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05 f7 black widow

17K views 11 replies 9 participants last post by  Mesoam  
#1 ·
hey guys

im new to arctic cat, ive always had ski-doo. i just picked up a 05 F7 black widow. its got about 3000 miles. from what ive read these sleds are pretty sick. is there any good mod to begin with? how are these sleds on water?, is there anything that i should be lookin out for with it?

thanx guys
 
#3 ·
BMP pipe mod.. and something with the fuel.. in-line jet, or boondocker...
 
#4 ·
bmp y-pipe, bmp pipe mod and bmp fuel reducer and a clutch kit, maybe upgrade to the 10.4. Not too sure though, mine is an '04. Don't waste time with bigger air intakes or bulls eyes, they don't make any more power. Use the search, you can find alot of useful info with answers to questions that you will probably ask.
They are pretty good one water. Click on pic below for a video of me.

 
#5 ·
ok i got the sled on sat. it has 3700 miles. pretty much perfect shape. it has a pipe mod, reeds, clutch kit, and a fuel reducer. so far ive put about 10 miles on it. love it. my only concern, i did a compression test and both cyl were 120 even. i read on here somwhere that they should be 130-150 range? i no its not a fresh engine, but should it be a concern, or should i just leave it be?? also the fuel reducer, can they potentialy damage the engine?
 
#6 ·
If you put to small of a jet in the reducer and lean it out too much, it will damage it. You just gotta check your plugs if you change jets, and see what they look like to make sure you didn't lean it out too much. Not too sure about the compression. If it runs good, then I probably wouldn't worry about it. If you got it on the dyno and could see if it is making the power it should then it isn't a big deal. If it isn't making the power it should, then maybe the low compression could be why.
 
#8 ·
That thing is sweet!!! Are you going to convert it??? What kind of track is on there? Is it a 13.5x128
 
#9 ·
Nice sled Rockerdude From my past experiences, race sleds don't make good trail sleds at all. My 01 440 SP blew up twice before I came to realize this, now I've got a dependable Firecat- Love it! :wub: :wub: Good luck with it... --Snotty