I have the manual 5 speed, so low gear is plenty deep, it's just that the overall gear ratio change require more torque and horsepower to over come the problem. At least if I ever decide to hot rod, Speedwex is at least starting to make go fast stuff for the Arctic Cat 400.

 

Congratulations, is it gonna beatup on your Rappy?

 

Well then, go buy one!!!

 

Reviews on the XTR say it cleans out extremely well, everything I've read says it's exactly what you want. 14" if you ride trails more than mudbog, 12" if you mudbog more than trails.

 

When we rode at China Hat this year I did some speed testing at 5000 feet, to compare to my sea level performance. I lost 9 miles and hour at 5000 feet. I used the same GPS and the quad's speedo showed the same lose. That's a bunch of power gone and if I had 1" taller tires it would have been about 20 percent worse. For the slow trail work I can always use low range and the gear ratio will cover up the torque lose but also cuts top speed by 60 percent, which on the trails is no big deal but then I have to shift out of low range when we hit the roads again. If I had a sportie I would get myself hurt and I just don't heal like I used to.

 

I would imagine any tree blocking the road has been cleared since last time you were there. Unless new stuff has fallen.

too many saw carrying rednecks cruise that place for a road or trail to be closed for very long

 

If you can find some thread that's solid, that mud can't collect in, that might be what you're looking for. But it's not muddy all year long, you're gonna ride alot of dry dusty trails and trails that have just water with hard pack underneath. Just do more research on the XTR's until you find enough negative information that would turn you off to them.

 

I'm sorry, I thought you had an automatic [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

did you re-jet at 5000' ?

 

I would hope so, but, those were some pretty big trees laying across the road.