Everything Viper

[06 Dragon]

Thought I would start a thread for the Yamaha Viper owners. Anything and everything viper related. Turbocharged, non turbo. Pics, vids, mods or not. What you have done. What works or did not work and more. Tell us about and show us your viper. Problems, repairs updates etc.

 

[06yamahaapex]

Thought I would start a thread for the Yamaha Viper owners. Anything and everything viper related. Turbocharged, non turbo. Pics, vids, mods or not. What you have done. What works or did not work and more. Tell us about and show us your viper. Problems, repairs updates etc.

I have a 2015 mtx 162”. Baker t motion rear arm. Lakeside built motor with je low comp pistons and Carrillo rods. Msd fuel pump. Alpine motorsports turbo kit with boost it fuel controller. Straight line shorty header, raptor shocks all around. 3” camo extreme. It works really really good.

 

[06 Dragon]

I have a 2014 XTX SE viper. 174 X 3” track, CR tunnel, CR boards, racers edge rear suspension with elka shock. Ice age rails, avid drivers, 38” Zbroz front A arms with exit triple rate shocks. Curve XS skis, Boost-It turbo, stock engine with Mbrp header. Geared to 24 tooth top and 50 tooth bottom.
Running 10lbs boost. I am running 50/50 C12 and shell 91 premium. So folks say I don’t need the race fuel at only 10 lbs and am leaving some power on the table by running it?

 

[jrusher]

I have the same turbo kit and similar set up on my viper. I would get afr gauge if your going to take some race fuel out of the mix and make sure your running on the rich side. I just ran what Neil suggested for octane back in the day which was 50/50 for 10-12 lbs boost and straight race for 14 lbs . That might be overkill but its some insurance. This year I tried some straight av 10-12 lbs no issues runs awesome

I have a 2014 XTX SE viper. 174 X 3” track, CR tunnel, CR boards, racers edge rear suspension with elka shock. Ice age rails, avid drivers, 38” Zbroz front A arms with exit triple rate shocks. Curve XS skis, Boost-It turbo, stock engine with Mbrp header. Geared to 24 tooth top and 50 tooth bottom.
Running 10lbs boost. I am running 50/50 C12 and shell 91 premium. So folks say I don’t need the race fuel at only 10 lbs and am leaving some power on the table by running it?

 

[06 Dragon]

Maybe I will just cut it back to a couple of gallons of race and see how that runs. It definitely looks rich coming out the exhaust. Turns my ski and snow black like a two stroke. Need an A/F gauge for sure.

 

[Lund]

I have a 2014 XTX SE viper. 174 X 3” track, CR tunnel, CR boards, racers edge rear suspension with elka shock. Ice age rails, avid drivers, 38” Zbroz front A arms with exit triple rate shocks. Curve XS skis, Boost-It turbo, stock engine with Mbrp header. Geared to 24 tooth top and 50 tooth bottom.
Running 10lbs boost. I am running 50/50 C12 and shell 91 premium. So folks say I don’t need the race fuel at only 10 lbs and am leaving some power on the table by running it?

I love your gear ratio, your not the type that tries to hold your sled back by gearing low. You have the HP and your allowing the clutches to get loaded. I bet she pulls.
You don't see to many gearing up like that.

Yes get an A/F gauge, not expensive and easy to install.

 

[06 Dragon]

She pulls hard, but also like to toss me into or over the bars when the belt explodes!

 

[06 Dragon]

My 2014 Viper

 

[174mcx]

Hmm where to start.

My viper is a 2014 xtx with a boost-it kit
2863 gtx
174 baker
3" camoplast 9115m cut down to 15"
water to air through running boards
A chuck engine with pistons, rods, studs, cams, ports polished (3rd engine)
cr boards
2016 yammy front end ( I tried a zbros 38")
Fox floats in front ( I tried triple rate exits)
polaris gripper skis (I tried several different skis)
my own built tunnel extension and rear bumper (cr tunnel extensions are to weak)
blow off valve plumbed into the intake
built my own power steering
afr and boost gauge
magnetic tether
modified my steering post angles
modified cheetah bars
gearing at 21/49 (tried 2 other ratios)



Then I have another viper..ish, with an apex engine
mcx rear mount
16" wide 9115m
2016 yammy front end with fox floats
power steering
yammy skis
ice age pro motion rear skid with Kiss coupler
boost gauge
magnetic tether
modified cheetah bars
modified steering post angles

 

[Turblue]

New to me this year a 2014 viper xtx , I have really enjoyed riding this sled. Works very well...as good as the sidewinder in most aspects. I’m the second owner and it’s just rolled over 8000km.



2014 xtx
MCX 190 turbo kit
2016 36” front end with stock coil over shocks. (Works fine)
162 x 2.5 camoplast extreme
RSI billet board inserts
Spiralus Design wrap
mtx seat
Cat magnetic tether
Xtreme air vents
skidoo summit skis
skidoo xm brake and push button start ( works awesome)

 

[06 Dragon]

Would that be this beauty of a beast 174?

 

[174mcx]

Yes thats it.

 

[06 Dragon]

That is a one of a kind beauty with tons of power! Last time I saw it Fuji was still running it and climbing some knarly stuff back past Turtle.

 

[174mcx]

It works good, I notice that I tend to ride my viper more though.

 

[06 Dragon]

Did you find the fox floats work better? I may also have to try the gripper skis? Heard that they work fairly well.

 

[174mcx]

Yes, I like the floats better, I tried a few different skis too, I liked the grippers best. IMO the worst was the curve xs. Keep in mind if you change your front suspension to the 36" your exits will no longer work.

 

[06 Dragon]

The 2016 Yamaha front end is 36” ?
I was thinking about trying the new barcode performance front end. It raises the front end 2” with the option of 3” if you want. Moves the skis forward 1.25” and provides a 34” ski stance. As my front end still has the stock 2014 spindles, so stock 2014 geometry.

 

[174mcx]

I believe they advertised it as a 34.5 - 38.5", but the adjustment was with the bushings on the skis, the center to center on the spindles is 36. Price out the upgrade through cat, its way cheaper than yamaha. If i remember right the cat front suspension with spindles was cheaper than the barcode A-arms and your likely going to need different shocks anyway. And you'll have parts available in case you ever bend one.

 

[jrusher]

Built my viper in 15, thing works awesome but took lots of cake to get it there. Boost it turbo kit, baker t-motion, 162 3" power claw, 36'' front end, raptor shocks up front, cleaned bars up with muster controls. Ran gripper skis from day 1 they work good but i switched to powder hounds this season and really like them. Lots of other odds and ends weighs 620 wet. 3000 km havent blown a belt. I usually run 8-12 lbs boost ran 50/50 race over the years now running straight av this season and runs great on it. Only issue i had was my starter kicked back and took out my starter, starter gear, magneto and stator. I had no idea there was a update flash for the ecu to prevent the kick back. So if you pick one of these vipers up make sure it has the new flash .

 

[06 Dragon]

Anyone try the BDX 36” wide pro lite front suspension? Cat parts for the front suspension seem difficult to find.