Product Description
You will also need the following add-ons if you do not already have one, not included in Engine Armor Kit:
Thermo-Bob Thermostat or other thermostat and a Temperature Gauge
What you get
Engine Armor Kit Includes:
Skid Plate
Mounts
Snow Shield
2 Piece Side Panels
2 Quick Release Access Side Panels
Radiator Cover
Quick Release Powder Panel
Rear Engine Case Protection Panel
Heat Exchanger
Bypass Plumbing with 3/8 Hose and Fittings for Thermo-Bob Installation.
Our system is designed using the Thermo-bob thermostat. Other thermostats will require custom plumbing.
What does the Heat Exchanger DO?
The Heat exchanger will not "overcool" engine. Not like a snowmobile tunnel cooler. This entire system is snowbike specific.
Heat exchanger helps maintain enclosure temp, to keep heat in engine when in deep snow.
It is located in bottom of skid plate on KTM/Husky, front of snow shield on Yamaha/Honda. This transfers heat into the aluminum skid/shield and keeps snow melted out and ice from building up.
It also transfers heat up (or back in the case of Yamaha/Honda) keeping cases warm.
It also adds a little extra coolant capacity, helps keep temps more stable.
You will not need to shut off radiators. keeping heat in engine allows radiators and thermostat to function like it was designed, to maintain stable temps without blocking them off completely.
There is a removable powder panel to block off radiator shield for deep snow, when things get cold and snow gets dry and deep. Designed for backcountry, powder days.
Remove panel for hardback road and spring riding. Very warm spring days +45F without a fan can get warm, you may remove upper panels in this case, but we tend to run fully enclosed with all side panels all season.
Keep in mind we are enclosing the exhaust. Frozen snowbike engines with or without a wrap, blanket, skid plate, blocked radiators, and other tricks are a non-issue. Letting engine breathe, and the right combination of enclosure and venting is a key factor
It is an integrated system designed specifically for the issues that dirt bike engines have, other applications like snowmobiles are a different story
