You guys have not seen us on the forums much, we have not been in the polaris world long. We started with Arctic Cats quite a few years ago and have continually grown since then. We have played with quite a few Polaris machines over the last year, we have been doing the Regular RZR, RZR S, for a year now, but have not done a big spill in advertising simply because we have been so swamped with current orders from Cat, Zuki, Yammers, and Can-ams, that we have not had the time to truly devote to the Polaris guys like we should have. We know about every clutch kit on the market that is available for Polaris, but remember, we dont build clutch kits, we build a completely new replacement primary for your machine. Why? here is why...
I am sure some of you have seen this video, i went back and re-read the original post where a member posted it here. Some of you owners were interested, and i have sold quite a few of these setups for the RZR XP 900. There were a few brand loyalists that talked bad about the work we do, and claimed this setup was not worth the money for the gains shown, well let me tell you what all our setup does, and gives, and costs.
First and foremost, the Polaris primary clutch, in its simplicity, works very well for the average user. Most owners can simply install a clutch kit and get the gains they are looking for. The main issue with the Polaris factory primary is its 3 weight flyweight design. Most any Polaris owner can notice the "mushy" or "muddy" feel of the stock clutch at engagement. When you give the machine some throttle, at slow technical speeds you can feel a soft mushy engagement that lacks a good punch. Why? Because of the stock 3 arms of the primary. These 3 flyweight arms have to overcome the rollers in the spyder, and press the movable sheave closed to the belt in order to get you going. With these 3 primary weights, there is simply not enough clamping force to adequately give you a positive feel of what the clutch and belt are doing. Most every owner, loves his machine, only a select few will want more out of their clutch setup, but for those, we have a setup for you.
The CVtech primary, is a completely new replacement primary that will replace your existing primary clutch. Your factory primary has 3 flyweights, the CVtech primary has 6 slider block weights. Yes many of you sled guys will say "this is old sled technology and sleds dont use it anymore" and you are certainly right, but this setup will blow a stock setup out of the water in an ATV and UTV. An ATV/UTV have much greater loads on the machine and clutches than a sled, and this particular slider clutch gives far greater clamping force on the belt to give you a 100% positive clutch engagement to the belt so you can clearly feel what is going on.
This clutch setup is amazing for technical riders like rock climbers, and slow technical riders who need a clutch setup that is super smooth, and engages the belt firmly so that you can clearly feel the on/off engagement. The CVtech primary engages smooth as butter, and we can make it engage at 1600-1700RPM so you have a super smooth, amazing technical riding capability. Having a clutch setup so that you can easily sneeze on the throttle and make the machine grab and go, with -0- belt slip ever since there are 6 weights clamping down on the belt, you have a much firmer and more positive feel.
If you are one of the guys who has already done power mods to your engine and just wanna go fast, AWESOME!!! This clutch setup, again has more weights in the primary, and gives greater clamping force on the belt, to make you launch off the line harder, and accelerate quicker since you never slip a belt, PLUS the CVtech after i machine it, is a larger diameter than your stock clutch. We can gain an 11-12% taller gear ratio, since the clutch is a larger diameter. On our first test machines, we ran them on a dyno up to the rev limiter, and would see 93-94mph on the dash. Out on the Ground, you are purely limited by your machines power as to what your top speed would be, but for acceleration and top speed hungry guys, we have the setup for you.
Are you a slow speed technical trail rider or mountain climber and hate that the XP900 does not have engine braking? Well we have the solution. Our CVtech clutches we build all have a one-way bearing. You have to specifically ask to have it removed if you dont want it. If you want your XP900 to have engine braking and hold you back as you descend a hill, we have you covered!
Any big mud tire guys in the house, believe me we have been catering to you for years building setups that hold the belt better, and give you a lower gear ratio at take-off to help pull the bigger tires. Our setups not only gain you a lower gear ratio, putting the belt lower in the primary and higher in the secondary to gain more low end, but the 6 weights in the primary clamp the belt harder than the stock 3 weight primary so that you have a firmer belt pinch so you wont ever slip a belt in any thick nasty situations.
In the video you can clearly see the ///AIRDAM clutched machine is clearly faster in a drag race, and easily pulls harder out of the hole. This is doe to the CVtech primary having a lower starting gear ratio, firmer belt pinch with 6 primary weights that eliminate belt slip on hard launches, plus the CVtech primary is a shorter design, more compact, and weighs less. The more compact design, with all the weight placed towards the center of the clutch, reduces unsprung mass the crankshaft has to turn, plus the CVtech primary being lighter than the OEM clutch allows the machine to rev faster, which in turn equates to faster acceleration.
We built 3 machines for one owner last August, and he ran them thru the baja 1000 this last year with no failures and not a single belt blown. He now uses his machine for fast paced woods riding, and rock climbing derbys. He has been a wonderful tester, and after 8 months of riding and beating the machines apart every one of his buddies that has an XP, also now owns the same clutch he does. We can easily build you a setup to suit your needs. It does not matter if you want an all-around setup for duning and open desert, or strictly mud with big tires, or high elevations, or strictly drag racing your buddies. I can build to suit, and will gladly help you out perform any other setup on the market.
For you guys with TURBOs, and huge ALBA motors, we also sell the full STM setups. We can build you a complete STM primary and secondary setup to suit your needs if you have huge power. Our CVtech primary wont handle but about 120hp reliably, so for owners who have go-fast in their blood and need a bullet proof go-fast setup we can help you out and get you fixed up. If you are interested in a setup, send us an email and answer these questions and i will give you your options and help get you dialed in completely.
Every owner who calls in, or emails, gets asked a series of questions to help us build a complete setup for him.
