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Uploaded by on Dec 2, 2007

University at Buffalo's turbo diesel snowmobile during the Acceleration event of the 2007 Clean Snowmobile Challenge.

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  • I was always under the impresion that diesel was a "dirty fuel" compared to gasoline or alcohol...what's the point here?

  • Diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline engines and with current fuel and emissions technology is as clean or cleaner than gasoline.

  • Man that thing is balls slow, But cool project none the less. Are the gears and clutch stock from a gas sled or what?

  • The gears were stock, the clutching was set up a little differntly but the clutching parts weren't custom made.

  • whats the point of a diesel sled? its gonna be all tork and no speed.

  • Thats like asking whats the point in a diesel truck, they aren't all torque and no speed. The speed is only a factor of the sled being geared and clutched correctly for the desired top speed. The main advantage of diesel is superior fuel economy and exhaust emissions.

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  • snobell! Your a dumbshit!  ALL diesels DO NOT have a turbo! Now, they should, diesels require ALOT of air, and naturally aspirated, they cannot get enough to build sufficient power for most applications, BUT, they ALL DO NOT HAVE TURBOS! I agree, it ws the point that the guy made a diesel sled move and function!

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  • I want to see a recreation oriented diesel sled. this is like a diesel converted datsun that gets 50 mpg but tops out at 55 on flat ground. Now lets go the other direction, a turbo cummins with the injector pump turned up, and 40 pounds of boost. just for fun. Its kinda fun to roll thick black clouds of smoke sometimes.

  • @JohnnyTaco01 diesel exhaust is just carbon or soot, so it is more dirt than pollution, i think its stupid to put a diesel engine in a snowmobile, diesel gels in cold weather and is harder to start in the cold.

  • holy crap! my push mower goes faster than that................gay ,...if you burn fuel hot enough it is relatively clean no matter what, also quite a contraversal subject i guess as everyone has an opinion as they should; but keep the namecalling out of it please

  • holy crap! my push mower goes faster than that................gay ,...if you burn fuel hot enough it is relatively clean no matter what

  • holy crap! my push mower goes faster than that................gay

  • Nothing compared to this beast watch?v=oiyFf26woLk

  • That thing is slow as shit. I don't care if it is good for the environment.

  • And the first half of the video is my wasted time.

  • Diesel is better for enviroment than gas.

  • Amen!!!

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