ski-doo tech! 2-stroke better than 4.

[Superman]

I was checking out the competition last night and this made me laugh. Ski-Doo has a link on their home page explaining why 2-strokes are better than 4's. According to Ski-Doo their engines are:
1. More Fun
2. More Fuel efficent
3. Cleaner
4. Easier on your wallet
5. More durable

Yamaha must have these guys running scared. So much for truth in advertising.

 

[SledFreak]

The fifth point of being More durable is a joke. But I have heard the SDI is the same or have sometimes been better than the RX-1 at the pump. But, they are terrible on oil. My buddies 05 600 SDI burns 3 litres of oil to a tank of fuel. The dealer said there nothing to adjust on it. At $55.00 bucks CDN for a jug of oil, that's damn expensive. So that being easier on the wallet is also wrong. I'm surprised to see that their is not a 6th point, one for saying the two stroke mill is lighter than the 4 stroke mill. I wish someone would pull the two motors, the Mach Z and the new Apex mill and strip everything, including the exhaust and have just the two motors side by side to see what they weigh in at. I bet they are the same in weight or very close. That Mach Z motor is heavy.

 

[Turbo Tim]

My dad's rev 800 smokes up the whole trailer when he fires it up , I try to unload mine first so I don't have to deal with that . If I had to ride one of those I'd quit the sport .

 

[APEX 21]

I dont think they make a case on any of the five.

 

[Yamahnator]

While all of them bring a chuckle, # 1 gets me the most. How do you quantify that?

 

[Mighty]

Can someone explain how anything that burns oil can be cleaner :ORC

 

[SledFreak]

Oooooohhhhh, good point Mighty.

 

[SIMMER]

The fifth point of being More durable is a joke. But I have heard the SDI is the same or have sometimes been better than the RX-1 at the pump. But, they are terrible on oil. My buddies 05 600 SDI burns 3 litres of oil to a tank of fuel. The dealer said there nothing to adjust on it. At $55.00 bucks CDN for a jug of oil, that's damn expensive. So that being easier on the wallet is also wrong. I'm surprised to see that their is not a 6th point, one for saying the two stroke mill is lighter than the 4 stroke mill. I wish someone would pull the two motors, the Mach Z and the new Apex mill and strip everything, including the exhaust and have just the two motors side by side to see what they weigh in at. I bet they are the same in weight or very close. That Mach Z motor is heavy.

Damn straight....I had 2 REV's last year...yeah they are fun to jump and stuff but relaible...hell no. Did I mention I had 2!!! Now I am back on a RX1.

My buddy has a 05'600 SDI. Alot of people don't realize that the SDI 2-TEC engine REQUIRES full synthetic oil. The stuff is big bucks! I've done the math.....I'll take the 4-stroke over the 2 anyday. Been there, done that.

 

[2BLUE4U]

I just went to Ski-Doo's website to check it out. Try using their fuel savings calculator...For their 1000 motor @ $2.00 USD per gallon at 2,000 miles per season @ 18 miles per gallon it says your sled compares pretty well with our SDI motor. NO KIDDING!!?

 

[jtssrx]

My Rx-1 burned los of Oil to!!! LOL

 

[APEX 21]

When was gas 2.00 a gallon and when did the sdi get 18mpg :ORC

 

[ThePresence]

Pete i got 18 mpg when we were lost that night.

 

[RTX Meirda]

Someone should make a copy of this info. That way, when Ski Doo finally moves into the 4 stroke world, we can throw this back at them.

 

[Handy]

Last season on a local club outing there were two 600 SDI, one dropped a piston when he tried to run with the Yammis but nothing was cheeper at the pumps than the Vector, Nothing.

 

[Tork]

Ski-Doo has a link on their home page explaining why 2-strokes are better than 4's.

Yamaha has Johnny Skeptical,
it is only fair that SkiDoo takes a stab at comedy