Skidoojunky’s Vintage Ski-Doo spotlight. The 1995.5 Formula III 600

Ok guys….don’t hate me here. I had prerecorded this video before everyone asked about opening the hoods. Trust me, there is a sandcast 600 under the hood!

[@11x]

I had a great time drag racing my new 1996 F-lll in MSDRA on the grass & ice. I got some great tuning/clutching help from Glenn Kafka.

[@Ironmountain81]

That was a great year for all 3 brands.i had a 95 zrt 600,buddies had the zrt 600 and others had f3 amd xcrs…it was extremely fun.they were all so competitive.we were always doing some Gearing,clutching carb work to hopefully get the edge on your buddy.than it was pipes shaved heads,timing keys,big carbs ect.triple/triple days…what a time to be alive!

[@skidoojunky6230]

The mid 90’s was definitely the heart of the muscle sled era! Everyone was battling to be the top dawg!

[@AndyMcCauley-yc2hh]

Another awesome video, thanks for sharing your knowledge on these sleds.

[@skidoojunky6230]

You are welcome! Glad you enjoy it!

[@Motodoo]

Always liked the purple screamers. Those sand cast 99.5 MXZ 700's and 2000 formula z's always seemed to run so much better than the diecast 700 that followed too. Keep up the great vids!

[@skidoojunky6230]

Thanks! I had an early 99’mxz 700 also. Wish I still had it!

[@Newo7c]

Favourite sled in your collection 😍

[@skidoojunky6230]

It’s definitely one of the ones with the coolest pedigree!

[@jeffworth3671]

I remember trying one out and ordered the 96 F 111

[@FZ583]

Another good one, Thanks, I have that triple the terror poster in my basement, got it at the 1996 Epping grass drags.

[@skidoojunky6230]

I believe there were 3 different renditions of the 1995.5 posters.

[@sno4me2]

Thanks again for another great video. 👍

[@skidoojunky6230]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JeffreyLehman-sm6fp]

Enjoy the videos keep them coming

[@skidoojunky6230]

Will do!!!

[@fumotorsports7232]

Keep it up. This is fun to learn about.

[@skidoojunky6230]

Glad you like them. They are fun for me to make as well and it brings back a lot of great memories for me.

[@ourkid2000]

Interesting story! So, I'm just curious......when you look at the engine itself, is it obviously sandcast? Like is it really easy to tell the sandcast from the spuncast just by looking at them?

[@skidoojunky6230]

If you know what to look for, yes. It is easy to tell. It is obvious when the top end is off of the case. The inner halves of the case are equally as textured/rough as the exterior on a sandcast case versus a smooth inner half of a spun cast case. The aluminum is also a darker grey on a sand cast case as well.

[@mikebateman8835]

Wish I still had that sled

[@skidoojunky6230]

I wish I still had a lot of things that came out of that little farm shop back in the 90’s Mike! Like your 93 Plus X, your 99 MxZ 700…….if we only knew.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

To me this was the last great body style skidoo or any snowmobile for that matter. The new stuff looks like alien bugs or something

[@skidoojunky6230]

The F chassis Ski-Doo’s were gorgeous sleds!

[@chrisowen9378]

I never knew all that. Who woulda thunk !!!

[@skidoojunky6230]

They were very cool sleds. One of the ones I would love to go back in time for!

[@ClydeIngram-i4g]

Just curious, if the roughness of the original sandcast was the greatest benefit, do you think sandblasting the inside of the case on a non-sandcast 600 would be benificial?

[@skidoojunky6230]

I don’t think sandblasting a case would replicate the texture of a sandcast case enough to benefit a spuncast aluminum case.

[@michaelaudy6415]

I still have a trophy from the 700 mod class at my local grass drag with my f3

[@skidoojunky6230]

They really were that fast. A complete anomaly