If you own a Polaris Scrambler XP 1000, chances are that you’re a believer that too much power is never enough. Maybe you’ve owned your Scrambler 850 for a while and are ready for a boost in performance. We recently had the chance to spend a day testing a Scrambler XP 1000 project built by Teixeira Tech. The XP was outfitted with an HMF Titan-Quiet exhaust, Fuel Optimizer, and Uni air-filter, all of which are available through HMF. These three items are almost always the starting point for adding horsepower, and HMF has proven to build power on a number of 4x4 and sport ATVs we’ve built up in the past. With this in mind, we decided to take a closer look at what HMF has to offer for the Scrambler.
Stainless steel construction makes the Titan exhaust corrosion resistant and its build quality appears to be very good. We were reluctant to try the Blackout finish; however, we are happy to report that it’s holding up well to flying debris and is doing a superb job of resisting heat discoloration, even on the head pipes.
Power gains with an aftermarket exhaust are dependent on the quality of the pipe manufacturer, the engine, and the design of the stock exhaust system it’s replacing. On some machines, the difference in performance between HMF’s Titan-Quiet and Titan-XL is so small that we couldn’t justify going with the louder system and were very happy with the results. The Titan-Quiet seemed to boost performance on the Scrambler 1000, but the gains weren’t quite as dramatic as on some other less-powerful machines we’ve tested the Titan-Quiet with.
HMF’s tells us that the Scrambler 850 and 1000 gain about twice the power with the Titan XL as with the Titan Quiet. With its optional snorkel, the Titan exhaust is a no-brainer for building a mud machine. For us, choosing between the Quiet and XL version would simply come down to where we intended to ride. In noise sensitive areas, we would have to opt for the Titan-Quiet. If we were planning on racing or riding in areas where noise is not an issue, we’d deal with a few extra debacles of sound and opt for the Titan-XL to get the most bang for the buck.
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