rookiesledder17

Good evening, just curious if I really need the snow flap on a 96 xlt rmk liquid cooled 600 triple, and also a 98 sport 500 air cooled. Would like to hear pros and cons.

99Polaris500

Yes you really need the snowflap!!!!!

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1on3off

I thought I could go with out it in the past and I got soaked with snow from all the snow blowing up onto my back. I cut one out of an old truck mud flap and used it temporarily and that was a million times better than without it.


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meburdick

It's about more than just keeping snow off of you and the riders behind you, though... The snowflap is actually an integral part of the cooling system, ensuring that snow gets kicked up into the tunnel and onto the heat exchangers to keep the motor cool.

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Rczr600rider

The snow flap doesn't just keep you from covering yourself and the people behind you, it keeps more snow circulating in the tunnel to help keep the hyfax lubricated and keep snow on the heat exchangers.

meburdick

You're dead on about keeping the snow in the tunnel and making sure that it gets to the heat exchangers. Little to none of that snow will ever find its way back *inside* of the skid to get to the slides, though. They don't need to be kept lubricated - they need to be kept cold. And, they get all the cooling they need by the track actually being in contact with snow on the ground. As the track slides over them, small amounts of snow are brought up inside the skid to cool the slides. Once the snow passes the rear of the skid, however, it is being flung *away* from the skid.

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XcrawlerkidX

I cut mine down some on my 95 xcr 600, but my heat exchangers are under neath my runnin boards

white lightning

I agree with XcrawlerkidX - On the '96 XLT and the '98 Sport - the snowflap would be more helpful from the rider behind you. If this was for the EDGE and newer, then the snowflaps would be more benefit for the cooling except for the fanner 340s / 550s. WL.

powerranger262

Kind of think it's illegal to run on the trails without one. A buddy of mine got pulled over and was told that he had to get a longer flap because he lifted the back of his sled. Biggest reason was the danger of studs flying out and hitting riders behind him.

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Brummo

You still have a front exchanger on that sled too. Don't forget that snow needs to hit that as well, if not more importantly because the ones on the floor boards may not see as much snow.

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