My dad and uncle both had formula 3 600's 1998 and 1999. I think the 1990's were the best times for snowmobiling. Its when all the cool looking big bore sleds came out and the suspension started getting alot better. They just had very good looking sleds back than.
Yup, that sled definitely fits the bill. I'd be proud to own that. I've always been an equal opportunity snowmobile lover. I've probably been a little biased towards Polaris but I've owned Ski Doos, and Arctic Cats too, and I've ridden many Yamahas. The big 4 have made some incredible sleds and I'm over here drooling over them all! Especially the 1990s-2005ish sleds...golden era of snowmobiles!
What beautiful condition it's in. The person before him loved that sled. Todd, I appreciate the enthusiasm you have for this sled despite being a die hard Polaris guy. It truly shows how much you love the sport in general and I respect that.
The best looking best sounding sleds ever made were from the early to mid 90's to 2005...the triples rule in my books and love all brands not loyal to any...I'd have bought that in a heart beat what a find congrats...I'm in the process right now of buying all the big triples and restoring them to original factory specs.
What a killer sled! I'm a polaris guy myself, but I definitely appreciate any well built machine. Reminds me of the crashed show sled I picked up a couple of years ago, i have to straighten the chassis, but they're was just so much work put into the sled and it had paper work of every modification, dating back to '97-'98, that I couldn't pass it up. Your neighbor's going to have a blast with that sled.
Ahh beautiful Mach Z It's no xcr 800 but, You gotta appreciate a nice Mach I remember them in their hay day. so sweet. It's so clean, Hard to find something like that now a days. I love it.
Just discovered your channel good stuff! Holy Jesus jones that's about as close to showroom as they come! Reminds me of my buddys crazy neighbor dave,, had a mid 90s Yamaha vmax, had its own special shed, he drove it twice a winter and it literally spent the entire summer completely torn down so he could clean it and do mods. His son has it now its still in grade a condition, altho he doesn't get captn insane-o about it like his old man did
Not a Ski-Doo guy myself , Todd...but that sled looks amazing. There's still nothing like those older sleds to git yurself ramped up for the season. Great material and videos brother.
Todd, I enjoy watching your channel and now and again throwing in another manufactures triple is icing on the cake. I would love to see once its dialed in a big race against your fleet of sleds. Oh and by the way he better put some traction control devices in that track or he will never see its full potential.
SWEEEET MACHINE! I just picked up a 98 with a fresh engine, dyno port piped with electric start and reverse, those were my three requirements to pull the trigger on one!
With the idle hang like that the pilot jets need to be very closely inspected, cleaned better and/or increased in size. If a 1/4-1/2 turn on the idle screws settles the idle it's a good bet they're to small. The carb boots are notorious for leaking as well. I have a 2000 809, all original un-opened with 8k miles.
Love the Z, Had a Mach 1 of the same year. That Ultra though, my buddy had the exact same one, but from day one, he had a HTG racing big bore 880 kit installed. That thing was like 220 HP it was an absolute beast. I miss the symphony of the triples lol.
Awesome video Todd. Wow, what a clean , beautiful machine. But, when I was young and dumb , I liked ski Doo too. Lol! And yes, if it's the machine you want. You gotta make it happen like Bev n I did with flip n cooter... Don't let him ride thing 1 or thing 2 he might be sadly disappointed... Seriously that is one beautiful ski Doo for it's age. I'd be proud to own it too. Best of luck to him with it! 🍻🍻🍻
I have a 700 ! Its wicked fast ! Make sure the throttle cables have no frayed ends ! I nearly blew mine up ! The oil injector cable was jamming and not feeding enough oil ! !🇨🇦
Awesome sled. My friends and I bought a 97 Mach 1 with 1500 original miles on it, I’d love to send you a couple pictures and maybe a video when we get it out this winter, it’s a beauty
That right there is a beautiful sled. I own a 97 myself. Not nearly as clean but it will be by the time I'm done with it. Appreciate the video as always Todd your content is always inspiring
Let my kid ride my 97 mach 1 700. Day of running roads !! Comes home running 1 cylinder. Toasted top end. I was so pissed. It was near mint. Less then 3200 klms on her. Bought it a year old. Damm. Into 850s now but wish i kept that 700 and rebuilt top end
@@kyletracey5819 that is a shame. I just got done with a full top and bottom end rebuild on my Mach. It's been sitting in a yard for 10 years. Some videos of the rebuild/startup on my channel if you are interested
@@rotax700 very cool. I will have a look see. My kind of vids. I may of seen em already. I watched alot of 700 builds. Who knows. UA-cam can be a small world too at times. Have a great holiday. Some big snow forcasted here in ontario
Ive never seen a 98 that clean! Id consider that a good purchase. Love the skidoo triples, I’ve got a few myself. My personal favourite would have to be either a 99 machz Mike Houle edition or a 2000 formula 3 800 with the lime green in the hood graphic’s.