1) make and model
2) motor mods, bolt ons, ect
3) tire size
4) riding style, what do you do with the machine, how aggressive of a rider are you
5) what is your preference of engagement of the clutch, super butter smooth, semi-aggressive, full out race aggressive ect.
6) elevation
Adam Harvey
601-218-9065
Airdam Clutches - For People Who Want to Go Fast!
I am sure some of you have seen this video, i went back and re-read the original post where a member posted it here. Some of you owners were interested, and i have sold quite a few of these setups for the RZR XP 900. There were a few brand loyalists that talked bad about the work we do, and claimed this setup was not worth the money for the gains shown, well let me tell you what all our setup does, and gives, and costs.
First and foremost, the Polaris primary clutch, in its simplicity, works very well for the average user. Most owners can simply install a clutch kit and get the gains they are looking for. The main issue with the Polaris factory primary is its 3 weight flyweight design. Most any Polaris owner can notice the "mushy" or "muddy" feel of the stock clutch at engagement. When you give the machine some throttle, at slow technical speeds you can feel a soft mushy engagement that lacks a good punch. Why? Because of the stock 3 arms of the primary. These 3 flyweight arms have to overcome the rollers in the spyder, and press the movable sheave closed to the belt in order to get you going. With these 3 primary weights, there is simply not enough clamping force to adequately give you a positive feel of what the clutch and belt are doing. Most every owner, loves his machine, only a select few will want more out of their clutch setup, but for those, we have a setup for you.
The CVtech primary, is a completely new replacement primary that will replace your existing primary clutch. Your factory primary has 3 flyweights, the CVtech primary has 6 slider block weights. Yes many of you sled guys will say "this is old sled technology and sleds dont use it anymore" and you are certainly right, but this setup will blow a stock setup out of the water in an ATV and UTV. An ATV/UTV have much greater loads on the machine and clutches than a sled, and this particular slider clutch gives far greater clamping force on the belt to give you a 100% positive clutch engagement to the belt so you can clearly feel what is going on.
This clutch setup is amazing for technical riders like rock climbers, and slow technical riders who need a clutch setup that is super smooth, and engages the belt firmly so that you can clearly feel the on/off engagement. The CVtech primary engages smooth as butter, and we can make it engage at 1600-1700RPM so you have a super smooth, amazing technical riding capability. Having a clutch setup so that you can easily sneeze on the throttle and make the machine grab and go, with -0- belt slip ever since there are 6 weights clamping down on the belt, you have a much firmer and more positive feel.
If you are one of the guys who has already done power mods to your engine and just wanna go fast, AWESOME!!! This clutch setup, again has more weights in the primary, and gives greater clamping force on the belt, to make you launch off the line harder, and accelerate quicker since you never slip a belt, PLUS the CVtech after i machine it, is a larger diameter than your stock clutch. We can gain an 11-12% taller gear ratio, since the clutch is a larger diameter. On our first test machines, we ran them on a dyno up to the rev limiter, and would see 93-94mph on the dash. Out on the Ground, you are purely limited by your machines power as to what your top speed would be, but for acceleration and top speed hungry guys, we have the setup for you.
Are you a slow speed technical trail rider or mountain climber and hate that the XP900 does not have engine braking? Well we have the solution. Our CVtech clutches we build all have a one-way bearing. You have to specifically ask to have it removed if you dont want it. If you want your XP900 to have engine braking and hold you back as you descend a hill, we have you covered!
Any big mud tire guys in the house, believe me we have been catering to you for years building setups that hold the belt better, and give you a lower gear ratio at take-off to help pull the bigger tires. Our setups not only gain you a lower gear ratio, putting the belt lower in the primary and higher in the secondary to gain more low end, but the 6 weights in the primary clamp the belt harder than the stock 3 weight primary so that you have a firmer belt pinch so you wont ever slip a belt in any thick nasty situations.
In the video you can clearly see the ///AIRDAM clutched machine is clearly faster in a drag race, and easily pulls harder out of the hole. This is doe to the CVtech primary having a lower starting gear ratio, firmer belt pinch with 6 primary weights that eliminate belt slip on hard launches, plus the CVtech primary is a shorter design, more compact, and weighs less. The more compact design, with all the weight placed towards the center of the clutch, reduces unsprung mass the crankshaft has to turn, plus the CVtech primary being lighter than the OEM clutch allows the machine to rev faster, which in turn equates to faster acceleration.
We built 3 machines for one owner last August, and he ran them thru the baja 1000 this last year with no failures and not a single belt blown. He now uses his machine for fast paced woods riding, and rock climbing derbys. He has been a wonderful tester, and after 8 months of riding and beating the machines apart every one of his buddies that has an XP, also now owns the same clutch he does. We can easily build you a setup to suit your needs. It does not matter if you want an all-around setup for duning and open desert, or strictly mud with big tires, or high elevations, or strictly drag racing your buddies. I can build to suit, and will gladly help you out perform any other setup on the market.
For you guys with TURBOs, and huge ALBA motors, we also sell the full STM setups. We can build you a complete STM primary and secondary setup to suit your needs if you have huge power. Our CVtech primary wont handle but about 120hp reliably, so for owners who have go-fast in their blood and need a bullet proof go-fast setup we can help you out and get you fixed up. If you are interested in a setup, send us an email and answer these questions and i will give you your options and help get you dialed in completely.
Every owner who calls in, or emails, gets asked a series of questions to help us build a complete setup for him.
1) make and model
2) motor mods, bolt ons, ect
3) tire size
4) riding style, what do you do with the machine, how aggressive of a rider are you
5) what is your preference of engagement of the clutch, super butter smooth, semi-aggressive, full out race aggressive ect.
6) elevation
Adam Harvey
601-218-9065
Airdam Clutches - For People Who Want to Go Fast!
