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Arctic Cat, also known as "snow cats", is best known for their series of ZR snowmobile models which utilized two stroke motors in the early to late 1990s. Most ZR's and ZL's were replaced in 2003 by the Firecat series, derived from their 2002 championship sled. It was derived from the "Skinny Mini" prototype sled. The prototype sled had features different from other sleds at that time, by utilizing parts that provided more than one role and a track that was had less width then other sleds, reducing rotating mass. These sleds featured a laydown type engine, which was centered low in the sled to centralize mass. Well known sleds of this time include the Arctic Cat Firecat F7, a 700cc two stroke with 140 horsepower. High speeds were possible with this sled because of the efficiency of the chassis due in part to the smaller width of the track. Big changes were made to the lineup for the 2007 model year a new chassis was introduced which was called a twin-spar chassis replacing all previous models while added a new 4 stroke engine, the Z1 Jaguar. It featured a 1100cc 4-stroke parallel twin. In 2009 the Z1 was turbocharged to produce 177 horsepower (132 kW), which is 20 horsepower (15 kW) more than any other production snowmobile. The Crossfire and M-series remain on the same M-series chassis which is a spinoff from the original Firecat Chassis.

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Arctic Cat also manufactures a wide range of sport and utility ATVs (all terrain vehicles). The engines range in size from 90 cc to 950 cc, with 650 cc H1, 700 cc H1, and 951 cc H2 engines being produced in Arctic's own facility. The 951 cc engine makes it the biggest ATV yet. Arctic Cat has also introduced a new 686 cc two-cylinder, the SOHC 4-stroke diesel engine. All other current gasoline engines are supplied by Suzuki and diesel engines by Lombardini. Arctic Cat ATVs all feature four stroke engines and full independent suspension without a sway bar - excluding DVX, youth and 300 sized models. Arctic cat also has a mud competition ready ATV dubbed the "MudPro". These quads come with Maxxis Mudzilla tires and a built in snorkel for improved air intake in deep mud. These quads come in 650, 700 and 1000cc models. plastic badge holder

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In the early 90's Arctic Cat started producing a wide range of Personal Water Crafts. This new line of products was given the name 'Tigershark'. Production began in 1993 and ceased in 1999. There were 3 different engine sizes available all made by Suzuki; an 85hp 639cc 2-Stroke 2 Cylinder, a 769cc 2 cylinder 2-Stroke and a monsterous 130hp 1000cc 3-cylinder 2 stroke engine. There were several different models available ranging from 1 to 3 rider capacity.

Barracuda Series (1993 - 1995)

The barracuda series was introduced in 1993. This was there entry level PWC that used an oil injected 639cc 2-Stroke 2-Cylinder engine with 85hp. It was constructed of a one piece fiber-glass flat-bottomed hull. It was capable of carying only one passenger with a maximum capacity of 185 lbs. The flat-bottomed hull allowed for minimal drag and quick responsiveness but required a lot of effort to dig into turns and was not very stable at low speeds. The dry weight was kept to a minimal 300lbs and allowed for a top speed of 45Mph. Features include an on the fly electronic adjustable trim and electronic bilge pump.

Daytona Series (1993 - 1997)

Introduced in 1993, this was the more popular model capable of carrying 3 riders, this hull is much larger than the smaller barracuda. The power plant was either a 769cc 2 clyinder 2 stroke engine or a 1000cc 2-stroke 3-cylinder engine.

Monte Carlo Series (1994 - 1997)

Available with all the engines - 640, 770, and 1000

Montego Series (1994 - 1997)

Basically and upgraded version on the Barracuda. Upgrades include a speedometer...

See also

Bombardier

Logan Machine Company

Moto-Ski

Snowmobiles

Snowmobile skipping

Snowcat

Thiokol

Snow Trac

Sno-Cat

Snow coach

Vintage snowmobiling

skiroule

References

^ "Company Profile for Arctic Cat Inc (ACAT)". http://www.zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=ACAT&page=quotesearch. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 

^ http://www.supertraxmag.com/article.asp?nid=1100

External links

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