Somehow a different motor, different chassis, and different pipes sounds very similar to my 96 MachZ 780. The first time riding a power valve triple changed my life and I just happened to get the 96 with the aggressive timing curve and 156 hp. It was the best $350 I've ever spent in my life. I love all brands of muscle sleds but have a soft spot for my very first sled a 93 Vmax-4 750 even though it's not a triple lol.
Sweet sled! Thanks for sharing Todd. Now we need to see it line up with one of your monster polaris machines. Just curious what he paid fit it those sled here in Vermont are going for 2500 to 3000 depending
Seeing the mach and spx together brought back alot of memories. Back in the 90's my sledin buddy had the same 98 mach z and I had the 97 ultra spx. My ultra would spank his mach z. I'm not much of a skidoo fan but its a nice clean looking sled.
I'm sure that engine is worked , it sounds like it idles to high id check out the air mixture screws if it more that 1.5 turns out than pilet jets need to be changed to smaller ones
Look close with a magnifying glass at the color of the porcelain base (down inside) If it's white/very light it's too lean,of it's tan about half way it's close. If it's all tan and dark brown,it's rich. You may be able to get a idle/ off idle/midrange(low end read) but you need to get it out and do some longer pulls. You'll feel it lay over if it to lean. Check your plugs,check your plugs,check your plugs. Long live Two Smokers!
2 step buttons/delay boxes are meant for drag racing. On a 800 triple they are fun because we used one a 1000 cc HTG Polaris engine in asphalt racing in quarter mile and the sled was dangerously fast in the 60 foot times.
Love that triple triple! Even if it's a bombi. Lol. I was the lone Polaris guy in a group of Bombies. It always seemed I had more Bombi grease on my hands than Polaris. Lmfao. That is one sweet ride though.
Them 60 pilot jets r the stock jets that come in the 38mm rack carbs I own 2 mint condition 97 Mach Z s that I've bought brand new and that rave valve link alot of the drag sleds they put them on there when they use the studder button if not it will mess up the rave valves I know cause I got a 2000 Mach Z grass drag sled 800 imp I don't have a studder button that track being an inch and a half probably a snow drag sled yeah it sounds good sounds like it's got some work done to it maybe a port job on it see my 97 Mach Z 800 triple one is a trail sled and I run triple stingers on it
They routed wiring under the motor in 98 so some had wiring issues. CK3 chassis. You definitely want the Rave valves to open at same time. I love sleds but you made this ski doo guy smile. She is sweet!!!
Definitely get rid of the rave link. Get OEM rave valve covers. Otherwise a super slick old unit. Gotta admit, i don't care who made it. If its got 3 in a row, im here for the show!
See yeah Mach Z are getting rare. But the 97 Mach Z the more rare sled they were the first to come with the 809 and the first to have the sc-10 suspension same as the 98 Mach Z got and 99 had the sc-10 one too in 2000 the Mach Z had the sc-10-2 suspension but yeah alot more people like the ck3 Mach Z and ck3 stands for compition kicker 3 cause the motor was moved back and sets lower in the chassis for better balance see the 97 Mach Z the motor sets up higher in the bulk head and alot of people said it was front end heavy so that's why alot of people don't like it that's why ski-doo come up with the ck3 chassis even though the DSA or F chassis won more races when it come out but the ck3 also kicks butt in the grass drags too in 800 imp and 1000 pro stock but yeah u got a beautiful sled there and the thing I didn't like about the 98 Mach Z is the middle pipes were jointed they were a pain to get off and ski doo only did it that 1 yr 98 and 99 to 03 they were one peace pipe then they had the joints into the suit case exhaust as they call it but yeah my 2000 Mach Z come with 3 triple chrome heat sheild pipes and 3 chrome fat stingers but quiet ones
Todd I've watched this video probably 20 times he may need bigger carbs for that engine, it's idles way to high , it takes way too long to drop down so he definitely needs to be careful on how hard he winds that sled up
My dad and uncle both had formula 3 600's 1998 and 1999. I think the 1990's were the best times for snowmobiling. Its when all the cool looking big bore sleds came out and the suspension started getting alot better. They just had very good looking sleds back than.
