Vmaxin
New member
Alrighty, so last november i bought my first sled. It was a 2000 yamaha vmax 700. It has been an awesome sled thus far, but i am looking for a bit more out of it. I have done a fair amount of research and am going to go ahead and peel the head gasket from 3 to 2 layers ( or do some people even do 1 and just run premium all the time?), the reed valve stopper notching and bore out the can. Also because my air box was cracked i was thinking of running pod style intakes and just fabbing up a bracket to hold my CDI box and ignition coils, has anyone really done this before? Wanting to upgrade to a 3in bar riser (make her a little easier to throw around). possibly go to a triple pipe setup if i can find a set. So far i have not messed around with clutching other that cleaning them, are there any setups that would be good for a basic mod list like this? My basic goal is to beat my friends daddy bought 2013 mxz 600... i dont think it should be that hard because i was dead even with me friends 2012 switchback 600 pro r last year and it was completely stock other than the jetting modifications i did to get it running properly (set too lean) is there any other insite you guys can give me? track wise i am on a 121x1.25.15 have not touched the limiter and the suspension is set very soft front and rear because it was trail ridden lightly before. thanks guys
dubla92
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I would suggest running the thin head gasket with one layer out. Bored can and I would strongly reccomend staying away from pod filters! I would just cut the air box to offer twice the amount of air intake holes and also cut the air box shelf the same - do not gut the air box. The stock air box draws cold outside air and pods would draw hot under hood air. Not to mention that pods would be noisy, and mess the jetting and throttle response all up. As for clutching a 50/44 hauck or 51/43 hauck helix with stock weights and springs works well. If you only trail ride then 89L weights arer a good addition for more mid range but they do not work well off trail. I would add reed spacers to the list and if you find a set of triple pipes that will wake it up but be prepared to tune on a regular basis. With pipes you will need to ensure you get GOOD PREMIUM and watch your jetting and clutching closely. I would install a Tempaflo to help with jetting changes. Adding pipes makes it perform well but the Gas n Go part of the equation is replaced by the Tune n Go feature. I run a ported 01 700 SXR with Power Inc end dumps, 2 layer head gasket, reed spacers, Cut air box, Tempaflow, geared down 1, 1.5" Intense track, 51/43 hauck and 89L's, and it works great but I am always worrying about fuel quality, jetting, and clutch set up.