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New to the sport so my apologies if this question is too elementary...
I picked up a '17 Summit X with the high elevation setup. I'm a flatlander and would like to be able to ride near sealevel in northern Michigan. My father in law just picked up a '16 Summit X with the sea level setup and just moving the sleds in and out of storage around my backyard I notice that the power delivery on the XM is a lot smoother and consistent than my G4. I know my 850 has more power but it seems way jumpier and quicker to engage than the XM does.
Everything I've read tells me that all the elevation changes are done on the primary clutch and when you go from Sealevel to High Elevation you need lighter weights and a stiffer spring (my understanding is that the engine is making less power at HE so it needs the lighter rotating mass to get to the higher RPM's ~7900 where all the power is?)
What is the relation between the spring/weights? Does the spring just change when the clutch engages whether it be 3300 or 3800? Are the weights what adjust how high the RPM's can climb?
When going between elevations on both the XM and the G4, can I get away with leaving the primary springs that are in them now and only adjusting the weights? I know that the ramps are different between HE and SL from ski-doo so to keep the stock clicker setup could I just change the whole ramp/pin assembly? I know ZRP makes Gen 4 Ski Doo 850 Tailstander Adjustable Weights, can throwing those in in my G4 fully loaded with weights allow me to be able to ride sealevel with the stock high elevation spring? Would it be as simple as removing the magnet weights when I want to go out west?
I picked up a '17 Summit X with the high elevation setup. I'm a flatlander and would like to be able to ride near sealevel in northern Michigan. My father in law just picked up a '16 Summit X with the sea level setup and just moving the sleds in and out of storage around my backyard I notice that the power delivery on the XM is a lot smoother and consistent than my G4. I know my 850 has more power but it seems way jumpier and quicker to engage than the XM does.
Everything I've read tells me that all the elevation changes are done on the primary clutch and when you go from Sealevel to High Elevation you need lighter weights and a stiffer spring (my understanding is that the engine is making less power at HE so it needs the lighter rotating mass to get to the higher RPM's ~7900 where all the power is?)
What is the relation between the spring/weights? Does the spring just change when the clutch engages whether it be 3300 or 3800? Are the weights what adjust how high the RPM's can climb?
When going between elevations on both the XM and the G4, can I get away with leaving the primary springs that are in them now and only adjusting the weights? I know that the ramps are different between HE and SL from ski-doo so to keep the stock clicker setup could I just change the whole ramp/pin assembly? I know ZRP makes Gen 4 Ski Doo 850 Tailstander Adjustable Weights, can throwing those in in my G4 fully loaded with weights allow me to be able to ride sealevel with the stock high elevation spring? Would it be as simple as removing the magnet weights when I want to go out west?
