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The University of Idaho's (UI's) entry into the 2009 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC) was a semi-direct-injection (SDI) two-stroke powered REV-XP snowmobile modified to use flex-fuel. The flex-fuel engine produces stock engine power on any blend of ethanol and gasoline from E10 to E85. The emissions output was reduced using an oxidation catalyst located after the exhaust silencer. Noise from the engine compartment was reduced by custom-carbon fiber hood and side panels, which allowed placement of extra sound absorbing materials. The UICSC design produces 80.5 kW, is lightweight at 238 kg wet, and achieves a fuel economy of 5.65 km/L on E85 fuel. The UI snowmobile achieved Third Place in the competition, while producing the best fuel economy and winning several other awards, including Best Acceleration, Best Value, Best Ride (fueled class) and Best Subjective Handling.