[Fireburst440]

If you had to vote, what was the first true 100 horsepower sled...
Factory consumer snowmobile, stock pipe(s), porting, etc. The first sled you could open the hood and confidently say it's got 100 horses from the factory:

Wildcat 650
Indy 650
Mach 1 617
Other?

Any thoughts?

 

[RMK-KING]

Probably the 88 wildcat 650. Before that there was a lot of sleds in the 90s hp range, a notable oldie is the 77 Yamaha SRX 440 at 96hp.

 

[Fireburst440]

I'd think about parting with my left teste for a 77 SRX 440 haha.
Side note: first sled i thought felt like it had 100...79 Centurion 500

 

[Chris Sayre]

1992 yamaha V max 4cyl

 

[MNSledderZX]

Well, the first one I owned that could be considered 100+ was a 1995 Ski-Doo Mach 1 670 Rotary Valve. That thing pulled really hard. It would definitely surprise the 700 and 800's of the day.

 

[poncho167]

I'd think about parting with my left teste for a 77 SRX 440 haha.
Side note: first sled i thought felt like it had 100...79 Centurion 500

Centurion was close to 100, right around there. Most powerful sled of its day!

 

[RMK-KING]

Centurion was only around 80hp. Was still fast for its time.

1988 Wildcat 650 was 108hp. I can't think of anything before that year that broke 100hp in production form.

Closest Contenders
1988 Indy 650- 95hp
1988 Exciter 570-85hp
1988 formula plus-89hp

 

[Fireburst440]

And the Wildcat is a little bit of a "ringer" in that it's twin piped from the factory and not exactly known for reliability haha

First sleds with 100 hp with single pipe?
91 Indy 650 (rxl or carb) or Mach 1 617?
I don't think any 583 ever made a true 100

 

[lisbonjuliet]

I go with the Wildcat 650.

 

[Fireburst440]

 

[Fireburst440]

Looks like 88-91 goes to the Wildcat.
91 Indy 650 and Mach 1 617 were close.
92- Yamaha blows away everyone with the VMax.
93- triple triples!! Shit gets real!

That was a pretty awesome time for performance sleds. By the mid 90s every mfg had a 150 hp monster muscle sled.

 

[arcticfrost78]

If you had to vote, what was the first true 100 horsepower sled...
Factory consumer snowmobile, stock pipe(s), porting, etc. The first sled you could open the hood and confidently say it's got 100 horses from the factory:

Wildcat 650
Indy 650
Mach 1 617
Other?

Any thoughts?

Indy 650 EFI sks

 

[nishantkumare617]

Well, the first one I owned that could be considered 100+ was a 1995 Ski-Doo Mach 1 670 Rotary Valve.