[venom8343]

You're most welcome friend!!  Yes, it seems like a really de-tuned 1000 and it looks an awfully lot like a Rotax engine to me.  Does anyone else feel this way?  It hits the rev limiter at 7600.  I looked up the exhaust for both the 800 and 1000 on Alpha Sports website and the part numbers are different and they look nothing alike so it DOES have a different muffler.  How good is it, well we don't really know. Lol!  I feel that this rig is begging for some more fuel!!  I talked to Dobeck Performance a few weeks ago and they did confirm that they are working on a fuel controller and said that, when it's ready it'll be posted on their website.

[NMKawierider]

Yeah the CFM 800 and 1000 base engines were a loose copy of the Rotax 800 engine. They did add the wet clutch and change the intake system to the 800s and did change some..not all.. measurements in some areas to avoid copyright issues...but its still looks like a Rotax..kinda sounds like one too with that distinctive 80 degree (I think) V.

[venom8343]

Yeah the CFM 800 and 1000 base engines were a loose copy of the Rotax 800 engine. They did add the wet clutch and change the intake system to the 800s and did change some..not all.. measurements in some areas to avoid copyright issues...but its still looks like a Rotax..kinda sounds like one too with that distinctive 80 degree (I think) V.

Yes sir, I've noticed the tones were very similar when my buddies fire up their Canned-Hams.  But a Rotax copy is great in my opinion!!  And I honestly do think that this engine has a good bit more to offer with some tuning.

[NMKawierider]

Yeah the CFM 800 and 1000 base engines were a loose copy of the Rotax 800 engine. They did add the wet clutch and change the intake system to the 800s and did change some..not all.. measurements in some areas to avoid copyright issues...but its still looks like a Rotax..kinda sounds like one too with that distinctive 80 degree (I think) V.

Yes sir, I've noticed the tones were very similar when my buddies fire up their Canned-Hams.  But a Rotax copy is great in my opinion!!  And I honestly do think that this engine has a good bit more to offer with some tuning.

Oh I agree...I just worry a little about the quality of parts they are using in them...lol Now if they were actually using Can Am parts...well, that would be different.

[venom8343]

Yeah the CFM 800 and 1000 base engines were a loose copy of the Rotax 800 engine. They did add the wet clutch and change the intake system to the 800s and did change some..not all.. measurements in some areas to avoid copyright issues...but its still looks like a Rotax..kinda sounds like one too with that distinctive 80 degree (I think) V.

Yes sir, I've noticed the tones were very similar when my buddies fire up their Canned-Hams.  But a Rotax copy is great in my opinion!!  And I honestly do think that this engine has a good bit more to offer with some tuning.

Oh I agree...I just worry a little about the quality of parts they are using in them...lol Now if they were actually using Can Am parts...well, that would be different.

Haha, good point!!

[Procycle98]

We just ran our bone stock Z1000 (16 miles) in a series of dirt/mud drags against several different machines.  Times and speeds were not recorded but results were.  Distance was 300 FT.

Destroyed a stock RZR 800.
Destroyed a stock Wildcat 700
Easily beat a RZR 900 with pipe, air, PCV
Got beat by less than 1 lenth by stk RZR 1000 and Maverick 1000
Got destroyed by an X3.

[glenlivet]

I do a trick on my 800 that can't be duplicated on a 1000.  All in good fun.

[venom8343]

Procycle98 - Sir, thank you for taking the time to post that.  I have been wondering about that for quite a while now.

glenlivet - Sir, that is absolutely not happening on a 1000.  As soon as it hits idle going down a hill, that bastard takes off like a rocket!!  Haha!!  Thanks for posting that video though. I've wondered how good the engine brakes were on the 800's, Outstanding!!

[Future cfmoto buyer]

I am all over the place, trying to figure out what I want.

Can anyone weigh in on the differences 1000 and 800. My main question is it worth (the deals i can get) $3500 difference between the 1000 and the 800?

I have owned both of them.  They are both awesome machines.  The 800 did 72 mph on blacktop and then hit a rev limiter. 
The 1000 I got to 73 so far on a short gravel road.  Haven't tried it on the blacktop yet. 
As far as difference.  Yes,  big power difference.  Oil is way easier to check, change and add compare to the 800.
Clearance is easy more,  also comes with doors instead of nets. Quieter and clutch definitely works differently. 
To be honest,  they are 2 totally different machines.