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Originally Posted by Voodoo Rufus
The next day before my other long ride, I removed the snorkel. I went over Mirror Lake Highway at over 11kft, and the bike was much better. I still had to downshift to 5th to get good climbing power, but there wasn't that bogging feeling anymore, and it would cruise WOT in 6th without random cutting. Once I got over the pass and took a break at the bottom, the only thing that needed tweaking was the idle speed, as it climbed to about 2k instead of the normal 1250 I have it set at. The bottom end feels fine and the upper end extended the shift point from about 10k to 11k for me. Throttle response is perfect.
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That's kinda funny, the Mirror Lake Highway is exactly where I was riding when I first noticed my bike had the same problems you were describing...I can't wait to get back up there now that I have everything tuned up a bit better
Just pulling the snorkel helped me at higher altitudes too and I was quite pleased with the bike, but now that I have done a few more things I don't know that I could go back to just removing the snorkel. If you are considering removing the airbox or rejetting/shimming/adjusting the pilot screws on the carb I would highly recommend it, my bike runs a lot better now that I have...If that's not something you want to do then removing the snorkel is a great way to get some high altitude performance, and best of all it's free!