What do you guys think of a diesel sled? - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

snowtrax00 · 10-31-2009, 09:11 PM

YouTube - Turbo Diesel Snowmobile start up

**kccats** · 10-31-2009, 10:47 PM

It might be? More likely a 4 stroke with a rod knock!

snowtrax00 · 10-31-2009, 10:49 PM

I don't know what you mean. It's not mine but I think it would be nice to have one. I wonder if they have good acceleration with a 953? briggs engine.

xxxthebxxx · 10-31-2009, 10:50 PM

It'd be awesome! They already make diesel ATVs.

snowtrax00 · 10-31-2009, 10:58 PM

Here is a video of one accelerating
YouTube - Turbo Diesel Snowmobile Acceleration 1

SkiDoo86 · 10-31-2009, 11:53 PM

Theres a school that made one for cleaner emissions testing. Its a 3 cylinder diesel, has about a top speed of 50 or 60 mph, but got like 30 plus mpg.

phishook · 11-01-2009, 08:30 AM

I'd like to see one switched to LP.

xc sp 500 rider · 11-01-2009, 08:40 AM

they had no torque! did you see ho long it took for them to get the diesles going at any real speed!

xxxthebxxx · 11-01-2009, 08:42 AM

yes I agree are you sure it had turbo?

snowtrax00 · 11-01-2009, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xc sp 500 rider

they had no torque! did you see ho long it took for them to get the diesles going at any real speed!

Perhaps just the gearing. It's probably not like riding a 340 which doesn't have any power, it's probably just slow but with power if you know what I mean. They would probably be nice in the powder because the torque at low revs.

Mrdman2442 · 11-01-2009, 01:09 PM

If they could get a diesel to hit 7-8000 RPM like a two stroke they would kick ass!

SkiDoo86 · 11-01-2009, 01:28 PM

Torque isnt an issue. Diesel has more torque than the two stroke. Its missing the RPMS. That diesel only winds up to 4 to 5 k rpms.

snowtrax00 · 11-01-2009, 02:56 PM

They're really only lacking the horsepower. A lot of pickup trucks will have 5 or 600 foot pounds of torque but only like 150 horsepower. And if you got it to rev up to 8000 rpm then it would defeat the purpose of a diesel and they wouldn't last as long-like a gas engine