UTV TURBOCHARGERS AND SUPERCHARGERS BUYER’S GUIDE

UTV TURBOCHARGERS AND SUPERCHARGERS

The latest in forced-induction power-up kits – By the staff of Dirt Wheels

Long before there were UTVs, duners were hopping-up all sorts of vehicles for ripping in the dunes. Steep, deep sand taxes engines to the max, so Can-Am became the first UTV manufacturer to add a factory turbocharger on the 2015 Maverick V-twin. Yamaha unleashed the YXZ1000R for 2016, and the aftermarket began modifying it for short-course Pro Stock and the fledgling Pro Turbo SxS class with great success. The aftermarket has been driving innovation and UTV evolution, starting with Weller Racing wedging Yamaha R1 engines into the Yamaha Rhino and creating the Weller SR1 class in LOORRS/GAS. Even as Can-Am and Polaris wage the UTV horsepower wars, duners and racers want more power than OEMs deliver. As OEMs, they have to factor in durability, so there is always more power to be had. Here are the latest ways to conquer dunes and wheelie up Oldsmobile Hill. 

EVP PARAGON P54 TURBO PRO R SYSTEM

EVP’s Paragon-series Pro R uses a P54-400 turbocharger with reinforced, schedule-40, 347 stainless steel manifold; ceramic ball-bearing CHRA; 54mm compressor; and 68mm turbine. The kit boosts horsepower to 330 with 91-octane pump gas and up to 500 horsepower with an E85 tune. The kit includes an EVP three-fan intercooler with an OEM-style fan control, Turbosmart Gen V 40mm external wastegate, EVP stainless steel header and downpipe with muffler, Paragon charge-tube kit, air-intake kit, EVP coolant-tank relocate bracket, BOV kit, EVP three-bar map sensor, 1300cc Dynamics ID1300XR injectors, catch-can kit, turbo-bench power flash, and all lines, hardware, and instructions needed for installation. MSRPs are $10,990 (91 octane), $12,990 (91/110), and $13,990 (91/E85, 410–500 horsepower). EVP also has Paragon-series upgrades for most Polaris Turbos.

DYNOJET TURBO R/PRO XP BIG TURBO

Dynojet has a big turbo (41/54) upgrade that has 17 percent more airflow and makes 20-plus-percent more power for the Turbo R and Pro XP, and the water-cooled CHRA bearing system lowers operating temps. With a 5mm-larger compressor and 4mm-larger turbine, this kit requires a 2-inch cold-air intake and Dynojet fuel tuner, and the big turbo has a Dynojet wastegate with a 5-psi spring. MSRP is $2,352.99, and Force Turbos also sells the kit for $2,352.99.

EVP 2020+ X3 PARAGON P43-270 TURBO SYSTEM

Evo Powersports upgrades Maverick X3 Turbo RRs with a big turbo kit with a 45mm compressor and 42mm turbine. EVP claims 228 horsepower with 91 octane at 19 psi and 265 horsepower with 100 octane at 25 psi. The kit includes an EVP intercooler, 2.0 BOV, an EVP 340LPH fuel pump, charge tube, V-Flo intake, Brisk X3 spark plugs, EVP 1000cc injectors, and installation instructions and hardware. At $4800, this is EVP’s least-expensive Paragon-series upgrade, as they have six more X3 kits with P43-280, P43-320, P46-335 and P46-357 turbos ranging from $5180 to $9811. The 2020-and-newer X3 kit with a P46-335 turbo is for builds with 350–400 horsepower depending on fuel type and boost, and it has a 46mm compressor and 42mm turbine for $9811.

FORCE TURBOS CAN-AM X3 TURBO KIT

Force Turbos has a Maverick X3 turbo upgrade with increased airflow via larger compressor and turbine, plus a stainless steel exhaust manifold. This Dynojet turbo with wastegate is claimed to make 35-plus more horsepower with 91 octane and 65-plus more horsepower with race fuel for $1,987.99.

