BC_Dan

The only way my sled will go 100 mph is if it falls off a cliff. GPS, 85, have NO idea what the tach was saying (who's got time to look!) Flinging that 151"x2" track in circles at that speed makes me NERVOUS!

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I_R_Josh

I've always wondered how these numbers get so precise... 83mph at 7900rpm... I can barely read either gauge after about 70 or so on the speedo, much less match the two. I'm just holding on and trying to figure out how far I can go before I gotta start slowing down real quick.

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celicaguy58

its pretty easy to read the gauge on big lakes in fresh snow

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justride

my sled feels great at full speed

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paintballdude05

Yeah but when you have those big lakes with snow drifts, those top speeds are not so easy.

justride

I 2nd that

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paintballdude05

I was going to try for a top speed run last year on the lake, got on it and had a strong side wind. Got it upto 70mph and got off the trottle. The sled was just rocking to mutch and in mid air from the drifts, it was fun thought!

Ditch hopper

That thing should pull atleast 110 down a staright strech i've seen a pro-x 700 go close to that so i think u still have a bit of a problem are your carbs done right? good belt? how new are the skid bearings? mabe your can is causing the problem mbrp causes hp lost what you really need to do is go down to the lake and try agian good luck

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Ditch hopper

That thing should pull atleast 110 down a staright strech i've seen a mach 1 "670cc" with a clutch kit go close to that so i think u still have a bit of a problem are your carbs done right? good belt? how new are the skid bearings? mabe your can is causing the problem mbrp causes hp lost what you really need to do is go down to the lake and try agian good luck

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-1994 indy trail 500- all stock, great on gas

celicaguy58

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celicaguy58

that is ture but there hasnt been that much snow the past few years to get huge drifts

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justride

New belt the carbs i do not know never looked at them the plugs look good never looked at the skid bearings

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Ditch hopper

i double posted i ment the mach1 and pro-x sleds will go that fast don't know why it double posted

when you put the back end on a stand with no weight on the track will it roll freely my arctic cat with all new bearings rolls the track on the stand at idle, mabe the carbs arnt sycronized when u hammer the throttle is there any hestitaion any bog?

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-1994 indy trail 500- all stock, great on gas

RoadkillSTX

Just watch out for ice heaves guys... Before any top speed run you should run the path a few times back and forth at about half speed.

Hitting an ice heave at 35mph will take out both your ski's and send you flying over or through your windshield. I'd hate to see what happens at 110mph.

(An ice heave is where the ice has cracked and a plate of ice raises above the other... You can't see them and they come out of nowhere...)
Sort of like getting barbed wire caught up in the track. Riding fine and free and then you're sled stops dead and you keep going.

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dave.s3693

Thats what happened to my friend at my house exept it got caught between the ski and skiskin. He was only going like 10 too and it just wipped the sled all the way around and made a huge mess. We had to cut the wire at the ski and never could get the wire out from between the ski and skiskin.

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justride

No it will not not roll freely you have to pull it kinda hard to turn the track i am glad that you brought that up should it roll easy. There is no hestitaion or bog when i hammer it when i hammer down the rpm's hit 8500 and the thing pulls very hard up to about 95mph then the rpm's go down to 8100

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paintballdude05

[quote=RoadkillSTX]Just watch out for ice heaves guys... Before any top speed run you should run the path a few times back and forth at about half speed. [quote]
We call it pressure cracks arround here.

justride

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JDS

I've had my EXT bury the Speedo, and it goes to 100 mph. Real world speed, it's probably more like 92-95.

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paintballdude05

Hey jds, in you're sig it sais 1991 Arctic Cat EXT SP 550, shouldnt it be PS istead of SP for Powder Special? I have never donne it but I was told it would also(burry speedo).