07 m8 153 vs 04 king cat 1m 162

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My friend is looking into getting a 07 m8 or the 1m. He was just curious which one stands out better for performance, the 1m has a boondocker and the m8 is stock. any suggestions would be great,
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I love my o7 m8 but if performance is what your after go king, the d drive secondary is the fall back of the m8

 

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i have the 07 m8 also and i love the sled. He was just wondering whats the better sled of the two if they went up against each other and ran up the mountain. hes the type of person that has to have perfection.
aslo what needs to be done to my m8 to compete with the king cat that has a boondocker???

 

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If the king is set up right and he wants power there is no question. The king must have a pipe (or it did) otherwise there is no reason for the boondocker box. They don't handle as well as an M, but for power and climbing they are tough to beat. Unless you throw a ton of money at your M8 you won't beat a well set up king. I keep repeating the well set up phrase because no sled is that good unless it is set up properly.

 

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I have an 07 M8 153 with geo reccomended clutch work running the right R's and pulling well....

It will not climb with a 1m900, several guys on 1m900's proved that to me
they were both piped and running very well too. M1000 would have beat them all though.

I wasn't way far behind though, I think with an SLP pipe combo and a fuel box I'll be right there with em


M sleds definatly handle better all around though

 

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Dirtydude said:

I have an 07 M8 153 with geo reccomended clutch work running the right R's and pulling well....

It will not climb with a 1m900, several guys on 1m900's proved that to me
they were both piped and running very well too. M1000 would have beat them all though.

I wasn't way far behind though, I think with an SLP pipe combo and a fuel box I'll be right there with em


M sleds definatly handle better all around though

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agreed! At days end you,ll be less tired on the 8, and that makes the diff. of being stuck alot less. Power? Yeah.. Not awesome,but that slp pipe combo sounds good. Why buy an older tech chassie? My .02 cents

 

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My wife will tell you there is no way in he!! you could drag her off her 08 M-8 back onto her old King cat. The changes Cat made to the 08 over the 07 made a huge difference.

 

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I own 2 kings, and ride with guys that own every size M built. I would not trade my king for any of their sleds. Oh wait I would have to trade both sleds and still put some money with it to get a new 1000. Yeah thats not going to happen anytime soon!!

 

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Had a very nice 03 1M900 loved the sled. Wife got an 05 M7 162 then an 06 M7 153 and I bought an M1000 last year.

Ok for fun power haven't beat the 900 yet BUT I wouldn't go back. The M1000, my friend's M8 and my wife's M7 are so much easier to handle. Fun to just play in the deepest powder. And they just hardly ever get stuck and go everywhere.

My .02

 

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old school versus new school. don't think you'll find one person who has switched who would go back. i know i wouldn't... ride each for a day, the M is soooo much a better sled there is really no comparison.

 

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I tell the story elsewhere, but I was still kinda a pining for my
1M 900 last year. I then rode an 05 KK for a friend trying to help set up the suspension a little better. This was at the very end of the season last year.

I got off it and told myself I had completely lost the yearning. The handling was so much more clunky and stiff. Still a great benchmark sled, but sleds have moved on.

Have to remember the 1M was a stop gap designed on the ZR chasis and can't get past that.

 

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how do the sleds perform in climibing wise, i know my M handles like a dream compared to some kings that arent set up yet, but just curious how they both climb?? I really havent got a chance to test out my M8 but wouldnt mind some feed back from all you guys
thanks!