It's bout time the industry (Yamaha) steps up to the plate and sends Doug GYTR turbo, head and cam kit to compare. The industry (Yam, Can Am, Textron, Polaris, Kawasaki, even Hisun and Cub Cadet), we the SPENDING public are watching these videos!!! We are the garage beer drinking tinkering mechanics, instead of the paid off cooperate parts installers of other videos. Thanks to SXS blog for keeping it real!!!
I love watching your videos, Doug.I work for Yamaha, in Japan, on the YXZ team, and it's been a pleasure watching you friends have fun with our beloved YXZ.
Been thinking about getting this exact kit, Glad I got to see what issues you guys ran into when purchasing through Packard. Great vid boys keep up the good work
looks like doug worked overtime trying to get it straightened out, but once the issues were fixed you could instantly tell it worked perfect. Great job fabricating the kit to make it work like a champ.
Great episode and commentary. Always feel like I’m standing in the garage with sxsblog. Cool guys and always with good content. Keep up the great work!
Was looking at the Packard kit now i know some of the issues I might have .....by far my most favorite video to date you guys are awesome great info and comparisons.....this $hit is getting real***** double thumbs up
This reminded me of a fairy tale. Starts out good, gets a little "Oh shit, now what!" in the middle and at the end it turns out all great! Awesome video!
Thanks for posting! You guys need to get a YXZ SS on the table too. You got most of the others already. This was a great video. Thanks for the racing most of all. That damn YXZ was fast man. The X3's are very fast too though.
Tell me about it. Bought a turbo kit and new ecu from them with the tune and paid loads of $ to ship it across the world to break my engine i threw the kit out and paid about 8k for a new closed new engine.
Excellent video. Pretty amazing that a supercharged yxz with only 5 pounds of boost is holding its own against the high boost x3's. I'm real happy with that. Not at all happy with the packard lack of instructions and kit that doesn't really work out of the box. I guess with any new kit there is going to be some glitches but it sucks when the consumer is having to find the issues for the builder. At least everyone is happy with the final product's performance. I'll just put this one on repeat.. :)
Hah thanks Danny! We're really happy with the performance as well. We are still looking to get Scott's long term review on the kit but it seems as if its so far so good.
I get pretty pumped when get a notification of a new video from you guys. Honestly never even knew superchargers were a thing for SXS. As always awesome video fellas!
It's good that Doug new something about putting this supercharger together, and if he was winging it, he did a great job... nice work guys, now you are supercharge experts, by the way is Doug thinking of putting a supercharger on the yellow beast!!!
There's a guy that goes to Bundy Hill that has a Turbo on his YXZ, very fast!! It's a yellow one like Doug's. Good video guys! You guys need to find somebody with a RZR turbo now, good races, and comparisons.
Doug building his own turbo kit over winter would make a great 3 or 4 part series. You could set up a give away of some kind or start selling shirts to help fund it.
The UTV companies should be given you guys Utvs because you are selling more by posting theses videos then any commercial is. I'm going to sell my ATV and get a UTV now myself!
Yes I havent given up on the YXZ yet! For some reason deep down inside thats just the machine that does it for me. Hoping I can come across a deal on one already set up. I've come across a few. Like you guys my buddies and I aren't afraid to take a road trip for a good deal. Its all about the adventure haha.
If you guys wanna try making your own kit the supercharger head units are 150-200 shipped they are AMR500 sized head units they also make smaller amr300 Head units but that kit you bought is a 500
OMG I laughed, I cried, it was an emotional roller coaster! LA looks reference was epic...Poor battlefield, does all the work and comes in last on the strip. Well ur 1st in my heart Doug! Lol
Nice one, another great video! You guys all need to get some better springs and do some install videos. Dual rates on the yxz and the razor go a long way!
It's nice to have a guy that can install a supercharger he's never done before without instructions and troubleshoot it n figure it out. I'm alot like him, who knows more idk, who cares, but imagine all the other guys installing these kits and running into those problems... they're screwed. Good video though and Packard needs to get their shit together.
Waiting till next spring. The 18s are coming out January 1st so the 17s should be on sale. Can't wait to join the yxz family. (1st sxs) Love these videos. Awesome sxs shop. Cool to see average Joe's hanging out doing cool ass shit like this. Keep up the great work guys! Doug's the shit haha
..... "I dont wanna go fast that's why its staying stock" ........ fast forward to 2019 when I just saw a forged engine build a few weeks ago and Beast Mode is like 300hp
I think I’ve watched 100 hours of sxsblog in the last 2 months and I had no idea Nick was missing his fingertip. I was still recovering from that shocker when I was hit with “My butthole is quivering.”😂😂😂😂
Good job on the buggy .... they are just putting out parts to just make them ran .. then you call & they send you the good stuff. That would be the last one I got ... like the buggy
AppalachianMountainRiders You can supercharge them, turbo them etc etc. It's either you spend the big bank and get a custom kit made or wait for the industry to do it.
Love the videos and I’m torn just bought a 18 Sportsman 850sp and loving the SXS but NY won’t let us register them Side note you guys got any stickers for the shop even put on if my wheeler to show support
bad thing with the super charged yxz is that the belts and pully hardware is not going to last, in the dunes the sand will destroy them and in the mud and water there will be slippage and grinding of aluminium , and if a rock or stick gets in a blown belt
Hmmmm, I'd be worried if I was late to a planned sxs mod at Dougs. I'd be looking to arrive before the rum and cokes meet Mr Sour Patch Kids in Dougs tummy. Is that a Schmedium SXSBLOG shirt Mikes wearing?
I'm curious to see how much boost the amr500 supercharger can make with maybe a differrent pulley and stiffer spring in the waste gate. I'm hoping I can get at least 8 to 10 out of my agency power.
I just finished it last week I'm taking it to a dyno. I'm still trying to get everything dialed in. And working out some minor bugs. only thing that sucks about the agency supercharger kit so far that I see is the boots keep popping off their plastic intake manifold the Packard was much nicer billit.
And the blower belt gaurd broke from rattling around just driving around the block a few times. also take note the lower throttle body boots will not stay on unless you take the clamp spacers out or put smaller ones on. I learned the hard way. but if everything is done right it definitely rips as soon as you touch the gas.now I'm trying to work out the blower surge at idle. not sure if it's supposed to do that I need to contact vivid racing today to see if that's the way they tuned it
Maybe I'm watching these videos out of order- but I was much more impressed with the fly wheel upgrade video. I felt it made it almost hang with the X3 and for a small fraction of the price and way way less labor and headaches?
So, my ignorance will probably show here.... Everything is turbo right now and to be honest they are getting amazing results. In the day turbos were all about running flat out and super chargers would give you monster off the bottom power all the way to the top. Has anyone developed a super charger with the appropriate engine modifications to make real power in the yxz? I know they can make huge power since dragsters run blowers.... not turbos.
I think 10lb is the limit with this charger. Packard is working on a twin screw blower that is putting out 20lb+ Should be released In the next couple months.
I got it pretty early on when I first drove Doug's YXZ but its easy to forget. I haven't actually put any trail miles on a YXZ so we'll see how I feel if/when that happens.
Nice buggy dude really like the white and blue .Better sticking a Suzuki hayabusa engine swap with a bigger turbocharger would be a beast lol just saw the supercharger kit $2700 for a 50 BHP gain can you made these buggies road legal is USA
It’s a cool kit and deff nice but I just can’t justify the prices they charge the damn head units are 150 bucks shipped. I just make my own kit add 2 of the damn things lol