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I love riding my XPT. Never had any over heating from the engine but did from the belt. I have a Razorback belt temp gauge so keeping track of the belt temp was easy to do. I decided to get a MTNTK Blow Hole blower. I love it. Easy to install and extremely easy to hook up to power. It made a difference in the belt temp.

I then starting reading about the Desertcraft CVT Blaster ll. I liked every thing I read about it. So I decided to go ahead and install it. No where as easy to install as the Blow Hole. Takes as long to wire up as to install the rest of the CVT Blaster ll. The CVT Blaster ll works extremely well. I like that I can turn it on and off when I need it.

Went for a good ride on the street. With both systems on the belt temp never went over 185. Outside temp was 98 so it was a warm day. The part I really liked was when I would have to stop at a light. Normally the belt temp would rise between 10-15 degrees. With both systems on the belt temp only went up 5 degrees and the temp dropped much faster while I was idling.

Is this over kill, yes. But now I can ride the machine very hard and not worry about the belt temp. One really nice side effect from my set up is the clutch stays much cleaner.
 

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#2 ·
Looks nice, thanks for sharing!

I've wondered how well two fans would work. Other than two concerns I have, I think it would work well.

I'm concerned if the CFM of the fans, would hinder what the clutch pulls in at higher RPMs?

I'd also be concerned of having BOTH fans on the same circuit. That way if a fuse blows, the other fan will continue to blow air.

I added a fan to my XP900, and forgot to turn the fan on. It didn't take long to start smelling the belt, because the dead fan restricted airflow too much.

Too bad there's not an easy way to add a bigger, or secondary exhaust port, when adding a second fan, to really increase flow rates.

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With both fans on I went from 0-45 in the same distance as I did before either fans were installed. Full throttle I didn't feel any difference in acceleration. If the air being blown in had no where to exit I would be concerned.

The fans are not tied together as far as power. One ties into the rear tail lights and the other is hooked into my aftermarket fuse block. If both ever went bad at the same time I would just take off the clutch cover.

One fan is on 100% of the time and the other is only on when I hit the switch
 
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You are correct on the Blaster being better. I wont say FAR SUPERIOR. The Blaster is a great system. The Blow Hole does a good job. If I had to choose only one I would take the Blaster. If you don't like wiring things up the Blow Hole is as easy as it gets.

As far as second vent I'm assuming you mean air intake vents? I am using two different air intakes.
 
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I had the Blow Hole for two weeks by itself and it did bring the belt temp down. Where you see the big difference with the Blow Hole and no blower is when you come to a stop. That is where I would see the belt temp really jump without the blower. The Blow Hole would drop the idling temp much faster then without. Did go for one ride in the mountains with a friend with the same machine and belt temp gauge as I have. I was anywhere from 5-13 degrees cooler then he was on the belt temp. This was on a very rocky trail and we were both in low.
 
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Was able today to put my new belt cooling system to the test and it past with flying colors. I rode in very rocky technical area. Very steep climbs and wide open areas. Elevation was from 4500 all the way to 9400 feet. Ran it as hard as I could within the area I was riding. Having a belt temp gauge is a great help to watch the belt temp with one fan running or both. I tried to get the belt hot with both fans running and never went over 170. The outside temp where I was working the belt hard was about 72 degrees at 9400 feet.

Bottom line for me is my belt cooling system works perfect for my riding style. I am not concerned at all about the volume of air hurting the performance of the clutch system.
 
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Yes the update is I'm very happy with the system. Did a long hard ride in Moab and my belt cooling system worked perfect. I now have a tune that has me running a higher RPM. I saw my belt temp get hotter faster when I was at top speed traveling on the highway heading out of town to get to Poison Spider. I turned on my second blower and saw my belt temp come down. The biggest thing for me is how fast the belt temp comes down when I come to a complete stop.
 
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I had the opportunity to go ride St Anthony sand dunes. Any one who has been there knows St Anthony has some HUGE sand dunes and climbs. I pushed my machine to its limits and once again I'm so happy with my belt cooling system. The whole weekend of riding with outside temps of 78 degrees my belt temp never went over 201 degrees. The average belt temp was between 168-174 for the weekend.

The other part that puts a smile on my face is when I go to blow out my clutch and there is not much to blow out. I have been in some very dusty rides and the clutch still has very little dirt to blow out. I believe the amount of air that is being pushed through the clutch with both blowers on helps pushing the dust out.

The last thing to report is my belt condition. I now have 1150 miles on the belt and it looks the same as my brand new spare belt I carry with me. There is no glazing or any wear marks on the belt. To me having my belt temp never getting hot is a major benefit of the two blowers.