Operational Testing

Mishimoto Cooling- The Advantage

In the creation of our custom cooling setup, we opted to forgo the fanshroud and instead placed two Mishimoto slim fans on the aft side of the radiator. Our intent with the redundant fan setup is for low-speed, high demand rock crawling situations where natural flow is minimal. The triple redundant fan setup on the intercooler is intended for desert racing scenarios where the air charge is consistently warm. By adding these flow catalysts to the system, we are able to counter the effect of radiant heat from the muffler and cylinder head.

Check Engine?

Initially we anticipated an ECU complication with the E-Power Steering upgrade: fortunately, we resolved this the night prior and did not experience any issue during testing. Our manual fan override switches- for the setup discussed above, confused the auto-on function from the computer and tripped a temporary code. On the observation of temperatures, the CVT was operating very cool (under 145 degrees Fahrenheit) and radiator temps were lower than that of the stock configuration. Specific values will be posted when we setup numeric gauges (as opposed to the Can-Am ‘bar’ display on the HUD).

Handling?

In this build, we were conscious of material placement in order to construct a highly desirable center of gravity. The cage is slightly lower, the gear-box skid plate is 16 gauge steel, and the Method wheels are 15″ as opposed to the factory 14″. Combined with a handful of other tactful items, the X3 now handles like an absolutely rigid machine. It is phenomenally planted to the track and corners with ease- short course racing will be a dream this season!