BIKEMAN PERFORMANCE TURBO R/PRO XP TURBO UPGRADES

Bikeman Performance offers an OEM replacement turbo for the Turbo R and Pro XP, which have a 39/40mm turbo. Not only are the compressor and turbine larger, they’re CNC-milled billet aluminum and have a 360-degree thrust bearing system, so they spool up quicker and reduce drag. It’s on sale for $1,295.95. Bikeman also has a Mega Mo upgrade for the Turbo R and Pro XP with an 18-percent-larger compressor and 12.5-percent-larger turbine with a billet-aluminum construction. The turbo has a 46mm compressor and 45mm turbine, and is capable of 30-plus-psi boost. It requires an ECU tune, a 2-inch silicone intake tube and a water-cooled kit (XP Turbo). It’s on sale for $1,895.95.

AGENCY POWER RZR XP TURBO UPGRADE

Agency Power’s OEM replacement turbo for the XP Turbo increases airflow by 31-plus percent via a 41/51 compressor and 45/40.4mm turbine. Power output is claimed to be 40-plus horsepower with 91 octane and 50-plus horsepower with race gas. The upgrade requires an ECU tune, BOV, exhaust and big injectors. MSRP is $1700.   

KRAFTWERKS PRO R SUPERCHARGER SYSTEM

Stock, the Pro R makes 220 crank horsepower and 165 wheel horsepower. Kraftwerks’ Pro R Supercharger System is the most economical way to boost output to 270-plus wheel horsepower. Their kit uses a Rotrex C30-94 supercharger with an 8-psi pulley, and the bolt-on kit includes an oil-cooling system, Grams Performance 1150cc injectors (E85 compatible), an air-to-air intercooler, aircraft-aluminum pipes with silicone connectors, a three-bar map sensor, a Bosch recirculating BOV, and all the brackets and hardware needed for the five-to-eight-hour installation. The $5195 kit requires an ECU tuner (not included), and Kraftwerks has an optional 10-psi pulley upgrade kit for $143.84.

KRAFTWERKS YXZ & KRX SUPERCHARGER KITS

Kraftwerks has updated its YXZ Supercharger kit from 5.5 psi to 7.5 psi to make 140-plus wheel horsepower with a C15-60 supercharger with oil cooling, an air-to-air intercooler, 1-inch Bosch BOV, a sealed billet-drive case, blower internal oil pump, and Donaldson airbox. The kit includes all the hardware needed for installation and has an MSRP of $4550.

Kraftwerks’ Teryx KRX1000 Supercharger kit also uses the Rotrex C16-60 supercharger driven by the KRX accessory alternator drive with a sealed billet case. The blower has an internal oil pump and independent cooling circuit with an aluminum intercooler. Kraftwerks turns 80 wheel horsepower up to 130-plus wheel horsepower and 90 pound-feet of wheel torque, and they fab the aluminum intake plenum. MSRP is $4550, and Kawasaki brand spokesman Jeremy “Showtime” McGrath runs this kit on his KRXs.

Kraftwerks also has a Talon Turbo kit with a Garrett GT25 dual-ball-bearing racing turbo with all the high-quality necessary hardware and plumbing, including a Donaldson airbox to make 140-plus wheel horsepower for $4550.

FORCE TURBOS PRO R TURBO SYSTEM

Force Turbos’ Pro R system uses a Garrett 30-770 58mm turbo with anti-surge ball bearings and V-band full-port exhaust housing to make 350-plus horsepower (91/E85). The kit uses the stock intake, air box and filter, but adds a high-flow, pre-filter cold-air intake. Force Turbos’ exhaust is schedule-10, full 304 stainless steel with a four-into-one header and 3-inch exhaust. It also uses the same wastegate and injectors as the EVP kit, but has a side-mount heat exchanger with fan, low-amp magnetic-drive water-cooling pump, braided stainless steel oil and coolant lines, and Force Turbos’ ECU unlock and HP Tuner RTD tuning. They claim up to 500 horsepower on race gas. MSRP is $11,999.99

Force Turbos also has turbocharging kits for Rangers, Generals, RS1s, RZR Sports and Trails, Defenders, Commanders, Maverick Sports and Trails, and the Teryx KRX1000 for $5,081.99-$7,259.99.

BOONDOCKER PRO R RAGE TURBO SYSTEMS

Boondocker developed its Pro R Rage turbo system to make 200-plus wheel horsepower on 91 pump gas without any engine mods using a Garrett G25-550 turbo and OEM muffler and air box. The turbo is reverse-scroll with a Garrett wastegate actuator, and the kit has a high-flow, high-psi intercooler and a bed divider, along with all of the plumbing and hardware needed to install. MSRP starts at $6725. Boondocker will do the install starting at $1250, and they also have a Rage G660 kit starting at $6995, with several options and upgrades like 1050X injectors, clutch kits, intercooler upgrades and more.

