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Renegade CVT Intake Snorkel

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one of the main complaints from renegade/outlander owners is the location of the engine air intake and cvt intake. they are inside the left front fender well and tend to get a fair amount of water/mud in them, regardless of how deep you are riding. i will be stealth snorkeling the cvt intake and exhaust, and blocking off the engine air intake and cutting a 2" or larger hole in the airbox lid, using frogskins or flow-rite intake screens. today, i did the cvt intake, using 2" abs plastic, available at most home improvement stores. i must stress this is a process of test fitting each piece, while making sure all of the previous pieces are still where you want them to be. do not glue anything until you are certain everything fits, where you want it. then mark the pieces, take it apart and make it permanent.

first step is to remove the seat and front plastics. then remove the outer cover of the box that contains the stock air inlets. it's inside the left front fender well and is held in by three pushpins. here's a picture showing why this mod is necessary. keep in mind, the deepest i've had this bike is around one foot (so far).

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001626.jpg


the engine intake is at the top, kinda rectangular. cvt intake at the bottom, almost round.


next, you must remove the back half of the box that surrounds the inlets. a couple more pushpins and an 8mm bolt are holding it in. i also removed the 10mm bolt securing the engine air intake to the frame to make it easier. this thing needs to be flexed a little to get it out, just be careful. it also helps to remove the cvt air inlet from the cvt housing (another 8mm bolt), loosen the hose clamp closest to the front of the bike.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001629.jpg


here's what the inlet looks like, removed.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001634.jpg

here's where i decided to trim mine.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001635.jpg

and what it looked like, trimmed.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001637.jpg

you'll need to attach a 2" rubber 90 degree elbow to the end that has been shortened, with the other end of the rubber 90 coming up into the pod area.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001643.jpg

next is a 2" street 90 degree fitting that is facing the rear of the bike, angled slightly towards the center. in this picture, it's pointing towards the other side of the bike. you can see the line where i will be cutting away a little plastic to make some room. note that i am leaving approximately 3/8" before the angle, to retain strength.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001640.jpg

now add a short section of 2" abs pipe (approx. 3") and a hard 90 degree fitting. notice the plastic has been cut away.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001644.jpg

initially, i had the final fitting turned towards the outside. it fit, but i felt the airflow may be a little restricted once the plastic was put back on, so i turned it to face inside. note the intimidating shifter knob. :cheer:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001646.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001648.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001649.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001650.jpg

here is the entire snorkel.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001651.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001652.jpg

when attaching the rubber 90 to the modified stock air inlet, the hose clamp wanted to compress the plastic and slide off. i used three 1/8" rivets with 1/4" clinch.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001655.jpg

all of the plastic to rubber connections had hose clamps and were sealed with silicone on the inside, including the rivet holes. the abs to abs connections were glued with abs cement and allowed to dry.

when re-installing the inner half of the plastic box that originally contained the air inlets, you will need to remove a small section of the plastic.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001670.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001671.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/4stangs4/IM001672.jpg



tomorrow, the cvt exhaust snorkel... :hello:
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BATTLEGUN
Man that is pretty simple in concept. Very nice write-up. How long have you had this done or was this literally last night? I'm curious about how it holds up to the abuse we divy our quads. There is no doubt in my mind it resist water better than the stock set up.

Again, very nicely detailed install notes and pictures (and I like the shifter :evil1: )

Would you like me to embed those images or did you want to leave the images as links for readability?
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Embedded the images for you. Just click the link if you need to see a bigger image.

Great write up man.
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Mack450
Mannn! Sweet set up! I tell ya every time I see a Renegade I start dreaming about having one. :love10:
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BATTLEGUN said:
Man that is pretty simple in concept. Very nice write-up. How long have you had this done or was this literally last night? I'm curious about how it holds up to the abuse we divy our quads. There is no doubt in my mind it resist water better than the stock set up.