I agree with the 90s styles
@@toddclyne3493 what's your opinion on the 96 formula lll 700 trip?
One came across my radar fur pretty cheap and I want it...
Yup, that sled definitely fits the bill. I'd be proud to own that. I've always been an equal opportunity snowmobile lover. I've probably been a little biased towards Polaris but I've owned Ski Doos, and Arctic Cats too, and I've ridden many Yamahas. The big 4 have made some incredible sleds and I'm over here drooling over them all! Especially the 1990s-2005ish sleds...golden era of snowmobiles!
Love your comment
Being a mechanic, I hold no ill will towards any manufacturer, that is one sweet rig. Love it
I love it
What beautiful condition it's in. The person before him loved that sled. Todd, I appreciate the enthusiasm you have for this sled despite being a die hard Polaris guy. It truly shows how much you love the sport in general and I respect that.
If it's got a triple in it I'm interested 😁😁
Super cool!! Glad we're finally getting some decent snow this year. Hopefully you're getting some riding in. Cheers!🍻🍻🍻
We should be ridding soon
The best looking best sounding sleds ever made were from the early to mid 90's to 2005...the triples rule in my books and love all brands not loyal to any...I'd have bought that in a heart beat what a find congrats...I'm in the process right now of buying all the big triples and restoring them to original factory specs.
Wow you'll have one hell of a collection
What a killer sled! I'm a polaris guy myself, but I definitely appreciate any well built machine. Reminds me of the crashed show sled I picked up a couple of years ago, i have to straighten the chassis, but they're was just so much work put into the sled and it had paper work of every modification, dating back to '97-'98, that I couldn't pass it up. Your neighbor's going to have a blast with that sled.
I'm sure he will. Thanks for the comments
Ahh beautiful Mach Z It's no xcr 800 but, You gotta appreciate a nice Mach I remember them in their hay day. so sweet. It's so clean, Hard to find something like that now a days. I love it.
I can feel the girth thru my phone.. fricken awesome find! lucky guy! happy Holidays fellas 👊
He's very lucky for sure 😁. Happy holidays to you also. Thanks
Just about to pick up a 98 Mach z 809 this weekend! All completely rebuilt dyno ported and all can’t wait
Just discovered your channel good stuff! Holy Jesus jones that's about as close to showroom as they come! Reminds me of my buddys crazy neighbor dave,, had a mid 90s Yamaha vmax, had its own special shed, he drove it twice a winter and it literally spent the entire summer completely torn down so he could clean it and do mods. His son has it now its still in grade a condition, altho he doesn't get captn insane-o about it like his old man did
Thanks for the comment and I hope you subscribed
Not a Ski-Doo guy myself , Todd...but that sled looks amazing. There's still nothing like those older sleds to git yurself ramped up for the season. Great material and videos brother.
Glad you enjoyed it
These and the Mach1 were great sleds. I own Polaris and Skidoo, both manufacturers make awesome machines. 👍
Sure do
I prefer Polaris, but I love them all and that is an awesome machine.
Great to see some people taking care of their sleds for years.
This was someone's baby
Todd, I enjoy watching your channel and now and again throwing in another manufactures triple is icing on the cake. I would love to see once its dialed in a big race against your fleet of sleds. Oh and by the way he better put some traction control devices in that track or he will never see its full potential.
I'm sure he will
Yes but it's great for power steering
SWEEEET MACHINE! I just picked up a 98 with a fresh engine, dyno port piped with electric start and reverse, those were my three requirements to pull the trigger on one!
