Posts by Rob the Slob

  • Well, It Came In

    Today I drove the Sling over to a friend of mine that runs a diesel shop. I wanted to see if he had a selection of T bolt clamps that would fit the hoses on the charged side of the supercharger. Nothing wrong with the clamps that came with the kit but I wanted that extra security. We installed them in no time as I got lucky with the clamps on the inner cooler and could get to them without having to take the front "wing/bumper" off.
    I gave some of my friends a ride and it was funny hearing them scream like a little b!tch.
    I really like this thing but I can tell the stock back tire wont last long.
    Thanks Dave, Jeff and Ivy @ DDMWorks. Great kit, well put together. :thumbsup:
    Rob

  • Well, It Came In

    Well today my friend and I installed the supercharger kit and center feed fuel rail. Everything was packaged and labeled and that made assembly easier. We started at about 7:30 and was finished by 12:30 except for putting the hood back on. Test drove it found no leaks and installed the hood. The part I liked was that the tire was crying in third gear.
    @Jeff@DDMWorks or @Dave@DDMWorks I have a question about the BOV. It has a knob on the end that has arrows pointing and says "harder" and "softer". What does that do? Right now when I am just putting around and I shift gears I hear the BOV. If I turn it to harder will it stop some of that?
    Also the air filter on the inlet side is very close to the pulley. I guess I have it about 3/8" away, is that typical or have I screwed it up.
    One complaint from me is my Sling had the radiator shroud from the factory. I didn't read anything about taking it out so after much mental masturbation I removed it cause there was no way to install the oil reservoir or oil filter. You may want to put something in the instructions about that for us mechanically challenged people.
    Here are a few bad phone pics.


  • Major Recall

    I brought my VIN to the service desk at 1 today, she printed up all 4 recalls and told me I would be hearing from her. Yeah right.... She called me this afternoon at 4 and said the parts are ordered and should be there no later than November 11th.

  • Engine Sputters when throttle is hit and let off then hit agian quickly

    Quote from JoeF.

    That is how started driving mine, I delay my shift and it does not seem to have the problem. Now, the backfire I started having was as soon as I installed the 1320 variable exhaust,I am using the middle size baffle, I had the TwinShot exhaust on it but DDM recommended I change it out due to the Hi-Flow CAT that has been untested. I ran it with the SC for 2 weeks with no issues, but changed it out last week as I don't want to take chances, now it will backfire once, in between shifts, even under normal driving. It does not do it a lot but it has never done that before the 1320. Its rather loud backfire that makes my girlfriend jump...lol Any ideas with that?
    I am a rather experienced Tech, but sometimes its the simple things that are hard to duplicate that frustrate me and most techs....

    You may want to check to make sure that the header and muffler bolts are tight and the gaskets are good.

  • Slingshots in the Texas Hill Country.Kerrville,TX,19-23Apr 2017.

    Last week 6 of my motorcycle buddies and me in the Sling went out to the Hill country. We stayed at the YO Ranch motel in Kerrville. One of my buddies fell and messed his motorcycle up and had to ride with me. The first day out there we rode the three sisters (twisted sisters) and we stopped at the Bent Rim for a couple cold beverages. The small town of Leakey was concreting their main roads in all four directions so it was a little screwed up but they will be finished before spring of next year. We rode 350 miles.
    The next day we went to Willow City Loop, which is awesome in the spring if the blue bonnets have bloomed. Then over to Bandera and Lukenbach.
    I think those who are going to make the ride in April will really enjoy it. Mind you it is not the Smokies or the Rockies, but a very unique area in Texas. The locals are very friendly and there are some nice places to eat in Kerrville. I hope that we can make it and I get to meet all of you guys.

  • Well, It Came In

    Quote from Slingrazor

    You are going to be so glad you made the purchase. PM me if you run into any issues. DDM put together a real easy intall.


    Welcome to the family.

    I guess I have read the installation instructions at least twice a week since I ordered it. Now I have to wait a couple weeks but it will be worth it.

  • Louisiana Helmet Law Discussion

    So today the wife and I rode in the Run with the Nuns charity ride in Lake Charles. I have tried to ride in as many as possible because the monies raised goes to the local hospital. This is the first ride with the Sling. There are about 4 to 500 riders and that takes a lot of police resources to block the intersections on the planned routes. Anyway we had ridden over to Lake Arthur, a little town east of Lake Charles and we all took a break at a local store/gas station. I was talking with a couple of my motorcycle buddies and I looked over and a motorcycle cop was talking with my wife. After they talked she came over and said that he informed her that we were required to wear a helmet. She assured him that we didn't and he told her yes you are because I just wrote a guy a ticket "the other day" for it in his town of Westlake.
    So I tracked him down and told him I thought he was mistaken about the law since it has just been amended. He wouldn't hear of it. So I said I had SB 50 downloaded on my phone and could show him. He told me in his arrogant voice he didn't believe anything on the internet. He said he would go back to the office and look it up.
    We finished the ride without helmets but I don't think I want to drive through his little town on my Sling for awhile.

  • Guess where I have been

    Rab, is that the new Polaris plant in Madison? Is it over there by the Harley Shop? Greenbrier road area. I grew up in Huntsville long time ago. I used to bird hunt in that area when all that was there was Hwy. 20.