Panne TUNING ri AN LW BO LU Les BO rice FOR THE SERIOUS RACER AND RNs A WHO WANTS MORE PERFORMANCE ate : = Gist SNOWMOBILE BELT- TRANSMISSION ~ _Information & Illustratiéns Courtesy Of: Arctic Enterprises Bombardier Corporation Comet Industries Kawasaki Motors Polaris Industries Yamaha International Special thanks to Terri & Cos Copyright by Aaen Performance Parts Inc., 1979Introduction ‘The Autonatic V-Belt Transmission ts one of the’ most important parts in the performance of your Racer. It ie the vital link ina vehicle that constantly changes speed powered ty an engine which 4- deally should be operated at a constant speed. With the narrow po- wer bands of the nodern two-stroke racing engine, it 1s inportant that the engine is kept on the power peak and that the power is tranonitted in the most efficient manner for maximus performance, ‘The modern V-belt transmission is, in spite of its nechanicad simplicity, controlled by a number of interdependent variables, and At 4s only by matching these variables that the best performance is obtained from the vehicle, The purpose of this handbook is to ex- plain the function of the transnission and the variables that in- fluence its performance and efficiency, and to give you a testing procedure that will enable you to match your transmission to your racer's requirenents, There are very few things the factory racers do, that you could not do yourself with a good tachoneter, and a sound testing procedure, The two ingredients necessary to obtain an efficiently matched clutch are an understanding of the mechanism and plenty of testing. In this second and expanded edition we will go into further detail in the technical theory areas than in the previous edition. ‘This may be a little too complicated for the beginner, but as you get further into the tuning of clutches and start locking for those extra percentages that make a winner, you will start to look into ‘these areas and the theory may make more sense at that point. We are going into extensive detail in tuning popular clutches in the appendix and this should give the answers to most of the Important questions on these models,