Sounds like you found your dream sled also. Great find
Todd all I can say is wow that is a very Sharpe sled , I've owned one of those and they haul ass in stock form , so my hats of to your nabor enjoy
I'm sure he will. Thanks Larry
With the idle hang like that the pilot jets need to be very closely inspected, cleaned better and/or increased in size. If a 1/4-1/2 turn on the idle screws settles the idle it's a good bet they're to small. The carb boots are notorious for leaking as well. I have a 2000 809, all original un-opened with 8k miles.
Love the Z, Had a Mach 1 of the same year. That Ultra though, my buddy had the exact same one, but from day one, he had a HTG racing big bore 880 kit installed. That thing was like 220 HP it was an absolute beast. I miss the symphony of the triples lol.
Dang that's some serious hp
Hey, I'm a Yamaha guy, but would LOVE to have that sled. Amazing sled, and even better condition. Nice work.
Thanks!
Not a Skidoo guy either, but man she's mean! And sounds fantastic! Just another beautiful triple from that golden era 90s period.. thnx for showing!
It sure is
Awesome video Todd. Wow, what a clean , beautiful machine. But, when I was young and dumb , I liked ski Doo too. Lol! And yes, if it's the machine you want. You gotta make it happen like Bev n I did with flip n cooter... Don't let him ride thing 1 or thing 2 he might be sadly disappointed... Seriously that is one beautiful ski Doo for it's age. I'd be proud to own it too. Best of luck to him with it! 🍻🍻🍻
Such a clean sled
I have a 700 ! Its wicked fast ! Make sure the throttle cables have no frayed ends ! I nearly blew mine up ! The oil injector cable was jamming and not feeding enough oil ! !🇨🇦
Good to know
I own a 1998 Formula III 700 with some modes and it's a ton of fun mine has Dyna Ports with a trail can but it sounds a lot like that one sweet ride
Thanks
The ski doo mach z is on of my dream sleds i currently have a 2002 mxz 700 its fast an but it doesn't have the extra kick the triples have.
Awesome sled. My friends and I bought a 97 Mach 1 with 1500 original miles on it, I’d love to send you a couple pictures and maybe a video when we get it out this winter, it’s a beauty
polaris.trashcan@gmail.com
I have an 02 mxz 600 and I love these triples.yours is so sweet and clean!I love it.also no need for that wheelie button huh?it’s got plenty of power
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That right there is a beautiful sled. I own a 97 myself. Not nearly as clean but it will be by the time I'm done with it. Appreciate the video as always Todd your content is always inspiring
Let my kid ride my 97 mach 1 700. Day of running roads !! Comes home running 1 cylinder. Toasted top end. I was so pissed. It was near mint. Less then 3200 klms on her. Bought it a year old. Damm.
Into 850s now but wish i kept that 700 and rebuilt top end
@@kyletracey5819 that is a shame. I just got done with a full top and bottom end rebuild on my Mach. It's been sitting in a yard for 10 years. Some videos of the rebuild/startup on my channel if you are interested
@@rotax700 very cool. I will have a look see. My kind of vids. I may of seen em already. I watched alot of 700 builds. Who knows. UA-cam can be a small world too at times. Have a great holiday. Some big snow forcasted here in ontario
Ive never seen a 98 that clean! Id consider that a good purchase.
Love the skidoo triples, I’ve got a few myself.
My personal favourite would have to be either a 99 machz Mike Houle edition or a 2000 formula 3 800 with the lime green in the hood graphic’s.
Yeah you don't see um like this very often
Those 98 Mach Z were quick even stock. Very nice sled.
Yes they are. I remember riding a new one and I was like holy shit this thing is fast
Sure where fast when they weren't blown up, but they are the ultimate piston melter
Somehow a different motor, different chassis, and different pipes sounds very similar to my 96 MachZ 780. The first time riding a power valve triple changed my life and I just happened to get the 96 with the aggressive timing curve and 156 hp. It was the best $350 I've ever spent in my life. I love all brands of muscle sleds but have a soft spot for my very first sled a 93 Vmax-4 750 even though it's not a triple lol.
The VMAX 4s are some killer ass sleds
Thanks Todd we like the rare ones especially if they haul ass.
