i was wondering why dont the huge quad companies make diesel engines for their quads. it will be a cool thing. anyways what stronger a deisel engine or a 2 stroke engine

 

Polaris made a diesel quad a few years ago, around 98 or so.

 

can tell that it didnt sell so good

 

Diesels are expensive beceause of the guts it takes to handle the massive compression ratios. Also, there is such a thing as a 2 stroke diesel, that would be perfect on a quad [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

that would be cool a 2 stroke deisel

 

Those are the engines that power trains and large mechinery..... a tipical 2 stroke diesel makes about 1500 hp, give or take a few handreds, but they weigh about ten times their power output and requaier some sort of forced air indaction system, so its not realy feasable to put it on a quad. and yes polaris did make a diesel quad.

 

diesel polaris

 

my mistake, i dont think that one works. this one does....i hope.

i wonder if it works

 

The main advantage of a deisel engine isn't in the horsepower it produces, but in the gobs of torque that it churns out. What Polaris was banking on was the inherent value that Ranchers would see in a common fuel type and good chassis of the Sportsman Deisel. It seemed that the weight and cost penalties and lackluster engine output outweighed the small advantages for the working ranch and sales didn't come as brisk as expected. The idea was good, just delivery left something to be desired.