Amsnow Right up
This Motor came from a sled that was in the shootout. Here is that rightup
Lately, we've been touting the sport cruiser sleds as a performance segment overlooked by macho dudes who would rather horse a sled off the trailer and yank a starter rope. This year HTG brought us a hot rodded Viper ER as an entry in our Trail Mod Invitational.
"We wanted to show that our cylinders will fit into other sleds besides Polaris," noted HTG's front man, Rob Schooping. "We used the stock Viper base and put our VES cylinders on it.
"It runs on regular old pump gas," he added. Consumers will need to send their engine's lower half in to HTG for slight modification.
A preliminary Hot To Go clutch kit was installed in the primary and secondary clutches to handle all the power and send it to the Camoplast track.
"We took this engine right off the dyno and put it on the trailer to come to the Shoot-Out," said sled owner and HTG employee, Mark Smith. "We didn't have a lot of time to work on the clutching, but it's in the ballpark."
In our followup conversation with Schooping, he let us know that his pipes came back from stamping with additional horsepower, rating the setup at 208hp. He also noted they have been refining their clutch kit for the Vipers.
Performance
The HTG Viper ER leapt to the 60' mark in 1.470 seconds, while the stock SXViper needed 1.651 seconds to get there. At the 660' mark, the HTG sled had hit 94.14 mph in 6.746 seconds. When it crossed the finish beam, it had exceeded the century mark at 106.89 mph in 9.02 seconds, almost two seconds quicker than the stock sled. All with the reverse gear and electric start systems still in place!
The HTG Viper ER was given the Dynotech Best Engineered award for quality craftsmanship. "The engine and pipe work on HTG's Viper ER is probably the best looking package we've seen at the Trail Mod Invitational," commented presenter Sean Ray. "All those good looks and superb performance in a trail-friendly package are testament to Schooping and Smith's engineering quality and design savvy."
For more information about either of the HTG Trail Mod Invitational packages, contact HTG at 2317 Grand Island Blvd, Grand Island, NY 14072 • 716/773-6131 •
www.htgracing.com
Trail mod description & price
Intake
44mm Lectron carbs & kit w/manifolds .....$1,200.00
Engine
HTG VES 1000 top end w/ Modified Viper Bottom End .....$4,495.00
Exhaust
HTG triple pipes .....$825.00
Clutching
Heavy Hitters w/Dalton helix .....$260.00
Front Susp/Skis
Stock .....$0.00
Rear Susp/Track
Stock .....$0.00
Studs
192 Woody's 1.060" .....Variable
Total Cost: .....$6,780.00
