Colorado Tuning

fischer550

fischer550

Location
Milton, Florida
Bought an fx1 in California, and it is tuned for sea level. I will have it here in Colorado on Tuesday (even though I can't ride it yet till it warms up!)

The lake I ride at is 5,500 ft elevation.

Will I need to rejet the carb or will the tuning screws work for such a difference in altitude?
 
RMBC Freeride

RMBC Freeride

Vintage
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Location
Pueblo, CO
Screws will get you close enough for a stock ski. The two absolute best things you can do are:

A) increase compression to compensate for altitude.
B) go to a lower pitch impeller to get RPMS up.
 
RMBC Freeride

RMBC Freeride

Vintage
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Location
Pueblo, CO
ADA heads are the "go-to" standard. Get 31cc domes for your elevation. Girdled or not is up to you, but the girdle is a good idea if you plan to mod more in the future.

and x2 on going to ride with these guys at Boyd. You will learn a lot and meet some great people...
 
fischer550

fischer550

Location
Milton, Florida
Ya for sure that'd be awesome, when is typically your first ride of the season?

And RMBC, what does "girdled" mean? I plan on putting a factory b pipe, a prop, maybe a flywheel but thats pretty much it.
 
makejetskiinggreatagain

makejetskiinggreatagain

Brandon
first ride for me is opening day, unless that falls on a weekday in which case would be the first saturday day after ;) come join me. Last year that fell on march 2nd. Hoping the warm weather keeps up so they open in feb. I think I saw chase out there last year early march too.
 
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