I got my MDS weights to work well at the end of last season on my M8. When I finally got the sled pulling the kind of RPM (8,200) I was looking for, it was in spring snow with a foot or so of powder on top.
This fall I swapped my 2.25' Powerclaw for a 2.6" Powerclaw and figured I would lose some RPM up top while climbing but, I sure didn't figure I would lose 6-700 RPM. So, I went to a higher total force primary spring and I am lightening up the weight in the tips of the clutch weights to reach the RPM I need.
However, back in my days of using Heavy Hitter clutch weights. Loading the heel affected the bottom end grunt of the sled, loading the middle hole regulated your mid range pull and the weight in the tips, of course affected the shift speed.
My question is: The inner holes on the (there are only two) MDS weights are empty. As I lighten my tips, my RPMs are increasing but, it sure feels like the amount of pull in the mid range is decreasing. I am almost thinking I should leave the outer (tips) empty and load the inner hole to reach my RPM target. I spoke with Steve about this idea on the phone on the day before Christmas Eve (what a great guy to return a call on a Sunday afternoon) and he said some guys had played with this idea. Have any of you tried this on the MDS weights? What were the results?
This fall I swapped my 2.25' Powerclaw for a 2.6" Powerclaw and figured I would lose some RPM up top while climbing but, I sure didn't figure I would lose 6-700 RPM. So, I went to a higher total force primary spring and I am lightening up the weight in the tips of the clutch weights to reach the RPM I need.
However, back in my days of using Heavy Hitter clutch weights. Loading the heel affected the bottom end grunt of the sled, loading the middle hole regulated your mid range pull and the weight in the tips, of course affected the shift speed.
My question is: The inner holes on the (there are only two) MDS weights are empty. As I lighten my tips, my RPMs are increasing but, it sure feels like the amount of pull in the mid range is decreasing. I am almost thinking I should leave the outer (tips) empty and load the inner hole to reach my RPM target. I spoke with Steve about this idea on the phone on the day before Christmas Eve (what a great guy to return a call on a Sunday afternoon) and he said some guys had played with this idea. Have any of you tried this on the MDS weights? What were the results?