08's piece of krap air box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[outlawman 525s]

what's everyone doing about it?i threw mine to my local recycler and went with just a uni filter mounted straight to the carb,and rejet'ed the carb.you pay'ed for horsepower!so why get robbed of 8 horse's..........i don't understand why they did that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!polaris,can't blame ktm,wait-polaris own's ktm.....or they hold majority of there stock.what where you thinking polaris

[Ihackenberg1086]

I just ordered a cfm performance aluminum airbox, when I get it I'll post some pics.

[blueline15]

Originally Posted by outlawman 525s

what's everyone doing about it?i threw mine to my local recycler and went with just a uni filter mounted straight to the carb,and rejet'ed the carb.you pay'ed for horsepower!so why get robbed of 8 horse's..........i don't understand why they did that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!polaris,can't blame ktm,wait-polaris own's ktm.....or they hold majority of there stock.what where you thinking polaris

first off, you are misinformed about the whole polaris/KTM thing. first off, in 2007 polaris bought 24.9% of KTM stock, so polaris only owned 1/4 of KTM. the agreement was that in 2009, at the end of 2 years, polaris would have the option to purchase the majority of KTM stock, possibly leading into a merger.

KTM decided that they did not want to lose majority over there business, so they opted out and denied polaris the ability to purchase majority. so as it sits now.....

polaris still owns 24.9% of KTM stock
KTM operates as their own independent company
----and also owns stock in Husaberg
Stefan Pierer remains on the Polaris Board of Directors
Polaris CEO Tom Tiller remains on KTM Supervisory Board

...and they still share the 525 motor....

now, not to thread jack or be an a-hole, but that first needed to be set clear to understand some of the differences. i work at a polaris and ktm dealership, so i know both manufactures pretty well. as far as the outlaw goes, the only thing KTM on it is the motor. the suspension, chassis, airbox, exhaust, is all polaris engineered. that bike is purposely de-tuned by polaris (partly by the airbox) to make it a more friendly recreational bike that more people would not be too afraid to ride.

the KTM 525 XC quad has the same motor as the outlaw, but the entire quad is KTM designed, and it amazing how much faster stock for stock the KTM quad is over the outlaw....but KTM built that quad to be a out of the crate GNCC x-country race quad, polaris built the outlaw to appeal to the masses.

thats why your airbox is so restrictive.

[InkedAdrenaline]

i know i sound like a newb but can someone post a before and after pic of this, so I can know what the hell ur talkin bout LOL. thanks sorry for the newb-ness

[InkedAdrenaline]

also do the 2010s share this crappy airbox?

[outlawman 525s]

i now that the only thing ktm/polaris 525 share is the motor/trans,i also understand the ktm has 6 gears,no reverse,and out of the create is qwicker,i also think going up 1 tooth on the front sprocket will even that out!i was really just wondering what everyone else was doing to over cum that air box issue.for the new'be-we're talking about on 08 an newer 525s models airbox and rubber gromet from the box to the carb-it's robbing a stock model of 8 horsey's due to how restrictive<it's odd angle>it is.and thanxs for letting me no the facts,as i was missed informed about there relationship status.i will say the polaris brakes are alot better than ktm's.i'm not a hater of either or-otherwise i wouldn't be piloting the half breed,really it's the best of both worlds

[blueline15]

Originally Posted by outlawman 525s

i now that the only thing ktm/polaris 525 share is the motor/trans,i also understand the ktm has 6 gears,no reverse,and out of the create is qwicker,i also think going up 1 tooth on the front sprocket will even that out!i was really just wondering what everyone else was doing to over cum that air box issue.for the new'be-we're talking about on 08 an newer 525s models airbox and rubber gromet from the box to the carb-it's robbing a stock model of 8 horsey's due to how restrictive<it's odd angle>it is.and thanxs for letting me no the facts,as i was missed informed about there relationship status.i will say the polaris brakes are alot better than ktm's.i'm not a hater of either or-otherwise i wouldn't be piloting the half breed,really it's the best of both worlds

the outlaw is the best of both worlds. good performance for the price. i do think going up one on the front sprocket will help.

would an aftermarket airbox fix this, i havent looked into it much myself. i hear you though, i know it sucks to get the the all the ponies you paid for. ill see if i can find anything online, but i think an aftermarket airbox is the way to go.

[outlawman 525s]

hey bud,i've researched it pretty well,i think the uni took care of it,i'll repost on the 28th,i'm having the outlaw dyno'ed that day.bye the way-i'm dave,that i'm with stupid icon kinda got to me,now that i looked at your profile-no hard feeling's,it's all good.i no my quads pretty well,being that's all i do is ride<pilot>everyday.i call that work

[blueline15]

would love to hear the results of your dyno.

my name is kevin...yeah, no hard feelings...we are cool. i have access to the polaris dealer site, so if i can help you with anything, just let me know.

lucky man, wish my job was to ride all day. very jealous of that. im hoping that uni is the solution, let us know!

[outlawman 525s]

it's all cool.yeah riding everyday is awesome!retired last year 06-20-09 after 28 years,i picked the outlaw 525s because of the best of both worlds<ktm/polaris>i will be posting my dyno test-thanks to steve abbott of atv cycle sports in las vegas,nevada.this test will be done on the 28th of this month.