2001 mountain cat 800 gearing. please help

[JordanWilliams]

I have a 2001 mc 800. I am a 160 lb rider and want to get better powder performance out of my sled. it currently has 23 top and 40 lower with a 72 pitch chain. I want my sled to climb a little better but I don't want to sacrifice too much top end. can anyone suggest what I change my gearing to or would a clutch kit be a better alternative?
thanks

 

[Sledbrain2]

20 39 is the up dated ratio. Yellow/green spring 62 gram above 9000, 64 gram 5 to 9000. 53 helix with green secondary spring set in 2nd loose hole.

 

[boondocker97]

I can't remember exactly what ratio we ran in our 01 800. I do remember the first number written on the cover was a 21. 21/40 sounds right. For high elevation deep snow performance we ran 49 helix and yellow spring.

 

[JordanWilliams]

gearing

Thanks. ill try some of this out and see what I can come up with