I had a 4#lb. pulley, NGK plugs, stock K&N pannel filter, and a JMS chip. I pulled a trailer w/it, so it did not have a real hard tune on the truck. It made 402hp to the back tire, and 503 tq. to the tire. It is a stout little thing! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Just wait for the 2004 "L"! 500hp from the factory, and a boot button that will give u an extra 50+/- hp for 30 seconds. It rebuilds the extra boost after 2 min. Thannks for asking.

 

the new lightning will be cool, if ford actually sells it w/500h.p. chevy will still be way behind the ball in performance terms but they have a very attractive sticker price on there contender. not to mention dodge, i think that the workin' man's sport truck market is gettin' ready to get real competitive!

 

Hey Spruce Deuce
your hometown is just around the corner from me. It is beautiful countyrside out there in Schoharie. Is the carrot barn still open out there,man they have really good carrot cake? I own a Polaris 500 HO and have been asking around about clutch kits. What one did you install who installed and is there a noticeably jump in horsepower? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

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Schoharie is nice, currently under about 15 inches of snow. Carrot Barn is still there, under new management. Awesome cider doughnuts.

As for the clutch kit, the mechanic at Valley Rec in Milford put it together. I have slightly changed it since, but let me give you the basics first.

P/N 5630509 Weights, Shift S A 3@ $6.75
P/N PATV2 Primary spring orange $16.95
P/N WE034640 46/40 Progressive Heilx (EBS) $69.95
Labor 1.5 hours $64.50
Out the door 171.65

Bike initially would lose a tremendous amount of speed on the littlest rise in the road. I ride a lot in Lewis county, thus a lot of roads. This took care of that. BUT it created a flat hesitation off the line. Hard jump, then it would fall flat on its face. The intitial engagement was very high as well. Made it quite jerky, and challenging in tougher terrain.

Right before deer season I put the stock blue/purple primary spring back in. What a difference. Lowered engagement back to stock. Eleminated the flat spot off the line. Picked up top end. I had never seen the speedo go as far as it did, and I am 300#.

As for the future, I think I am going to install a heelclicker or HeelX. I would like to get another pipe, hot seats looks the best to me, but I have heard about them falling apart.

Later-

SpruceDeuce

 

Hey Spruce Deuce,
Our club used go to the poker runs in lewis county. I just a little nervous seeing p/u trucks coming at me from the other direction so I kinda gave up riding out there. I wouldn't mind going back out there some time if I could get somebody from the tug hill wheelers to be a trail guide. The Tug Hill Plateau is very unpredictiable when it comes to weather.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]