[okieraptor]

Anyone thought about swapping in a rotax motor like the old rhinos?

 

[Axo938]

Why not just get a yxz?

 

[Timmi]

Why not just get a yxz?

the unlikely possibility that the coming trail sxs from Yamaha will have that engine
is exciting to say the least. it would be a total beast

 

[okieraptor]

I think the torque of the Rotax would be favorable over the high revving nature of the yxz motor. For trails. If I road open areas and dunes yes I would just buy the yxz.

 

[Deeyoh]

Hehe the torque of the YXZ motor is amazing. It'll blow the tires off at 4000rpm. Not sure what more you could want. Sure at 9000 it's insane but low rpm isn't lacking by all means. I putt putt around at 5 mph and when you gas it. It goes. Doesn't matter if I'm climbing a hill or in a field. Tubeworks is putting out a 70% first gear reduction for the YXZ. With 31's at 10500 rpm it's doing 10 mph. LOL Talk about low end torque. That'll be enough to pull the YXZ towing a RZR straight up cliff if it had the traction.

 

[madviking]

The triple is a great engine with plenty of low end.... one is finding its way into my Viking. The largest issue is finding an appropriate high/low transfer to run after CVT system. I was fortunate and found a high low unit from a Yamaha VK Professional Snowmobile.

 

[Axo938]

The triple is a great engine with plenty of low end.... one is finding its way into my Viking. The largest issue is finding an appropriate high/low transfer to run after CVT system. I was fortunate and found a high low unit from a Yamaha VK Professional Snowmobile.

What are you saying? You putting a 1000 in a viking? That sounds cool, how about some pics of the build.

 

[madviking]

Yes, I'm in the early stages of swapping in a 1049cc Vector engine. Everything is purchased and ready to swap, I just need a good chunk of time to devote to it. There's a thread on Viking forum.org, The Mad Viking Project... the thread is pretty weak, but should get more interesting as I really dig into it.

 

[Axo938]

Yes, I'm in the early stages of swapping in a 1049cc Vector engine. Everything is purchased and ready to swap, I just need a good chunk of time to devote to it. There's a thread on Viking forum.org, The Mad Viking Project... the thread is pretty weak, but should get more interesting as I really dig into it.

Nice, I'll check it out.