Central California watching
Thanks for watching
I smell some grudge racing coming ur way Todd lol cheers 🥂 bud
🤣🤣
Definitely sounds like someone put some love into that motor
Oh definitely
I’m a Polaris guy all day long but I love almost every high performance 3 cylinder sled out there
This is definitely high performance 😁
Sweet sled! Thanks for sharing Todd. Now we need to see it line up with one of your monster polaris machines. Just curious what he paid fit it those sled here in Vermont are going for 2500 to 3000 depending
He can chime in and say if he wants. I can say around that ballpark though
Seeing the mach and spx together brought back alot of memories. Back in the 90's my sledin buddy had the same 98 mach z and I had the 97 ultra spx. My ultra would spank his mach z. I'm not much of a skidoo fan but its a nice clean looking sled.
So glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for another great video that's one clean 98 mock z 👍👍👍 sounds clean and strong 🍻
Definitely
That thing is SPOTLESS!! Love the Ultra too!
Show room condition
Anything pre rev by skidoo looks pretty good. Very clean nice sled!
Agreed!
About as close to building a Polaris, Ski-Doo could come
The both of you have something wonderful
Thanks
Ski Doo always made a nice machine. Fit and finish has always been great on Ski doo.
Yepper
i thought it was gonna be a thundercat! lol
beautiful sled!
😂😂
I'm sure that engine is worked , it sounds like it idles to high id check out the air mixture screws if it more that 1.5 turns out than pilet jets need to be changed to smaller ones
Love this beautiful sled! Im a Doo and CanAm guy but i like the older Polaris sleds too...sweet
Right on!
Look close with a magnifying glass at the color of the porcelain base (down inside)
If it's white/very light it's too lean,of it's tan about half way it's close. If it's all tan and dark brown,it's rich.
You may be able to get a idle/ off idle/midrange(low end read) but you need to get it out and do some longer pulls.
You'll feel it lay over if it to lean. Check your plugs,check your plugs,check your plugs.
Long live Two Smokers!
Great info. Thanks
Love the older Mach Z’s…beautiful sled!
It sure is.
2 step buttons/delay boxes are meant for drag racing. On a 800 triple they are fun because we used one a 1000 cc HTG Polaris engine in asphalt racing in quarter mile and the sled was dangerously fast in the 60 foot times.
I bet it was!! To fun
Very nice 👌,reminds me of my old 98' Mach 1 700...
He was looking at them also
Love that triple triple! Even if it's a bombi. Lol. I was the lone Polaris guy in a group of Bombies. It always seemed I had more Bombi grease on my hands than Polaris. Lmfao.
That is one sweet ride though.
😂😂
Beautiful sled! Should be a boat load of fun.
I'm sure it will be
Nice looking sled, them were the good old days..
Yes they were
i cant stop watching this video holly fn shit my language but damn what a brand new beauty tell your bro to add they yellow air vents ooo la la
It's so nice
That is a BEAUTIFUL looking machine !!!!!!
Sure is
Nice sled! No advise for ya but I remember a buddy buying a 98 Mach Z new and it was a screamer!
This one just wants to GO
That thing just wants to goooo!!!! Sounds sweet!
Even better in person
Them 60 pilot jets r the stock jets that come in the 38mm rack carbs I own 2 mint condition 97 Mach Z s that I've bought brand new and that rave valve link alot of the drag sleds they put them on there when they use the studder button if not it will mess up the rave valves I know cause I got a 2000 Mach Z grass drag sled 800 imp I don't have a studder button that track being an inch and a half probably a snow drag sled yeah it sounds good sounds like it's got some work done to it maybe a port job on it see my 97 Mach Z 800 triple one is a trail sled and I run triple stingers on it
Great info thanks for sharing with us
@@toddclyne3493 ur welcome bud
Love triples!! Been ripn my xcr600 north wi
Good times
Yep Love those big triple skidoo's. That is in beautiful shape 😍
Sure is!
Nice Sled sounds a little lean yet should be able to use the egt to get dialed in
Doesn't have any EGTs. It's a tach and that's it on the handle bars
They routed wiring under the motor in 98 so some had wiring issues. CK3 chassis. You definitely want the Rave valves to open at same time. I love sleds but you made this ski doo guy smile. She is sweet!!!
Glad I made your day😁
Can't blame him for not passing that up. I'd love to have one.
Very nice sled looks brand new!!
Sure does
Them are sweet. They made a 700 triple all purple that's sweet. The crank shop is 20 mins from my house. There very nice fokes
Sure seems like they are
Do you think this sled could keep up to the modern ones ?
