twostrokesrule
Active member
Hey guys, hopefully someone has had a similar experience and can offer some advice.
I've got a 2010 M8 153, with reeds, high flow air intake, Y pipe. Also running a Terra Alps progressive helix. It runs great but i'm getting belt slippage. It only seems to happen when you accellerate from stopped in the deep snow (riding sea to sky corridore, deep and heavy). You can take off with full throttle for a few feet, then the RPM seems to spike up very quickly, then settle down to the 7-8000 rpm range where you can then keep going. While the rpm is up and you are running after a few minutes of riding, it rarely slips. Occasionally when you are on a deep and steep hill, but other than that it's good.
I've checked and adjusted belt deflection, and right now the belt is about 1/8" above secondary sheaves. So i'm assuming that's all good. I've tried a different belt with no change in slippage. I'm running timbersled vents and clutch temps seem very cool -both primary and secondary.
I've got a black primary spring with light blue stripe in it right now. I have no idea what it is or what the specs are on it, but i'm installing a D&D white 135-330 tonight to see how that one works tomorrow in the 3' that's just fallen! I hope that helps!!
Anyone have any other suggestions?
I've got a 2010 M8 153, with reeds, high flow air intake, Y pipe. Also running a Terra Alps progressive helix. It runs great but i'm getting belt slippage. It only seems to happen when you accellerate from stopped in the deep snow (riding sea to sky corridore, deep and heavy). You can take off with full throttle for a few feet, then the RPM seems to spike up very quickly, then settle down to the 7-8000 rpm range where you can then keep going. While the rpm is up and you are running after a few minutes of riding, it rarely slips. Occasionally when you are on a deep and steep hill, but other than that it's good.
I've checked and adjusted belt deflection, and right now the belt is about 1/8" above secondary sheaves. So i'm assuming that's all good. I've tried a different belt with no change in slippage. I'm running timbersled vents and clutch temps seem very cool -both primary and secondary.
I've got a black primary spring with light blue stripe in it right now. I have no idea what it is or what the specs are on it, but i'm installing a D&D white 135-330 tonight to see how that one works tomorrow in the 3' that's just fallen! I hope that helps!!
Anyone have any other suggestions?