Again, very nicely detailed install notes and pictures (and I like the shifter :evil1: )

Would you like me to embed those images or did you want to leave the images as links for readability?
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thanks, it was done yesterday, but i will definitely post any issues or updates after putting it through some serious torture!
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GRIZZLYWIZARD said:
Embedded the images for you. Just click the link if you need to see a bigger image.

Great write up man.
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thanks, and thank you for taking care of the pics - it was late...:beer"
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Mack450 said:
Mannn! Sweet set up! I tell ya every time I see a Renegade I start dreaming about having one. :love10:
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thanks! once i rode one, i knew i had to have my own! :yay:
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added a few pics of putting the cover back in.
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BATTLEGUN
I meant to ask, what's the parts list for the hardware store? I can see what you used, but a list always makes it easier for over tasked people like me. :beer"
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::confused:: i'll see what i can do...
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25TH INFANTRY
thats a nice looking job stray. i originally had mine 1 1/2 inch but just changed it to 2 12 inch that sucker needs lots of cool air.
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25TH INFANTRY said:
thats a nice looking job stray. i originally had mine 1 1/2 inch but just changed it to 2 12 inch that sucker needs lots of cool air.
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thanks! i agree with needing the cool airflow. it's amazing to feel how much is flowing out of the 2"! what diameter is your exhaust!
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i did my cvt exhaust 1 1/2 inch for more pressure blowing out. since ive changed my cvt intake to 2 1/2 inch a lot more air blows out the exhaust. im happy with my set up now. not sure how i could get it any better.
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Stray, again, Stellar post and pics... I guess that totally nullifyies half of my quetions... all I had to do was look... You seem to have a lot of time on your hands for working on your gade... Nice work tho. Thanks agin!:beer"
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lol, i was actually making up for lost time! those projects were done during a 3 week vacation. normally, i'm working a 60 hr week, which doesn't include my 1 hr unpaid meal and a 2 hour round-trip commute (42 miles, each way). 75 hrs a week leaves me little time to enjoy the beast, so i took advantage of it during my vacation. on a side note, the wife & kids weren't too happy that we weren't going anywhere on vacation, but they were very understanding. :icon_thumleft:
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Hey Stray, very nice writeup! I'm actually considering doing a carbon copy of your setup on my machine this week. I'm curious if you've had a chance to test it out on the trail yet? Any complications thus far? Anything you would change? Do you find that having the intake face inward still doesn't restrict airflow at all? it's tough to tell from those pictures... And even tougher to imagine how it would suck with all the covers back in place.

Anyway, I hope it's working like a dream, so that I can do the same to machine this weekend. Now to check out your CVT exhaust writeup...
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hi sweigh, i've probably put 12-15 hours on it so far. no problems at all, we found some pretty good mudholes on the last ride and i was nailing them as hard as i could without losing control in the middle. :club: no water in the airbox or cvt when i got it home. i have the cvt intake pointed towards the center of the bike, it comes up vertically, then turns 90 degrees inwards. it is able to find a ton of air to draw in, even with all of the plastic on. once you take a look at the stock setup, you'll see there isn't much room in there either. but i can definitely tell you, when you put your hand near the cvt exhaust and rev the motor - alot of hot air is being thrust out! can't really think of anything i'd do differently, however i've read of a few guys who moved the shifter linkage to the inside to gain some more clearance. might take a look at that... let me know if you have any other questions, or need some pics of different angles.
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BRP CVT intake extender

In case you have not seen. In the 2010 accessories catalog they sell a CVT intake extender with a prefilter on the end. They sell these for the Rengade and Outlander. I ordered mine they wont come in til OCT 1. I will let you know how it is. :yay::yay::yay:

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ninnylala1 said:
In case you have not seen. In the 2010 accessories catalog they sell a CVT intake extender with a prefilter on the end. They sell these for the Rengade and Outlander. I ordered mine they wont come in til OCT 1. I will let you know how it is. :yay::yay::yay:

Can-Am - ATV
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Great find. I hadn't heard about this.
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Good information!
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