Wyoming Trip??
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okay look at this picture(it's the only one i could find on the net and my sled is not here right now)Ignore the purple thing as it is an aftermarket product. Anyway, the bolt that he is working on in the picture is your clickers, All you have to do on a stock ski-doo sled is loosen the nut, but DON'T remove it and then turn the bolt until it is on a higher number. If you look at the head of the bolt there is a line pointing to a series of numbers one through 6. It's probably on 2 or 3 now. turn it up to 5 or 6 and you should be good to go out west.
mikes99ss - thank you so much for laying this out for me and the pic is very helpful! I am going to hang in with my friends this weekend to tinker with the sleds and will have a look-see if I handle this mod...I'll let you know how I make out...
Thanks again to everyone for their input - much appreciated!
Thanks again to everyone for their input - much appreciated!
We Stayed at a place called Yellowstone Bed and Breakfast but it was kind of close to town and down off the mountain and out of the snow when we were there in late January. I would recommend staying somewhere up on the pass I have some brochures packed away of places that we rode by that i will try to find this weekend.
Being from Michigan and having rode canada and michigan only it was unbelievable and we plan on going back someday.
I would also recommend doing the work on your sled i had a F-7 at the time and i am glad i made the conversion the hills are huge!!!
Being from Michigan and having rode canada and michigan only it was unbelievable and we plan on going back someday.
I would also recommend doing the work on your sled i had a F-7 at the time and i am glad i made the conversion the hills are huge!!!
brit - Just some clarification on the clutching for out west. Mike99 is on the right track, though you don't want to run it in clicker 5, especially six for long periods of time. With proper clutching, you will be able to run your clickers in 3 or 4. I run an 09 summit when out west. It "is" necessary to remove the clutch to swap the pin weight. The tool can be purchased at any skidoo dealership. THere are a number of tricks to removing the primary depending on how much fuss it gives you. Some pop immediately, others will require a couple tricks. The three arms/rollers that reside within the clutch hold your pin weight. That pin weight will need to be lightened depending on the elevation your riding in. If you want to see a good detailed explanation with visuals, I'd recommend going over to dootalk.com, in the mountain forum and search under swapping, or exchanging primary pin weight.
yamahauler-
All EFI engines adjust for elevation change, but that is only so you don't lean out the engine too much and cause major problems. carburated sleds need to have the carbs adjusted because they do not do what an EFI system does automaitcally (EFI uses air pressure to adjust the fuel flow).
Despite all that, all aspirated engines lose 3% of horsepower for every 1,000 ft above sealevel. Even cars, motorcycles, and of course snowmobiles. It's not just the climb that makes it seem like your truck is working extra hard when you are out there - you have a lot less umpfff to get it moving.
As for the question at hand, I would highly consider at least a clutching change... Consider this, at our elevation an Apex makes 150 hp to the crank, 70 or so to the track. At 8,000 feet, you are looking at 114 hp at the crank, and only 53 hp to the track. Combine that with the fact that all the springs in your clutch are set for a lot higher horsepower, you will be a little on the slow side, through the whole power range...
Enjoy your time out there though! It sure is beautiful!
Blutooth
All EFI engines adjust for elevation change, but that is only so you don't lean out the engine too much and cause major problems. carburated sleds need to have the carbs adjusted because they do not do what an EFI system does automaitcally (EFI uses air pressure to adjust the fuel flow).
Despite all that, all aspirated engines lose 3% of horsepower for every 1,000 ft above sealevel. Even cars, motorcycles, and of course snowmobiles. It's not just the climb that makes it seem like your truck is working extra hard when you are out there - you have a lot less umpfff to get it moving.
As for the question at hand, I would highly consider at least a clutching change... Consider this, at our elevation an Apex makes 150 hp to the crank, 70 or so to the track. At 8,000 feet, you are looking at 114 hp at the crank, and only 53 hp to the track. Combine that with the fact that all the springs in your clutch are set for a lot higher horsepower, you will be a little on the slow side, through the whole power range...
Enjoy your time out there though! It sure is beautiful!
Blutooth