i have a 95 xlt special 600. what can i do to get it a little quicker off the line? not too worried about top end speed. ive read a lot of info on exhaust upgrades but seem like it may give me problems later on with this engine. what about gears? can i modify them to get what i need? if so, anyone know gear ratios they could tell me? thanks

drop 2 teeth on the top gear.
then if thats not good enough clutch it.

thanks for the help

put 21/39 in it

21/39 is the stock ratio for this sled????

wouldnt dropping the top gear 2 teeth cause the engine to work harder to spin the cogs? if you think about it, the top gear has to spin even faster to drive the bottom gear. am i thinking this out right??

add a tooth to the bottom and take one off the top.idk.should work.

man 21/39 is the best you will every get for that sled. i had a 20 and whent back to 21 and put me three lengths faster. the gears in it are the best you will get. Get a Clutch kit

I'd say drop a tooth and throw madcows clutch kit in there. I did it and could carry my skis for at least 100 feet about a foot off of the ground with me sitting down.

if you relate it to a car then yes....well, still only even sort off. In an CAR, yes the rpm would be higher with a lower gear ratio but you will be able to move the vehicle easier as you get up to the powerband quicker and you end up with more torque to the ground to move you quicker (translates to less load on the motor). If you didn't have overdrive or went nuts with the gear ratio then yes, you will be working the snot out of the car if you were always at a crazy high rpm. But with a sled, in addition to the gears you have the CVT clutch system which senses torque load on the track and adjusts accordingly by shifting the clutches further (than the other gear ratio). So there will actually be less stress on the engine because again, it gets into the powerband quicker and more torque to the track to accelerate you quicker (it doesn't lug the engine as much when a load is sensed...like deep snow or a big hill). But it sometimes also depends on what else you do in combination as to the ultimate outcome for performance/fuel economy/top speed etc

PM THinksno on here. He is a friend of mine and very well versed with clutching/gearing and has owned xlt's before. He can recommend a great setup for you.

THANKS FOR THE INFO. I'LL CONTACT HIM.

2 teeth? lol i geared mine 4 teeth down so im runnin 18 on top and i think 39 on bottom, and man this is insane off the line! tops out at a whopping 75 mph lol but i dont really need to go that fast and it gets there QUICK!!!!

I also heard on other sites that madcow's clutch kit does wonders!!