With the switch to left hand drive on the newer Argo but still having the exhaust on the left I was wondering if there is any notice of the exhaust while you are operating it and if so has anyone modified their vehicle to route the exhaust to the right side? Thanks for your response.
I think the down side of the front engine is that the exhaust is on occasion going to come back on you. Even my 2015 Frontier 8x8 with the controls on the right side, makes me feel light-headed. When my wife drives and I'm on the left side, I feel even worse and noted that my clothing smells of engine exhaust. I think Argo should take a look at their product design and address this. What company wants to poison it's customers?
During the warmer seasons the heat gets on up there, and I don't ride when conditions get beyond 80 degrees f. If you live further north, probably not as noticeable.
I wish Argo would go with a mid or rear engine design, which would not only fix the exhaust smell, but would also address the heat issue.
Thanks Noel, I appreciate your input and I agree 100% on the advantages of a mid or rear engine design, maybe somewhere down the line they will switch over to a better engine location, if it was in the rear I imagine you would feel less vibration from the engine also.
you can try mounting a fan in the engine compartment to help push the fumes further from the vehicle. I mounted two computer fans mainly to push heat out of the engine compartment but the side benefit is it pushes air fairly strong away from the vehicle. I had to switch to atv radiator fans as the others cooked and these work even better. just a thought.
Originally Posted by trevorakm1
It all helps, my Aurora 950 has a massive fan that pulls air out of the engine compartment and keeps that space cool, but I still sit on the left side and the exhaust is on the left side. I must say these new fuel injected engines burn a lot cleaner but I still smell the exhaust. Roger S (RIP) solved this problem years ago on his Argo by running the tail pipe along the side to the back of his machine. He some how insulated the pipe so heat wasn't a issue. The extra pipe did not seem to effect the performance of the machine.
Thanks trevorakm1 and mightymaxIV, I appreciate your input, you are confirming what I initially thought when I saw that Argo switched the driving position to the left hand side but left the engine exhaust on the left also.
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