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wickedfast340 01-30-2007, 11:20 AM i was just kinda curios on how much Horespower a 1974 cheetah has stock. The sled has the kawasaki 340 fan cooled motor in it. It runs really good does anyone know of any good ideas i could do to get that thing to launch better? Downriver Thunder 01-31-2007, 03:23 PM i was just kinda curios on how much Horespower a 1974 cheetah has stock. The sled has the kawasaki 340 fan cooled motor in it.[/b] Not much at all, maybe 45 if that. It runs really good does anyone know of any good ideas i could do to get that thing to launch better?[/b] Sell it and get a sled that is meant for what you're looking to do. Those sleds and motors weren't built for speed or racing, just for cruising. wickedfast340 02-01-2007, 11:47 AM Not much at all, maybe 45 if that. Sell it and get a sled that is meant for what you're looking to do. Those sleds and motors weren't built for speed or racing, just for cruising.[/b] i know a buddy of mine who had a 1974 Panther 340 He modded the clutch, shaved the heads, high compression pistons, and it was pollishe and ported. It ####in FLEW! It was nuts. He blew it up tho He started it running 107 Octane, then he was dumb, ran out of miney and decided to run 87, Detonated the #### out of that motor. What a Shame 72puma440 02-01-2007, 07:07 PM about 32hp more than most trail sleds of that era enough to smoke any 74 skidoo trail sled Downriver Thunder 02-02-2007, 08:43 AM It ####in FLEW! It was nuts. He blew it up tho[/b] See what I mean. You can do what you want to it, but it's not made for that. wickedfast340 02-02-2007, 09:33 AM See what I mean. You can do what you want to it, but it's not made for that.[/b] the only reason why it blew up was casue he ran the wrong octane in it. the kid was an idiot. i did alot of the motor work to his sled casue i a machinist, and when i gave the parts to him, i told him ONLY to run high octane gas 87 octane isnt high octane........ thats why she blew 72puma440 02-02-2007, 07:09 PM the only reason why it blew up was casue he ran the wrong octane in it. the kid was an idiot. i did alot of the motor work to his sled casue i a machinist, and when i gave the parts to him, i told him ONLY to run high octane gas 87 octane isnt high octane........ thats why she blew[/b] been running 87 in my sled the last 10 years it still alive 72puma440 02-02-2007, 07:15 PM oh and on the there not made for that cat went to kawisaki for performace thats why they stopped using jlo and hirth engines because they will not take abuse kaws will run with the best all day long last time i built one was 6 years ago still takes it to the bar all day when i want it to cats ruled the racetracks back in the 70s and 80s as i hear there doing ok these days wickedfast340 02-03-2007, 11:30 PM kawasaki engines are great mine sat in a barn for 10 years untouched, uncovered, put a new carb on it and it fired up within 3 pulls its great. | ||