Hey whats up. Just went to my dealer today and talked to him on buying a 09 Gade 800R. I don't know much about this motor or how these carbs work. I'm going to visit my friend that moved out near Yellow Stone and the Continental divide.

Will these cards adjust themselves to a certain degree depending on size jetting is in them?

I'm located in Western NY and bought the Gade for all around use and I have to have the 800R because I go 275 fully dressed. I was thinking about the 600 etec but that would be a dump move. Maybe this carb motor does all the altitude changes itself for all I know. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Probably should do a little clutching too when I venture out that way, What are you guys running in a 146 inch sled? Or maybe some of you have a 800R Gade out that way. Thanks again.

The 800R has DPM which does compensate for temp and altitude at least to a certain extent. I ride from sealevel to about 6,000 feet and have not noticed enough horsepower loss to warrant rejetting. Theres no doubt that you can fine tune to get the best out the motor for your conditions. I have thrown more weight in my primay and a different helix on my shorty. The 09s will be clutched different than the 08s so I would wait and see before I made any changes. Ski-doos respond well to dropping a tooth or two on top.

My ramblings having had my XP for a season:

I have the 800R and have ridden the E-tech which we liked so much we have on order for my wife.

The 800 is strong, starts easy and gets good mileage (for a 800). The 800 does vibrate at lower rpm, but it only bothers me if I'm slowly cruising which doesn't happen much.

The e-tech is the smoothest twin ever. It rivals my old srx for how smooth it is. It makes okay power. It has really good throttle response. It will lift the skies easily over holes at low or midrange speeds.

The XP is an amazing chassis. It took me a few rides to adjust to it after two seasons on a Rev, but I wouldn't ride anything else. It is so reactive to input due to the ergoes and lightweight. Its the funnest boondocker I've ever been on and the power to weight ratio is just great. When I jump on any of the revs I ride with, they feel sluggish and heavy. With the lightweight goodies my sled will get this fall I will be 100lbs lighter than my 04 800rev or 140lbs lighter than my old yammi srx. It would take alot of effort to get any other make of sled down to the stock weight of the xp. For the same effort I will have a sub 400lb sled with 150hp (for now).

Stupid double post