Kettering University's Clean Snowmobile Challenge student design team has developed a new robust and innovative snowmobile for the 2005 competition. This snowmobile dramatically reduces exhaust and noise emissions and improves fuel economy compared with a conventional snowmobile. Kettering University has utilized a modified snowmobile in-line four cylinder, four-stroke, engine. The team added an electronically-controlled fuel-injection system with oxygen sensor feedback to this engine. This engine has been installed into a 2003 Yamaha RX-1 snowmobile chassis. Exhaust emissions have been further 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.


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    Title :

    Development of Clean Snowmobile Technology for the 2005 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition ; 2005



    Publication date :

    2005-10-24




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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