Friends talking trash about 800 polaris twin - Snowmobile World : Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

duane · 01-15-2002, 06:30 PM

A friend of some one in the group I ride with has a 2001 800 xc polaris. He has been getting pretty cocky lately in bench racing. I dont know what he has up his sleeves but he has new digitron gauges and talking alot of trash. He wants to race my mach Z on hard pack 600-800ft. He says that he still has stock gearing. I have 98 Z thicker base gasket cut head and the usual clutch set up. I also instaled a new .750 lug track and new studs this year. The new track and stud combo should be around 4lbs lighter and plus this track is a full metal clip track so I am hoping the sled will have better top end pull. What do you guys think even if his sled is ported and lots of mods How do ya think I will stack up. I have not heard a lot about polaris 800 twins just a lot of talk about skidoo and cat.

Duane

Roton · 01-15-2002, 07:47 PM

In the short runs, 600, 800, etc., I'd be careful in a race, regardless of whether it was a triple or twin. It's all who gets the holeshot and has the torque to pull faster to 80-100 MPH. This isn't a top end thing.

z800rotax · 01-15-2002, 07:47 PM

No worries,last years xc 800 was hard pressed to beat a mxz 700 let alone a mach z.

Mikadoo · 01-15-2002, 07:55 PM

My buddy has a bone stock 800 edge. He talked the same way until we finally got some snow to see where the bear $hit in the woods. I have a stock 00 MachZ and well, I"am here to tell ya, he was"nt even in the same zip code! Now he just sobs a big story like "well it was"nt running right and I could"nt get a good hole shot and and and" whaaaa pigolaris..

mxz7 · 01-15-2002, 08:09 PM

My money is on the Mach.I think my 02 MXZ 700 could take that xc thing.Here I go talkin' trash.LOL

nick gehring · 01-15-2002, 08:22 PM

I could run faster than that thing!! * No, *but I would with the Mach, *even though it will be close in 660'.

MightyMach · 01-15-2002, 08:36 PM

Remove the ACM nut and hang on. *Steer with your weight because the ski's won't help ya up in the air!

Fast Mach Z · 01-18-2002, 06:30 PM

Any good Mach Z 99 or newer, will leave it in the dust. Providing it can hook up. remember, the Mach just has a lot more motor than that twin. The secret is to get it to hook up. With my fat butt on my 99 I have pretty much beaten most of the sleds. BUT, if you go up against another good tuner, then its real racing. You just never know who you will meet up with..........

jcjuhl · 01-18-2002, 06:39 PM

if he has pipes and a aftermarket head on it he will pull away slowly. i have a xc700 that has pipes and a head on it and 160 hp and there aint much that will beat me, so be ready for a good race

duane · 01-18-2002, 09:27 PM

We will find out the first weekend if febuary. It looks like that will be the first run in with the trash talker. I am pretty confident that I will beat him. My sled is freshly studded this year and have not rode it yet so should hook pretty well. Trash talker has arround 1500-1800 miles on his studs so we will see. My friends and I usualy race 1000ft so I am making a exception in this race hopfully to shut him up. I am in on going talks about the length of the race trying to get it split half way beteen 600 and 1000ft so hopefully the race will be 800ft and I thing thats in the machs favor. Trash talker is the one running his mouth so I am letting him do the talking and hopefully he falls into my trap.

Duane