Pics+Info: CVT Cooling Mod+Collapsible Crate+Exhaust Baffle
Apr 9, 2014 18:24:59 GMT -5
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Post by Upgrayedd on Apr 9, 2014 18:24:59 GMT -5
CVT Cooling Mod (Credit to USMCDOC for the idea, I may not have implemented it precisely as he would. (2) 1/2" emt fittings, about 19" of 5/8" hose. I might swap out the straight emt fittings for elbow fittings. would make for less hose, but its functional as it is for now, no kinks, no binding. I haven't done any real long drives since adding it today to see how much its helping yet, but there's a little more air for the cvt now.
My little exhaust baffle. I had welded a piece of 1.5" exhaust on the back of my can to make a nice tip, it also made my exhaust sound kind of raspy. So I baffled it with some concrete screen - tacked it in place, good to go. And my exhaust has a cleaner tone to it now.
My collapsible crate - Thank you FRANKENMECH for the great idea! One crate plus a few feet of angle aluminum, and some machine screws, nuts and washers to screw it all together. I did do some cutting on the stock backplate, to make notches for the angle aluminum to come up and into it and bolt in place. The aluminum is still bare until I take it off there and paint the baseplate and frame black. that's the shiny part under the crate, added for support. It's good to go, I like having more room available for groceries/shopping/errands/whatever, and I like that it folds down and when collapsed has no effect on riding and is not even noticeable in my mirror. Just gas and go. I think the whole setup added maybe 2 pounds.
Well that's about it for today - I did the exhaust baffle days back on a rainy day. The crate and CVT mod got done up today. Thanks again to everyone for all the ideas, tips, and help. Yall are a great bunch here, I might can't help with the big stuff, but i will try and give back to the community as i am able to.
Alrighty posting this up.
My little exhaust baffle. I had welded a piece of 1.5" exhaust on the back of my can to make a nice tip, it also made my exhaust sound kind of raspy. So I baffled it with some concrete screen - tacked it in place, good to go. And my exhaust has a cleaner tone to it now.
My collapsible crate - Thank you FRANKENMECH for the great idea! One crate plus a few feet of angle aluminum, and some machine screws, nuts and washers to screw it all together. I did do some cutting on the stock backplate, to make notches for the angle aluminum to come up and into it and bolt in place. The aluminum is still bare until I take it off there and paint the baseplate and frame black. that's the shiny part under the crate, added for support. It's good to go, I like having more room available for groceries/shopping/errands/whatever, and I like that it folds down and when collapsed has no effect on riding and is not even noticeable in my mirror. Just gas and go. I think the whole setup added maybe 2 pounds.
Well that's about it for today - I did the exhaust baffle days back on a rainy day. The crate and CVT mod got done up today. Thanks again to everyone for all the ideas, tips, and help. Yall are a great bunch here, I might can't help with the big stuff, but i will try and give back to the community as i am able to.
Alrighty posting this up.
Some of mine don't even come out that good..but they do work. Should have done like I did and ran 3 miles or so without it...then used an infra-red thermometer to check the covers heat. Then do that again after the mod. Temp was just around 90 degrees cooler..so that should help stop premature belt wear and contra spring fade. I know when my 1.5k contra spring was suffering from 'fade' it dropped big time when I hooked the tube up.. As long as your CVT has a vent in the back..which most do.. you will get airflow across the components. But last week I worked on an older Coolster F5 that had a closed CVT completely...no vent whatsoever...so I wonder how the company expected to get any air flow at all?? 
