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Turbo Stock Sleds
The Turbo sleds somehow surprise us every year. Maybe it’s the fact that at 203.8 hp, this stock Yamaha built snowmobile motor is stronger than most cars and trucks on the road. The stock Yamaha Sidewinder and Cat 9000 are specific-built for speed and rival any mod sleds from only a short time ago. Due to some logistical issues, we were unable to get the Cat 9000 on the dyno in time, but theoretically this is the same motor and last year our dyno test showed only a 0.1 difference between these two.
On the track, clutching and small things can make a difference. That showed in the acceleration and mph as the Sidewinder was a bit quicker off the line and quicker and faster at top end with a fast 107.65 mph and ET of 9.429 seconds. The Cat was right there though with an ET of 9.436 seconds. So only 0.07 seconds separated the two. Yes, seven one-hundredths of a second. That’s as close as it gets folks!