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I don't know what to make of this. I have an Arctic Cat 2005 automatic 500 with PVC home-made snorkels that came with the ATV from the previous owner. I finally decided to remove them as I needed the room for the front cargo rack. The flexible rubber tubes where the extensions fit into are the same diameter as the extensions, and end just under the front "hood" cover. Not too different, other then length of the air intakes. Yet, the machine acts like it's not getting enough air. In other words, it lugs down under acceleration or going up hills. Throttle response is drastically reduced, unless you're moving on a level terrain, but, still noticebly less power. With the snorkels removed, the machine is totally responsive, lots of power, and no lugging up hills, actually can accelerate. What's the deal here? Does the carb need to be adjusted? With the snorkels off, am I getting too much air or not enough? I would think not enough air. Can anyone help with this? Larry
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I'm sure you have all wondered about snorkels on your ATV and I have finally went for it and made dual snorkels for my ATV. My quad, like most, comes with a factory snorkel So I removed that and put some 1.5" PVC out of it with two 45 degrees to get around the engine like so: Then I continued off of that with a straight piece going by the engine and into the fender then in the fender I used 3 90 degrees to clear make sure the wheel never rubs on it. I dont have a good pic but I used a T pipe at the top part to split it into a dual snorkel (I had a single but the dual made a difference by giving it all the airflow it needed) Here is a picture of the whole assembly if you are having trouble visualizing it After all that I painted the PVC black then used clear tubing (refrigerator water line) to extend the factory vent lines from the rear drum and differential. This is very important... here are some finished pictures (I dont have any from the OHV park but they have passed the creak test )
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Does anybody make a full snorkel kit for an 08 Arctic Cat 400 Auto? I've read a little bit about making your own, but with my lack of experience, I'd prefer a kit with a nice set of instructions.