,
Sorry I took so long to comment. After this riding season ends I will give my impressions of the stock FOX QS3’s I removed compared to the Elka Stage 5 shocks. I was able to put some miles on both sets now and I can make a better comparison 👍🏼 Stay Tuned.
YOU SURE IT HAS 700KMS ON IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST PULLED IT OUT OF THE BOX
Hey Garth !! Yes Sir !! 😂 It has 717 Miles on it from last seasons only 4 day ride. It came in mid March of ‘22 so we headed to Upper Maine to ride just so I didn’t have to wait till this season to ride it.
As you can see I take very good care of my stuff and my sleds always get put in a heated garage, thoroughly cleaned and greased after every ride. Even if I’m going to ride the next day it still gets brought in, thawed out, wiped down and looked over before I ride it again. I don’t like leaving my sleds in the trailer when not being used. Plus I spray “everything” down with CRC Heavy Duty silicone spray so nothing rusts or oxidizes.🤫👍🏼