The Development of a Clean Snowmobile for the 2004 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2004-32-0074
Kettering University's Clean Snowmobile Challenge student design team has developed a new robust and innovative snowmobile for the 2004 competition. Switching from the previous years four-stroke automotive engine, Kettering University has utilized a modified snowmobile in-line four cylinder, four-stroke, fuel- injected engine. This engine has been installed into a 2003 Yamaha RX-1 snowmobile chassis. Exhaust emissions have been minimized through the use of a customized catalytic converter and an electronically controlled closed-loop fuel injection system. A newly designed and tuned exhaust as well as several chassis treatments have aided in minimizing noise emissions.
Citation: Block, C., Carrick, N., Maurer, J., Davis, G. et al., "The Development of a Clean Snowmobile for the 2004 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge," SAE Technical Paper 2004-32-0074, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-32-0074. Download Citation
Author(s):
Carl Block, Nichole Carrick, Jake Maurer, Gregory W. Davis, Craig J. Hoff
Affiliated:
Kettering University
Pages: 13
Event:
Small Engine Technology Conference & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Clean Snowmobile Challenge - 1: The Early Years, 4-Stroke Engines Make Their Debut-SRP-002
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Exhaust emissions
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