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I HAVE A 05 500LE AUTO THAT I WANT TO PERFORM BETTER THAN IT CURRENTLY DOES. I'VE BEEN READING THIS SITE FOR AWHILE, AND AM CONFUSED SO I BECAME A MEMBER TO POST THESE QUESTIONS.
HERE'S THE SETUP. 05 500LE AUTO WITH 8XX MILES, ALL STOCK. I'M LOOKING FOR BETTER THROTTLE RESPONSE, NOT LOOKING FOR TOP END SPEED. 40MPH IS AS FAST AS I WANT TO RIDE BUT WHEN I NAIL THE THROTTLE, I WANT MORE POWER TO THE GROUND. I RIDE MOSTLY SAND TRAILS WITH SOME MUD, SOMETIMES I CAN'T RESIST THE HOLES. I'M TIRED OF PLAYING CATCH UP ON THE TAKE OFFS, I WANT TO "LET HER EAT".
FROM WHAT I GATHER, THE 05 500 AND THE 06 500 HAVE DIFFERENT SIZE HEADER PIPES, THE 06 IS LARGER IN DIAMETER. IF I WANT TO UPGRADE THIS AREA, DO I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PIPE AND MUFFLER FROM THE HEAD BACK? OR WILL A SLIP ON MUFFLER DO JUST FINE? DOES THE GAIN JUSTIFY THE COST IN REPLACING THE HEADER PIPE? I'VE READ THAT I'LL HAVE TO BUY A 03 350 RANCHER PIPE FOR THIS, BUT ARE THEY TALKING A HEADER AND A MUFFLER, OR JUST A MUFFLER? PLEASE CLARIFY.
I KNOW I'LL HAVE TO REJET. SOME COMPANIES SELL A MUFFLER AND JET KIT, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS?
I'M LOOKING AT A K&M AIR FILTER, UNDECIDED AS TO SNORKELING.
ALSO MIGHT GO WITH SOME CLUTCHING MODS FOR THE THICKER STUFF. ANY EXPERIENCE OUT THERE THAT YOU WISH TO SHARE? THANKS, GUNS OUT
HERE'S THE SETUP. 05 500LE AUTO WITH 8XX MILES, ALL STOCK. I'M LOOKING FOR BETTER THROTTLE RESPONSE, NOT LOOKING FOR TOP END SPEED. 40MPH IS AS FAST AS I WANT TO RIDE BUT WHEN I NAIL THE THROTTLE, I WANT MORE POWER TO THE GROUND. I RIDE MOSTLY SAND TRAILS WITH SOME MUD, SOMETIMES I CAN'T RESIST THE HOLES. I'M TIRED OF PLAYING CATCH UP ON THE TAKE OFFS, I WANT TO "LET HER EAT".
FROM WHAT I GATHER, THE 05 500 AND THE 06 500 HAVE DIFFERENT SIZE HEADER PIPES, THE 06 IS LARGER IN DIAMETER. IF I WANT TO UPGRADE THIS AREA, DO I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PIPE AND MUFFLER FROM THE HEAD BACK? OR WILL A SLIP ON MUFFLER DO JUST FINE? DOES THE GAIN JUSTIFY THE COST IN REPLACING THE HEADER PIPE? I'VE READ THAT I'LL HAVE TO BUY A 03 350 RANCHER PIPE FOR THIS, BUT ARE THEY TALKING A HEADER AND A MUFFLER, OR JUST A MUFFLER? PLEASE CLARIFY.
I KNOW I'LL HAVE TO REJET. SOME COMPANIES SELL A MUFFLER AND JET KIT, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS?
I'M LOOKING AT A K&M AIR FILTER, UNDECIDED AS TO SNORKELING.
ALSO MIGHT GO WITH SOME CLUTCHING MODS FOR THE THICKER STUFF. ANY EXPERIENCE OUT THERE THAT YOU WISH TO SHARE? THANKS, GUNS OUT