QUOTE(Cat1000 @ Nov 9 2007, 09:16 PM)

wrong...i ran 2 of them when i had just a y-pipe and clutching....beat em both....xp's make 150...we have seen this number come from multiple sources....my sled made 165-166 stock....for the sake of argument lets assume the 100 pounds is correct...it takes 14.3 horsepower to overcome 100 pounds(don't argue that i will use you) 165-150=15....the 14.3 needed to overcome the lb difference is there...my numbers with a 3 arm primary(and clutched on track dyno) y-pipe and 2 degree key was right around 180 i think...give or take a few so don't hold me to the 180....i just know i romped the 2 xp's i ran.....by the way,they were doing a demo ride at the trailhead off 72 in kalkaska.after i rode both of em we all went riding...they are f7 fast dude...don't kid yourself thinking they are any faster...actually,they ARE faster than f7's but i never,ever thought f7's were fast...and i have owned 3....as far as the dyno numbers go for the xp go...there is another post around here somewhere about 3 shops(d&d being one of them) all pulling right around 150.one even pulled less...it's like the f7...how many you think pull the 140 as advertised??? i have seen tons in the 134-136 range.....i'm done with this topic...i know the xp will pull hard...i rode 2 of em and the ripped but they are a 150 horsepower sled.they pull like an f7 with an 800 kit...and f7's with 800 kits get stomped hard in the field....good luck with it man...i'm sure we will run into each other on otsego lake this winter....
Means nothing, my 160 HP 800 ran with my buddy's 200HP F1200 and would go back and forth with another friends F1000 with a few goodies, this should not happen but it did. We won't really know how the XP will shake out until the snow flies. Who knows maybe the F Series sleds will be better this year.
As far as racing a prototype with a sled with a Y pipe and clutching, more bunk, clutching was off big time on the sleds my dealer had. They were getting now here near full shift. How you continue to compare your sled that has been tweaked is beyond me.
Look forward to seeing you on Ostego.