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Maybe I'm overly cautious or just wanted to do another mod, but after another thread discussion on mud protection and water intrusion, I decided to take on the recommendation of treebeme and cover my side belt intake with Frogzskin. Frogzskin allows air to flow but not water. I tested this, and water will not go through it. Amazing stuff! Only problem is I had to buy a piece 48" x 48". What I would say is a lifetime supply of Frogzskin. https://www.frogzskin.com/
I included a pic before the skin was applied. In this pic I removed the plastic intake cover after a few rides and saw water/mud spots inside. While likely not much water, I feel that splash could get sucked in this intake.
Shown in the remaining pics, I cut out a piece of the material, put some silicone around the outside edges of the back of the plastic intake cover, and set the material in the silicone. Let it dry and re-installed the piece to the machine.
I discussed this with a reputable dealer. They thought it would be ok, but did wonder why Polaris didn't cover with the skin from the factory. They did on the Ranger. I left the intakes under the hood uncovered just in case there is any air restriction.
This dealer did tell me a neat trick. In a training session with Polaris, they filled the belt housing with 5 gallons of water. To clear it out, they put the machine in neutral and ran the throttle up half way. The clutches pumped the water out of the housing like a water pump. Then you drive in LOW for a while to ensure belt is dry. He told me this, to say that Frogzskin won't let water out. There is still the outlet on top of the engine so I felt comfortable moving forward with the skin install. I could always remove the cover if needed.
I included a pic before the skin was applied. In this pic I removed the plastic intake cover after a few rides and saw water/mud spots inside. While likely not much water, I feel that splash could get sucked in this intake.
Shown in the remaining pics, I cut out a piece of the material, put some silicone around the outside edges of the back of the plastic intake cover, and set the material in the silicone. Let it dry and re-installed the piece to the machine.
I discussed this with a reputable dealer. They thought it would be ok, but did wonder why Polaris didn't cover with the skin from the factory. They did on the Ranger. I left the intakes under the hood uncovered just in case there is any air restriction.
This dealer did tell me a neat trick. In a training session with Polaris, they filled the belt housing with 5 gallons of water. To clear it out, they put the machine in neutral and ran the throttle up half way. The clutches pumped the water out of the housing like a water pump. Then you drive in LOW for a while to ensure belt is dry. He told me this, to say that Frogzskin won't let water out. There is still the outlet on top of the engine so I felt comfortable moving forward with the skin install. I could always remove the cover if needed.
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