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Snowmobile oil for KX?

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BigGreenMachine:
Find some Klotz BeNol or Maxima 927 and run it at 32:1.

More oil means a better ring seal/more compression and more protection for the big end bearing and cylinder wall.

Two strokes NEED oil to run so why take it from them by running a 50:1 ratio?

fullbore55:
Thanks for all the replies...Anyone up for a free case of oil, LOL :-D

don46:
Run your Artic cat oil, it will not cause you any problems, thinner or not it doesn't matter once diluted with gas. Snowmobiles are much harder on bearing than a bike, while the rpms may not be as high they are sustained for essentially the whole ride. I myself use phillps INJEX oil in my snowmobiles and in my motorcycles as well, I've been using it for years, it burns clean lubricates well, My 2t 125's and 250's turned much higher rpms than a k5 and never had an oil related failure. look on the container, if it is TC-WIII you can run it in your bike with no troubles. Back in my younger days I ran yamalube, I ran out and my dad had Artic synthetic oil, so I used it, I swear my machine had 10 extra horsepower (OK maybe it just felt like it)

Arigato:
It depends on where you are riding and how you are mixing it...40:1 in the woods and you would be safe with any type of oil....The same ratio at 6,000 feet in the sand, 5th gear pinned,  on a 95 degree day.....I'd run Yamalube. :mrgreen:

don46:
Run the Artic oil, a snowmobile is run under the most adverse conditions, much more so than a dirt bike even in sand, at 6000' pinned in fifth gear. Snowmobiles are dead weight, and are set up to turn 8000+rpm constantly, you may run at that rpm for 20-30 minutes, I daresay a dirt bike is ever run that hard for that long.

If you don't want to run it send it to me I'll run it and won't even bat an eye.

Incidently I wouldn't at this time of my life run yamalube in my weedeater, it's the worst crap out there

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