Ok so I put on a SuperTrapp slip-on with 8 discs a couple of weeks ago, desnorkeled my intake, and today I put in a K&N drop-in filter. I've asked  similar questions before, but I want to make sure and be very clear about the answers to these questions. So here goes and by the way it's  2003 Savage with 3700 miles now. I live in Montana, somewhat of a high altitude.

1. I know I need to upgrade the main and pilot jets to the next size up, what is the size, and what is the stock size??? Should I just purchase these at the dealer???

2. I cleaned the inside and outside of my SuperTrapp, (like the instructions stated) and even polished it before I installed it, but I already have some gold tone. I've only put about 100 miles on it. Is this normal, What else can I do to slow/stop this process.

3. Do I really need to remove the white spacer and put some washers in it's place???

4. I've adjusted my air/fuel mixture, so even with my exhaust, filter, and the desnorkel. I don't get the the backfire much at all, but I have noticed power hasn't increased much, I'm guessing when I change the jetting I will notice a power increase. Is this correct to assume.

5. How soon and often or do people at all run carb cleaner through their tanks???


All precise information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!!

So the stock main jet is 145, how about the pilot??? How much should I go up, based on around 4,000 - 5,000 elevation???

I'm running a #150 main at 2400ft in the high desert, and I ride up to 9000ft.
I would start with a #150 and see if you get too much black smoke, if you do go to a #147.5.
Do the idle test that lancer explained to find the correct pilot jet.  Yours may be o.k.  I went even leaner than stock (#50)  on that one.
I think the spacer mod is important because it operates at the middle range, so if you are riding for several hours at say 60 or 70mph, this would be a long time to run lean and might hurt your engine.  Try a #4 nylon washer from ace hardware (available in black or white, same diff), they are .065" thick and make a 2/3 reduction.  If you find that it's no good, you will still have the full size stocker to go back too.
Your elevation and also the air temp and humidity strongly effect your jetting.  What you want is to get a good average for those variables.  Jetting is only perfect on perfectly average days.  

These pipes blue a lot.  If you ride up and down mountains, in hot and cold, humid and dry, you are going blue.  It can't be helped.  Flat Florida, with no real winter and mostly always humid, a savage pipe may not go blue.  

Mine's way blue!  But jetted properly.
Best of luck,

But you can still be lean in the midrange, which is controlled by the needle's position.