1971 Arctic Cat 303 Wankel Rotary Vintage Snowmobile

[billikillishilli]

reminds me of the old 250 citation days

[pmdwashere]

would that happen to be a Lynx?

[nwfklan]

@pmdwashere The tittle says Arctic Cat, so i don't think so.

[ryanb788]

a buddy of mine in wisconsin had one for a little while I loved that thing. It sounded cool as hell.

[kenneykole]

Did you mount your camera on your helmet?? How you do it??

[CannonClassicSleds]

No, just held the camera in my left hand. I wouldn't recommend doing it that way.

[Turbojeep23]

ive been lookin for a panther 303 to fix up. they are good sleds not to mention different with the SACHS built wankle engine.

[CannonClassicSleds]

They are a great sled.

[LTHASA503]

very nice runs great

[CannonClassicSleds]

Thank You!

[bogiewheelman71]

i see a lot of sleds in the neighborhood

[CannonClassicSleds]

Oh Ya!

[SkiDooBlizzard292]

Those old Cats with the wankels were never very fast, but with having soemthing like only 20 horse. they had a hell of a lotta torque.

they are good for pullin stuff outta the bush.

[quincee33]

help me out, what was the difference between the Blizzard 9500 & the 9700?

[SasquatchOverlord]

Yea dude, I have an Arctic Cat Panther 295 (Not many around) It's got more HP than the 303, and yes, mine is a Sachs Wankel. But it still has a LOT of torque for a little guy. I can keep up with a lot of 400 cc older sleds, with conventional motors

[CannonClassicSleds]

This one we actually did some clutch work on and made her run out much stronger

[82agwayldt11]

Yep, the old pig snortin 303's were pretty good!

[curtludwig]

I have the same year, same model. Yours is a lot nicer than mine though...

[quincee33]

I'd like to see snowmobiles with turbo-diesel engines

[curtludwig]

Diesel engines are very heavy for their power output and work best at constant low RPM. Snowmobiles need to be light and tend to vary RPM alot. 2 stroke motors are best suited for that. Of course theres the environmental impact which is why a lot are going 4 stroke now. A diesel doesn't make any sense. Theres a video on Youtube of somebody with a Ski Doo and a diesel motor but its no more powerful than the 2 stroke it replaced and its heavier and slower...

[12valvepower1]

wankels are soooo smooth

[quincee33]

wow...cool...when did arctic cat go with suzuki engines......i used to have a rx-7 and wondered why mazda and even other companies never gave the rotary engine it's due respect....

[1skiinIan]

rotary engines are way more expensive. there is a better power to wieght ratio and they take up way less space

[12valvepower1]

needs a 13b or renesis

[12valvepower1]

one word: renesis

[1skiinIan]

???

[Fionnlawrence]

i would say MAZDA is the only company that has given the rotary its due respect. They were the first automaker that mass produed them, and that was along time ago. They have had a rotary engine in its line up ever since. But your totally right when you say "wow....cool" that is a great sounding engine. DOes it run on mixed gas? or is it injected? Post some more of the body and engine please!!!

[spun222499]

RX8

[quincee33]

does this really have a rotary engine? is that stock....never heard of a rotary engine on anything but a mazda rx-7

[CannonClassicSleds]

Yes, this is a rotary motor. It is a Sachs Wankel 303

[CannonClassicSleds]

It is a stock motor for the snowmobile

[mgreen1957]

purrrs like a kitten!!

[CannonClassicSleds]

Yes she does!