1990 Exciter Transformation ! ! !

[Vmax540]

Start to almost finished, I need emblems and am waiting on a sway bar ! 2 new crank bearings, pistons and seals, widened to 42", G.Y.T. Kit Struts with adjustable dampening & rebound from a 5-600 Vmax including the aluminum knuckles and strut holders with 2" more travel, I extended and dropped the rear out of the tunnel to offset the higher front, Polaris 133.5"x7/8" track, handle bars raised, secondary windage plates, cold air kit and lastly a fresh coat of base/clear paint ! I know the Exciter's needed the aftermarket torque arm to keep the clutches aligned, does anyone have or can take a picture of one ? Thanks !

 

[03viperguy]

looks great! the front end looks HUGE! nice work, came out clean and profesional looking! congrats on the project

 

[pkh]

Do you got any pictures of that cold air kit?

 

[Vmax540]

Pkh I'll see if I can take some close ups tonight !

 

[bluewho]

hey i have the same sled in the garage at least wat it did look like.ported and polished with a aaen pipe wider front end as well.i used two steering rods shortened up and bolted them to the front of the moter to a bracket i welded on the chassis.

 

[Vmax540]

Bender's Exciter cold air kit !

Do you got any pictures of that cold air kit?

 

[03viperguy]

thats a pretty good looking cold air kit. seems like it would be pretty functional

 

[pkh]

Thanks. Those pictures help me a lot.

 

[Vmax540]

Thanks guy's ! The Phazer kit had a round 3"? pvc/pcvc piece of pipe that connected to underside of the louvered piece (below the Fairing) and slid over the existing air box round inlet after taking off the O.E.M. snorkel !

 

[Vmax540]

Couple of Updated pictures ! The one shows the difference between a standard Exciter or Phazer and the Exciter XT with Vmax struts !

 

[03viperguy]

thats looking pretty sweet! nice work, looks factory

 

[Ike]

Looking good there Vmax540!

Ike

 

[Daring]

That is an awsome looking sled. I have tones of questions about the front end. I have a 90 Phazer II. I am puting a Polaris 136 M10 in. The extra tall front would be great. Is there a part # for the G.Y.T. Kit Struts with adjustable dampening & rebound from a 5-600 Vmax including the aluminum knuckles and strut holders with 2 1/2" more travel? Does the kit come with the wider side panels?

 

[Vmax540]

Daring
The front Struts from the 1994-96 Vmax 5-600cc sleds will give you 2" more travel ! You need the longer shock covers, springs and aluminum knuckles along with the struts. You can find them fairly reasonable on E-bay, any parts forum or salvage yards ! I bought a set of brand new(rare) Genuine Yamaha GYT Kit struts off of E-bay that were an upgrade for the Vmax 5-600 sleds with adjustable dampening, rebound and slightly longer travel for $75.00 ! Yamaha part # SMA-8CA91-10-00

Here is another set I saw a while back !

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/O-E-...030 0876QQrdZ1

There are different springs for the T.S.S. and I've tried to find a spring rate chart but, only found one for the older/shorter springs. The springs are fairly soft in that the 94's and had like 1.5" of sag called (sit in) from Yamaha and Bender Racing made a kit to increase the travel with I believe stiffer Springs ? I'm going to install the longer Struts and drop the rear suspension of my (Widened 40" & Lengthened 133.5") 1990 Phazer II this summer !

 

[Vmax540]

Here is a list of strut parts from a 1994 Vmax. Don't be shocked at the price I've bought both sides for less than $100.00 if you watch for a 94-96 being parted.

 

[Vmax540]

Here is a list of complete strut parts from a 1994 Vmax. Don't be shocked at the price I've bought both sides for less than $100.00 if you watch for a 94-96 being parted.
Yamaha lists 5 different spring rates !

http://216.37.204.202/yamaha_oem/YamahaSnow.asp?Type=13&A=119&B=18

Part Number Description Price Total

8AB-22401-00-00 DAMPER SUB-ASY $204.70 $409.40

82M-23777-00-00 SEAT,SPRING 2 $11.25 $22.50

90501-753J5-00 SPRING, COMPRESSION $43.12 $86.24

89L-22493-00-00 BUMP,STOP $19.72 $39.44

8AB-23788-00-00 PLATE, BACK UP $18.22 $36.44

90387-084R1-00 COLLAR $4.81 $9.62

82M-23779-00-00 WASHER $8.28 $16.56

90170-08220-00 NUT,HEXAGON $2.11 $4.22

95333-08600-00 NUT (6L2) $1.28 $2.56

90201-080L1-00 WASHER,PLATE $2.42 $4.84

90387-1702A-00 COLLAR $4.14 $8.28

90387-1102B-00 COLLAR $5.98 $11.96

8AB-2376J-00-00 HOLDER,ABSORBER $111.47 $111.47

8AB-2377J-00-00 HOLDER,ABSORBER 2 $109.29 $109.29

8AB-2376R-01-00 PROTECTOR $5.50 $11.00

 

[Vmax540]

Another to compare the longer struts !

 

[03viperguy]

those are a lot longer! looks great

 

[akrievins]

Cold Air Kit.

Looks awesome!
That cold air kit looks interesting... Do they still make it? I've looked all over ebay for one for my 91 Phazer II.

 

[Daring]

How did you widen the front end? Was it a kit or did you cut and weld it? Is there a recommended width or you came up with the 42" yourself. I finaly found a set of shocks from a 95 Vmax. I was looking to see I can still get the cartridge. It has been discontinued, oh well.