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Arctic Cat is an American brand of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.The company was formed in 1960 and is now part of Textron Inc. Arctic Cat designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and related parts, garments (such as snowmobile suits), and accessories.
During the later years of Wetbikes (late 1980s) there were considerable advances, such as 60 hp Suzuki 800 cc engines, and Metton hulls, which were much lighter than previous models. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Eventually the Wetbike gave way to the new personal water craft (PWC) such as the Yamaha WaveRunner , mainly because the latter are much easier to ride ...
The Thundercat series was introduced in 1993, as Arctic Cats entry into the Musclesled category. [1] These sleds feature extremely powerful engines placed in chassis derived from racing models. The first-gen featured a Suzuki-produced, counterbalanced case-reed triple cylinder 2-stoke 900cc engine, which produced 161.5 horsepower. The engines ...
Textron's subsidiaries include Arctic Cat, Bell Textron, Textron Aviation (which itself includes the Beechcraft and Cessna brands), and Lycoming Engines. It was founded by Royal Little in 1923 as the Special Yarns Company. In 2020, Textron employed over 33,000 people in 25 countries. [2]
Diesel engine runaway is an occurrence in diesel engines, in which the engine draws extra fuel from an unintended source and overspeeds at higher and higher RPM, producing up to ten times the engine's rated output until destroyed by mechanical failure or bearing seizure due to a lack of lubrication. [1]
The biggest news, however, was the release of the ATK 700, marketed as the Intimidator. [20] This rebadged 78 hp (58 kW) motocross bike with a 700 cc (43 cu in) two-stroke engine was available in limited quantities. [21] Along with its Maico counterpart, it ranks among the fastest off-road motorcycles ever released.
The engine has a cast aluminum block and heads with six-bolt cross-bolted main caps. The bore and stroke are 4.060 × 3.622 inches, the compression ratio being 10.4:1. Maximum torque (SAE) is 585 ft·lbf at 4,750 rpm, with the redline at 6,500 rpm. Standard horsepower is 650 for the C16 Coupe and Cabrio, and 700 for the Speedster.
Starting in 1964, the gasoline engine was replaced with a 215 hp (160 kW) 6V-53 Detroit Diesel engine, to take advantage of the better fuel economy and the reduced fire hazard of the diesel engine. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The suffix A1 was used on all variants to denote a diesel engine, i.e. an M106A1 was an M106 mortar carrier equipped with a diesel engine.