Newbe from Mo.
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Welcome, G.Bell I am from South Florida, so just a little wormer on an average day. What kind of Talon do you have and where do you drive. I would love to see a picture of the trails you ride on. Again welcome and I hope you find the form as useful as I have. Drive safely and keep smiling.
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Welcome Sharkman, see you do not like advertisements either. Welcome and have fun with the forum. I ride an x and it is legal (fairly sure the r are too) in the federal parks had to have it inspected and paid a fee at one and what they were interested in was the width and size of the tires. In any case there was a lot of information on each of the parks here in South Florida on their web sites. Good to check with them first. Welcome, ride safe and do have fun.
I rode St. Joe's with my Talon X. It was a lot of fun! You would have been fine with an R but if most of your riding would be at St. Joe's or places like that then my opinion is the X would be the better car. The trails were tight and any less turning radius would have meant more turns that needing reverse. I have to friends that ride St. Joe's and they both got X's also. Hope that helps with your decision.... I love these Honda Talons and don't really think either one is the wrong choice. Both have positives over the other.
I did see another X there but I can't remember seeing any R's. I have not been to any other parks in Missouri. I would like to get to some more and get to Arkansas also. Most of my riding is in Tennessee, Illinois, or Indiana. We typically get year-long passes to Ride Royal blue, Tackett Creek, or Brimstone. I have not regretted the direction of car I went with on those trails. I do believe the X's suspension missed the mark a little. I run mine at the number two setting but I run at decently fast speed so the suspension is a lot softer at high speeds. There are parts of the R suspension that I wish was on the X But I feel like I would be more frustrated with the turning radius of the R on the trails I ride more than the suspension. I also believe that the industry will start building much better suspension parts for the X due to the fact that the four-seater (which is growing in popularity) shares the same suspension. That's just my .02.
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I have a 2020 live valve 4 seater. We mostly ride the dunes with it. But occasionally we ride trails in the woods.
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Fantastic, G. Bell, I would love to try that, we have a little sand but limited to the size of a football field, just enough to wet your appetite. I would love experience real dunes, do send pictures and relay your experiences. Ride safe and do have fun, seems like you are doing just that!
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Hay G.Bell, time for you to hook up a little N2O and kick it up a bit! 50 shot should be a nice starting point.
Nitrous is definitely what dreams are made of!! I could spray my intercooler with it & cool off the boost temp!Hay G.Bell, time for you to hook up a little N2O and kick it up a bit! 50 shot should be a nice starting point.
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In an old race El Camino I used a CO2 bottle wrapped around the fuel lines then coiled in the intake to cool off the intake charge and finally shout out over the radiator, in a normally asperated big block Chevy with a power glide. On hot days at Hallsville Tx it did make a difference. Also fun to hit the button when someone walked by. If you do cool down the Honda that hooked with the turbo should be a hoot t for you. Did you have to run the stock exhaust with the turbo? I looked at one but will not work with my IGR as the shift modules I now use would not work according to Jackson. Oh well guess I have to work with the head, valves and camshaft to get even a little close to the turbo. Than again I think there is a supercharger that might be ok.
Love the look of your ride and it is so clean.
Love the look of your ride and it is so clean.
I understand why but man i wish the Jackson kit allowed for custom tuning and a wide band o2 reading also logging capability would be very nice. Again i completely understand why its not an option just wish we had the option to sign a waiver on warranty and let me do my own thing!
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Me to, I ride in the mud and the intercooler would be a big problem, not to mention the intake. In addition, it would not work with the Internal Gear Reduction at all. Just not built with mud and deeper water in mind. I understand as well, you cant build a kit that fits everyone's needs. I will be doing a radiator relocation in the next week or two to take care of that issue. There are other supercharger/turbo options just not ready to go there yet.
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