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05 edge RMK wont hold RPM

05rmksteve

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05 700 RMK wont hold RPM's when climbing it starts out good but 1/2 way into a climb it will drop from 8100-8200 to 7600-7800 RPM when I hit the noss it picks back up for a little bit then drops again. It has the SLP performance package, SLP performance porting, SLP performance single pipe, cheater head, v force 3'S, SLP air horn, gutted air box and everything else that goes with the performance package. 7 tooth Avid exvert drivers, 2 inner 8'' rear wheels, 155x15x2.4 track, 19-42 gearing, 10-60 weights, SLP blue yellow primary spring, team secondary clutch, red black spring 50-45 helix set at 60-40-36. light weight mesh hood, light weight rear suspension, boss seat, and a few other light weight parts. Ive tried 68g mtx weight and different rivets 10-64, 10-62, 60-38-36 helix, jetting, new belt, new springs, the clutches are clean, rollers are good, the track turns freely. Egts run around 1200-1250 when in the 8s then down to 1000-1100 when in the upper 7s rpm. I ride in Island Park 6000 to 9000 and Cooke 9000 to 12000. Any help wold be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
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I'm thinking that is still to much helix at those elevations. At 3-5k it was all our 700 mod motors could to pull a 38 finish angle. Up at 9k I'd be dropping to a 36 I would think.
 

whoisthatguy

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Possible electrical problems in the making:
1. hi/lo beam switch
2. stator
3. cdi box
 
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I ride in the same areas and you are trying to pull too much weight with too much helix. With noss (60hp shot) on mine I ran 64 gram Polaris weights with a straight 38 degree team helix. This is the helix I run in all the 800's Polaris' I set up for people. The dual angle helix's don't work in my opinion when you are trying to keep pulling the hill and you are barely moving. The steeper initial angle will kill you every time. Your setup looks great other than the clutching.
 
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Go to a slp 140/340 primary spring, it may allow you to hold the rpm, as it is overshifting (secondary). The secondary spring you have is good, but the helix angle is likely a bit steep for the elevation. I would also change the tstat to the one which blocks the bypass off, #7052267. That way all coolant will circulate through the coolers, not short circuit. Also check your throttle cable for freeplay, .010" to .030" between the lever and throttle block, then verify that the carb slides clear the bores at full throttle, then have your tps set to 4.2v at full throttle. If the carb slides don't clear the bores completely, it will affect your tps setting/adjustment.
 
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