I would think with no problem 😁
That is one bad ass sled sounds absolutely awesome 👌
Absolutely does
Are you going to triple wars at ERX in elk river this year??
Nope we'll be at the Tamarack ride like always
Awesome machine Josh.
Thanks buddy sure is. Thanks for keeping the roads safe !
Have him check if its ported. If it's not bored, that's gonna be it. I dunno much about em, but they are neat sleds!
He will
That sled is SWEET!
Absolutely
Long track that thing!!! She's a beast!!!
You didn't show us the two step!! My dream sled as well. Is it heavy though? What's the lightest triple you think?
XLT ( Xtra light triple) 😆
Todd when he gets that dialed in look out .
I'm afraid of that 😂
Great find, those things rip!
Absolutely!!
@@toddclyne3493 Those 98/99 809's were heavy sleds ....but fast and sounded great. Pretty cool you have a neighbor that is into sleds too.
I had a 1997 mach 1 700 triple was very fast and powerful
Nice sled
My dream sled too sound great
I love it
There's a reason Skippydoo is #1.
😂
SKI DOO'S ain't so bad now. Wet basement's still the best!
🤣🤣 thanks
Call Rich from Dyno port… He’ll help too. Boys
Im sure Josh will
No matter the brand the triples sound awesome
Absolutely. I try to share them all here
Cleanest one I ever seen.
I agree
that sled looks wow looks like a brand new sled nice
Time capsule!! Definitely
Definitely get rid of the rave link. Get OEM rave valve covers. Otherwise a super slick old unit. Gotta admit, i don't care who made it. If its got 3 in a row, im here for the show!
Love the I'm here for the show 😂
Beautiful sled.
It sure is!
Awesome sled for sure.
Oh yeah!
Sounds amazing
I love it
I had one good for lake runs.
I bet they are
Once she’s dialed in I wanna see that button in action ! 😂
So do I 😂😂
See yeah Mach Z are getting rare. But the 97 Mach Z the more rare sled they were the first to come with the 809 and the first to have the sc-10 suspension same as the 98 Mach Z got and 99 had the sc-10 one too in 2000 the Mach Z had the sc-10-2 suspension but yeah alot more people like the ck3 Mach Z and ck3 stands for compition kicker 3 cause the motor was moved back and sets lower in the chassis for better balance see the 97 Mach Z the motor sets up higher in the bulk head and alot of people said it was front end heavy so that's why alot of people don't like it that's why ski-doo come up with the ck3 chassis even though the DSA or F chassis won more races when it come out but the ck3 also kicks butt in the grass drags too in 800 imp and 1000 pro stock but yeah u got a beautiful sled there and the thing I didn't like about the 98 Mach Z is the middle pipes were jointed they were a pain to get off and ski doo only did it that 1 yr 98 and 99 to 03 they were one peace pipe then they had the joints into the suit case exhaust as they call it but yeah my 2000 Mach Z come with 3 triple chrome heat sheild pipes and 3 chrome fat stingers but quiet ones
You definitely know a lot about these
Yeah I've worked on a few triples of different brands
Yea...and he got it all in one sentence...@@toddclyne3493
Nice!!! Very nice!!!
Just found your channel.
Subscribed! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks and enjoy
@@toddclyne3493 👍👍👍👍
As you say Todd hi my “Triple” Lovin UA-cam Friends. That beauty fits the bill.
Yepper this is a triple channel
Would love to see that wheely button in use in a future video
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Todd I've watched this video probably 20 times he may need bigger carbs for that engine, it's idles way to high , it takes way too long to drop down so he definitely needs to be careful on how hard he winds that sled up
@@larrywarner9314 thanks for all of the views 😂. I believe he has it dialed in now. Hopefully this winter we'll find out
Hey Todd now you gotta convince him to put a tras can on it
It's already got triple pipes
I’m a sucker for chrome pipes
Me too 😂😂
I'm not a Skidoo guy but that thing is sexy and sounds awesome!
I agree
Come on trail riding a drag sled is so much fun.
Should be 😁😁
Omg triples are so awesome
Yep 😂😂
Very nice sled
Thanks 👍
Awesome sled, definitely needs more weight in the clutch,she just wicks.
Yes definitely