LARUE PERFORMANCE PREMIUM PRO R TURBO KIT

LaRue Performance developed its Premium Turbo kit to produce 351 crank horsepower and 260 wheel horsepower at 9 psi with 91 pump gas, and up to 350 wheel horsepower and 463 crank horsepower on 110 race gas or ethanol. The kit uses a LaRue G30-660 turbo unit and the same wastegate and piping as EVP, but has its own TIG-welded exhaust and muffler, oil/coolant lines with PFTE ends, billet intercooler, catch can, clutch kit with springs, UMP canister intake, and ECU unlock and tune. MSRPs are $11,500 (91) to $12,500 (91/110/E85).

WELLER RACING YXZ1000R TURBO KITS

Weller Racing was the first to develop a turbo upgrade and power-up kits for the YXZ, and its turbo was smaller than GYTR’s kit for better low-end and midrange power. Now, WR offers two YXZ turbo kits. Stage 1 has 6–7-psi boost for YXZs with no engine mods, while Stage 2 is for modified motors making 180–200 wheel horsepower with 10–15 psi of boost. The original kit was $5245 with a WR dual exhaust, and Stage 1 is now $4000. Call for Stage 2; how fast do you want to go?

S&S OFF-ROAD DIVISION KRX/KRX4 TURBO KITS 

S&S Cycles teamed up with Jeremy McGrath to develop a turbocharger kit for the KRX1000 and launch their Off-Road Division, and they took the KRX’s 0–60-mph time from 11.5 seconds down to 6.2 seconds with a 50-percent horsepower gain.  Their turbo is tuned for 10 psi, and the kit includes 9:1 pistons (OEM is 11.5:1), a high-flow billet-fuel rail with fuel damping, camshaft sprockets for perfecting timing, 900cc/minute injectors, and a roto-molded intake plenum, so substantial engine disassembly is required. It has a large aluminum intercooler with two fans, and the turbo has oil supply and drain tubes, and stainless steel air tubes with silicone couplers. The kit works with the accessory alternator drive and KQR roof, and includes S&S’ XTO muffler with dual 2.25-inch outlets. It includes all brackets and hardware needed for installation and is meant for closed-course competition only. MSRP is $6,999.95. Like we said, McGrath runs the less-expensive Kraftwerks Supercharger kit now.

JACKSON RACING TALON TURBO KIT

Jackson Racing has been into forced-induction systems and SCCA racing since the 1984 CRX was introduced, and they’re an official partner of the Honda Off-Road Factory Racing Talon team. Jackson’s Talon Turbo kit produces 60-percent-more horsepower with a high-efficiency Garrett Motion turbo with true bolt-on plug-and-play installation. JR’s intercooler core is mated with CAD-designed tank ends and high-flow SPAL fans, and it has a JR cast-aluminum intake manifold, JR stainless steel turbo manifold, and TIG-welded back-purged merge collector mated with a high-flow JR intake with powdercoated particle separator. The JR ECU flash tool assures precise engine tuning for a wide powerband, and the DCT has a remapped shift schedule for optimum performance. High-quality components and hardware are used throughout, and the kit has a printed installation manual and turbo graphics for $5799.

CONTACTS:

Agency Power/Vivid Racing
1429 W. Scott Ave., Gilbert, AZ 85233
(480) 921-7422, (866) 448-4843, www.agencypower.com, www.vividracing.com

Bikeman Performance
920 Pine St., Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024
(715) 483-3003, www.bikemanperformance.com

Boondocker
2085 Heyrend Way, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
(208) 542-4411, [email protected], boondocker.com

Dynojet (800) 992-4993, dynojet.com

Evolution Powersports
2018 ST-RD 35, Somerset, WI 54025
(855) 387-8863, evopowersports.com

Force Turbos
2032 W. 2200 S. West, Valley City, UT
(801) 807-8046, https://forceturbos.com

Jackson Racing
5125 G Street, Chino, CA 91710
[email protected], jacksonracing.com

Kraftwerks
935 Heritage Drive, Medina, OH 44256
(951) 808-9888, https://kraftwerks.com

S&S Off-Road Division
14025 County Hwy. G, Viola, Wisconsin 54664
(608) 627-1497, www.sscycle.com