Snowmobile Engine Specifications

Snowmobiles are available with a variety of engine specifications. Snowmobile manufactures such as Yamaha, Polaris, and Ski-Doo offer a wide variety of models, from low, specification, 121 cc models for all-purpose, functional use, to 500 cc racing snowmobiles, to high performance 900 cc touring models.

  1. Yamaha Vmax Engine Specs

    • The Vmax-4, produced between 1992 until 1997, had the distinction of being one of the few production, two-stroke, four-cylinder, snowmobiles made. The Yamaha Vmax-4 800 ST possesses a 791cc engine that produces up to 1500 +/- 100 rpm when idle, with up to 3,400 engagement rpm, and 8350 shift rpm. The Yamaha Vmax 600 VX600XT has a 598cc engine that produces more idle and engagement rpm than Vmax 800 models, at 1,600 rpm and 3,700 rpm, respectively, but a lower amount of shift rpm at 8,000 rpm. The Yamaha Vmax 500 VX500W has a 494cc engine that produces up to 1550 +/- 100 rpm when idle, up to 3,700 engagement rpm, and 7,650 shift rpm.

    Polaris Snowmobile Engine Specs

    • Polaris has a wide range of snowmobiles with differing engine specifications. The Polaris 2006 600HO Fusion has a 599cc, two-cylinder engine. Its engine is liquid cooled and uses a Digital Capacitor Discharge Ignition system with TPS, WTS, DET. It uses a Case Reed induction system, and single SC VES (Virtual Exhaust System). The Polaris 2006 700 Touring has a 755cc engine and uses Cleanfire Injection carburetion, rather than the 2-TM38 system the 600HO uses. Other Polaris models, such as the 900 Fusion and the 900 RMK 166, have 866cc engines.

    Ski-Doo Engine Specs

    • The Ski-Doo High Performance Sport models such as the Formula III 600 and the Formula III 700, are race-specification snowmobiles powered by Rotax three-cylinder engines. The Formula III 600 has a 599cc baby triple, and the Formula III 700 is powered by an engine with 699cc. Both models feature crankcase reed induction, complemented by an intake resonator, and R.A.V.E. exhaust modifiers. On the other end of the scale, the Ski-Doo Mini Z utilizes a Honda 120 Axial fan-cooled, single cylinder engine, with 118cc. It possesses a horizontal type carburetion system, with a butterfly valve.