f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just now, Highmark said: To many but not to the mfg's or the average rider. I say fuck skidoo , they are basically democrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 5, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, f7ben said: I say fuck skidoo , they are basically democrats Maybe so but tech wise they have dominated in the past 15-20 years. Polaris has done a nice job on catch up but Doo is still the most innovative since the Rev came out in 2003. Edited January 5, 2023 by Highmark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 You can get almost as much power from a muffler swap on a 998 as you can from a $4000 tune on a 900r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Highmark said: Maybe so but tech wise they have dominated in the past 15-20 years. Polaris has done a nice job on catch up but Doo is still the most innovative since the Rev came out in 2003. They aren’t that innovative anymore. Their marketing is great at creating hype over mediocre changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Highmark said: Maybe so but tech wise they have dominated in the past 15-20 years. Polaris has done a nice job on catch up but Doo is still the most innovative since the Rev came out in 2003. Polaris has blown by them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 minute ago, f7ben said: Polaris has blown by them Agreed and I’m a doo guy. watch doo change the pipe on the 850 soon and call it an 850 HO and hype the shit out of the extra 7 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, ACE said: Agreed and I’m a doo guy. watch doo change the pipe on the 850 soon and call it an 850 HO and hype the shit out of the extra 7 hp Apparently the porting is super conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just now, f7ben said: Apparently the porting is super conservative. The pipe is too. Both jaws and dynotech claim 10 hp from a pipe swap with no tuning . Seems like a lot. But Greg at jaws claims the stock 850 pipe is junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 minute ago, ACE said: The pipe is too. Both jaws and dynotech claim 10 hp from a pipe swap with no tuning . Seems like a lot. But Greg at jaws claims the stock 850 pipe is junk Done on purpose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, ACE said: Yeah that’s pretty much about it. If you’re going to have the penalty of the turbo 4 stroke you should with the benefits but you don’t with them 900 hell the 2009 Z1T was a better engine setup by a fair bit Nobody is gonna buy a modded sled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just now, ArcticCrusher said: Nobody is gonna buy a modded sled. fucking retard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 minute ago, f7ben said: Done on purpose Yes. That’s why I said do is going to change the pipe sometime and hype the shit out of an 850 HO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 29 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: Nobody is gonna buy a modded sled. Ben will. The rest of us wouldn't even think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger** Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Few years ago one of the guys had a hopped up 230hp 900 ace and I took it for a short trail ride, for sure it was no slouch. I don't know who did the work on it but I can find out, I know of two of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, Badger** said: Few years ago one of the guys had a hopped up 230hp 900 ace and I took it for a short trail ride, for sure it was no slouch. I don't know who did the work on it but I can find out, I know of two of them. It wasn’t 230hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 5, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, f7ben said: It wasn’t 230hp Lots of kits out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger** Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, f7ben said: It wasn’t 230hp Ok then it must have been 120 hp, I don't own the sled maybe it was 210 who the fuck cares the runs strong. Like I said I can find out more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Lots of kits out there. Would need a $5000 plus budget to get to 230hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger** Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 http://www.bd-xtreme.com/index.php?id_product=1402&controller=product SKI-DOO 900 ACE TURBO “STAGE 2RS KIT” 240HP https://straightlineperformance.com/product/ski-doo-900-ace-turbo-stage-2rs-kit-240hp/2,495.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger** Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 https://www.dootalk.com/threads/precision-efi-makes-250-hp.1556913/ https://kenssportsgreenbay.com/Snowmobiles-Ski-Doo-Expedition-SE-900-ACE-Turbo-ES-Silent-Ice-Cobra-WT-1-5-2023-Suamico-WI-342f32cd-0ef6-449e-b4a0-ae3d003d249e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, f7ben said: It wasn’t 230hp Be around 185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, f7ben said: Would need a $5000 plus budget to get to 230hp More with a 900R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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