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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 ...
During the 1997 European 600 super sport championship season, the YZF600R Thundercat was the only four-cylinder motorcycle to win a race against the dominant Ducati 748. [4] It retained major mechanical components such as the engine, transmission, suspension components, [4] and steel Deltabox frame.
The Yamaha FZ-600 was produced from 1986 to 1988 being replaced by the FZR-600 (1989–1996), which was then replaced by the YZF600 Thundercat (1996–2002).The FZ engine was closely derived from the XJ-600 motor, which can itself trace its lineage back through the XJ-550 to the XJ-400, a Japanese home market model.
The Genesis engine has undergone some changes aimed at improving mid-range power rather than the maximum output, which remains 158 bhp (118 kW). The rotating mass of crankshaft and pistons have been lightened to improve throttle response, and new carburetors equipped with "Throttle Position Sensors" give the ignition some more data to help ...
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.
Thundercat or Thundercats may refer to: Thundercat (snowmobile), a series of snowmobiles produced by Arctic Cat; Thundercat (musician), stage name of Stephen Lee Bruner, an American musician; ThunderCats, a media franchise, featuring a fictional group of catlike humanoid aliens. ThunderCats (1985 TV series), the original 1985 television series
Chevrolet's engineers pushed the boundaries of engine architecture with the ZR1, squeezing 1,064 horsepower and 828 lb-ft of torque from the 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8.
In the 1950s, Ford introduced a three-tier approach to engines, with small, mid-sized, and larger engines aimed at different markets. All of Ford's mainstream V8 engines were replaced by the overhead cam Modular family in the 1990s and the company introduced a new large architecture, the Boss family, for 2010.