Category: Tech Shorts

Why Twin Spark Plugs?

Long-time Arctic Cat riders have correctly pointed out that the new Arctic Cat 800 and 1000 laydown 2-stroke engines are not the first Arctic Cat

Read More »

Why Gas Goes Bad in Sleds

Every year, a number of snowmobilers are surprised to learn how quickly gasoline deteriorates in their snowmobile. Either the sled doesn’t start after a “normal”

Read More »

Yamaha Genesis 130 FI

Here is a power and torque graphic for the Genesis 130 FI (fuel-injected three cylinder 1050cc four-stroke) found in the all-new 2008 Yamaha Nytro FX

Read More »

Loud Snowmobiles

One of the false stereotypes our industry continues to fight is that of noise. The occasional piped-sled with open stingers or burnt-out packing in their

Read More »

Good Carbon Remover

If you ever have the need to remove carbon from aluminum engine parts (like power valves) here is a product we ran across being used

Read More »

REV Moto-Ski?

SnowTech reader Charlie Herber is passionate about snowmobiles; orange Moto-Skis, to be more precise. After doing some damage to his current sled last year on

Read More »

Track Howl

What do you do if your sled has a terrible “track howl”? This isn’t something that just shows up, it is with the sled from

Read More »

Mitsuboshi Belts (MBL)

Yamaha 8DN drive belts have gained a reputation as being a durable piece, as evidenced by the turbo and supercharged RX-1s that produce HP in

Read More »

2006 Arctic Cat Clutches

2006 Arctic Cats saw some changes to their clutching system, with the addition of larger diameter secondary clutches on some models. The Firecats and 900s

Read More »
Get the SnowTech
E-Newsletter

SPONSOR