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Re: Ski doo engine pick
[Re: Jacks]
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12/19/23 01:44 AM
12/19/23 01:44 AM
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FL cracker in AK
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With subpar gas in the villages, and expensive to boot, most people out here go with ACE engines. The 900 is as tough as nails too.
Psalm 34:6
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Re: Ski doo engine pick
[Re: Jacks]
#8025061
12/19/23 02:16 PM
12/19/23 02:16 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,568 western alaska
Malukchuk
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I have the the 900 turbo in the expedition. My brother has the two stroke. You can feel the difference in weight when trying to maneuver the two through snow. The two stroke being a little lighter is easier to throw around. Gas consumption is the same.
Water is good for two things, Floating Ships and making Beer.
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Re: Ski doo engine pick
[Re: Jacks]
#8025554
12/19/23 11:36 PM
12/19/23 11:36 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,122 AK
FL cracker in AK
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We can only get 87 octane, the etecs I've had call for 91 octane. Add to that lots of water in the gas. Most people don't use filter funnels like I do.
Psalm 34:6
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Re: Ski doo engine pick
[Re: FL cracker in AK]
#8026097
12/20/23 04:51 PM
12/20/23 04:51 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,196 McGrath, AK
white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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We can only get 87 octane, the etecs I've had call for 91 octane. Add to that lots of water in the gas. Most people don't use filter funnels like I do. Thanks for the response. I have never heard anyone around here complain about the quality of the gas. But you are right that folks can be careless about water and ice crystals. Every drop of fuel that goes in my snowmachines and my outboard goes through a water-block filter first and then through a chamois before it goes into the machine. Condensation can still be an issue but a little alcohol takes care of that. A lot of guys here mix 87 UNL and 100 LL avgas for both snogo's and some airplanes. Adds a bit of expense on the snogo fuel but apparently they think it helps performance on some machines.
Mean As Nails
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Re: Ski doo engine pick
[Re: gibb]
#8028009
12/22/23 12:51 PM
12/22/23 12:51 PM
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Posts: 772 Anchorage, Alaska
broncoformudv
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I think when you factor in the cost of the oil for the E-tech the 900 ACE makes more sense? Not to mention the noise and smell. I run ACE engine in my utility sleds and 2 stroke in the play sleds. Last winter I was on a winter hunt with 3 friends, 3 of us had 4 stroke sleds and 1 was running an etec. Needless to say I made sure I wasn't riding behind him and you sure heard his sled over all of ours. When I converted to 4 stroke I started hearing all sorts of noises on my sleds I had never heard before, crazy how quiet they are.
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