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Thinking about adding a 174 with a 3.0
Why isn't Yamaha delivering there own supercharger technology into there sleds like they have in there 250 hp FZS boats ?
DPG
Thinking about adding a 174 with a 3.0
Why isn't Yamaha delivering there own supercharger technology into there sleds like they have in there 250 hp FZS boats ?
DPG
A very good question. Obviously the snowmobile division operates in their own little world. IMO it is in real decline now that they are using a competitor's chassis for their flagship sled. Not sure if their is any real hope on the horizon. I do know one thing.....you can't tell the Japanese how to build something. Unless you do it in a way that makes them think it was their idea in the first place.
I just don't think they believe there is any money in it. It cant be a liability issue if they are building these watercraft and how many people kill themselves on R1's and R6's every year. Its got to be all about the money.
M5
I would agree with that. With that being said, the end may be near.
There is a difference between selling a sled vs whoreing out an outdated powerplant.
The Chinese are still selling Honda 50cc engines first sold in the early 60's, and how many decades was the Chevrolet small block sold in?
What was your point again?
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WAIT! I see your point, you snow checked a sled that cannot compete with a boosted Viper. Ok, now I get it please do go on with your rant.
Let me know when Chevrolet starts selling LS motors to Ford to put in the Mustang.
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Wait! We all have heard now at least 100,000 times that a Viper with your magnificent spring change and a hole drilled in the rail will destroy every single sled out there so I wont go there. Please continue to post video of mountain sleds drag racing down the trail and sled burnouts on dry pavement as this shows true tuning accomplishments.
Let me know when Chevrolet starts selling LS motors to Ford to put in the Mustang.
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Wait! We all have heard now at least 100,000 times that a Viper with your magnificent spring change and a hole drilled in the rail will destroy every single sled out there so I wont go there. Please continue to post video of mountain sleds drag racing down the trail and sled burnouts on dry pavement as this shows true tuning accomplishments.
Yeah Yamaha dealers are selling new sleds for the first time in years, my local dealer is even pre selling 2015 MTX Vipers....so of course selling more units mean they must close. You really run a business with that logic?
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I went to your site and I see the new MTX Viper does not need the products you sell so I can see why you are unhappy. BUT, the rest of us are happy the MTX comes ready to go out of the box (except maybe skis).
.…. My point was, and continues to be that, as a manufacturer to start supplying engines to a direct competitor.....and also use their chassis for their "new" model, is not a good sign. ….
I may end up making products for the Viper (already have some in mind), but I am not unhappy that the Nytro has ended production. Hell, I build great parts for a sled that lasted 7 model years....unheard of in this day and age. My point was, and continues to be that, as a manufacturer to start supplying engines to a direct competitor.....and also use their chassis for their "new" model, is not a good sign. We also know that Yamaha can build what everyone wants, but chooses not to. The Yamaha dealer here did not sell a single Viper last season.
Funny you mention that, Yamaha designed the engine for the Ford Taurus SHO.
"The Ford SHO V8 engine (Super High Output) was designed and built by Ford Motor Company in conjunction with Yamaha Motor Corporation for use in the 1996 Ford Taurus SHO. It was based on the successful Ford Duratec engine rather than its predecessor, the compact Ford SHO V6 engine developed by Yamaha for the 1989 Taurus SHO. The engine was retired in 1999 when production of the third-generation Taurus SHO ended."