It's your money, but if you want true mountain performance it will cost you thousands and you will still have a heavier sled with the wrong gearing.
If you love your sled then that's fine, but you really are not going in the right direction to spend thousands on that sled. Just my opinion based on experience.
Not picking on anyone here.
I wouldnt say that now.... There are some good deals to be had and you dont need to dump an azz load of money, like your saying. Buying a new sled isnt the right answer here.
I'll be honest, I bought my Gen 2, Big WC Triple for $3,000. I bet its almost light as any sled out there. Or close to it.... I bet it would climb with the best and spent a lot less money.... AND its got a cool factor to it LOL.
Twostroke,
Some times all the simple stuff makes a difference here. Like these guys are saying. Airbox, gearing, rear suspension set-up, Primary and secondary set-up, drop and rolled chain case and so on. I have rode some old sleds that out ran some of the new stuff.... All because of tuning
BUT make sure you write down your starting point and changes. So if it doesnt work, you can return back to what you had. Lot of it is tuning the sled. If you can do that... That is 3/4 of the Battle. People would be shocked on how well you do/run.
Its like Drag Racing... How well can you tune and set-up your ride! Thats what it comes down too. Work with what you got first, before you make major changes to the engine. JMHO
One last thing... Use name brand gas!!! Dont use no name stuff.