I am looking to buy a thundercat and will be looking at several this weekend ranging from ''00 to ''02. Are there any major diffrences I should know about. Some years better than others? Is reverse going to hinder performace and weight/hp ratios? Anything else?

I believe the '02 comes with the Smart Ride suspension, reverse also standard on it.

Bigdude, I looked into that too. *What I found is that the CDI box in the '01 allowed it to perform much better than the '00, so I would not buy the '00. *The '02 did come w/reverse and SS susp...you have to decide if you want to deal w/those two features. *I was going to get the '01, figuring that I was going to couple the '01's skid and it would be comparable to the SS, for my needs. *Reverse wasn't a big deal to me; I have a drive on/off trailer.

Jim

Consider reverse!! *These are heavy sleds, you will never complain about having reverse!!

I agree ZRT800!

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I&#39;ve seen this mentioned before, is it possible to just switch out the &#39;00 CDI box with a &#39;01 or is there more to it than that?

Switching out the CDi box is no big deal, I put a T-Cat CDI box on my 95 ZRT and there is nothing to it. I used to have the part numbers for the 01 CDI box because from what I was told is the early 01 came with the 00 CDI box but the later ones came with a different one. If I can find the part numbers I will post them. I&#39;ve had T-Cats since there inception and my opinion is stay away from the 02. The reverse is just a power robbing device. If you can&#39;t pull the sled off the trailer or can&#39;t turn it around in a tight spot, honestly for safety reasons you should not be riding it.

AKCAT, next question. *Is there really that big of an advantage upgrading an &#39;00 with an &#39;01 CDI Box? *I&#39;ve seen people mention that an &#39;00 is a dog compared to a &#39;99 etc... *But are we talking about a better percieved feel, or is it quantifiable, like several sled lengths in a 660?

AKCAT

I would have to disagree with staying away from the 02. *I have a 02 and the ride alone from the SS rear is worth it. *You are correct in the reverse adding weight, but with a little work it can be removed.

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* *Hey Big D *the OEM part # for a 2000 T-cat CDI is 3005639
* *for a 2001 its 3005770

Atyszka I&#39;ve never heard that the 00 were dogs compared to the 99. I would have to say it would be the other way around. 99 was the first year of the aluminum bulkhead and new airbox configuration and I know of alot of guys who were having troubles creating the necessary heat in the pipes to make her run. I have had the chance to buy two *99&#39;s and am glad I didn&#39;t.
Northern Rider, I&#39;m sure the 02&#39;s are a great sled, they are a T-Cat.......