ok, so everyone wants me to get a bigger bike so i can cruise comfortably(not me the bike) at around 80 miles and hour or so.

for some reason 70 takes a little work 2 get to on my bike is that normal?

BUT i love my savage and don't want another bike(nor can i afford one lol) so i'm here to ask the experts what to do. please tell me there's a little horsepower hiding in the thumper lol

i want to keep my header because i wrapped it, i'm sure there's a carb and exhaust kit that should do the trick. i was thinking of doing the cold air mod but it rains so much i don't want to risk it.

it's not anytime soon, and i'll def want to fix my rubber cap leak thing that plagues the savages apparently. i looked into mine and i thought it was the bolt right behind the header but it is the cap rubber thing to the top left and it drips down.

SO any suggestions? and i know i'm not going to get "i feel this makes it faster" u guys know what you are talking about that's why i ask! couldn't find too much on a google search lol

yes sir! '95!

stock filter, and jets as far as i know, and my muffler is stock except for a few holes drilled in it  

how much faster is one with jets, carb & muffler? air filter too i guess! and is it ok to add a little power to these bad boys? i know some cars aren't made for much more then stock.

yeah? i don't think i wanna mess with things like that. paranoid about messing something up u know?

when i do the engine mods, i'm hopin my mechanic buddy will help!

I have a '96 which most likely is the same as a '95.
I say that because there's one here who really complained that the bike couldn't get up to what everyone else could, maybe cause the bike was geared different.  Thinking back, I'm guessing it was a tranny or perception problem.  Don't know which, it would take a tach and a ride to figure out.

my '96 would do 70 easy, I think it went up to 80/85 stock before the knuckles went white.
So let's talk thru the simple stuff and narrow it down.

Everything on your bike is stock?  (muf w/holes understood)
Nuthin' replaced?

I'm asking point blank cause I know there's a dif in carb's in the early years.  I got an '02 with an '88 carb, it has a 155 main, it should pull like a raped ape.  It's better than the '96 w/a slipping clutch, but not awsome.  And the top end up my favorite hill is slower.  (Don't worry I got a fix for it already,   Boohaha)

The '96 ran best with a 150 and a supertrapp w/12 disks... 87 up my favorite hill.

i see what u mean about hassle and expense but i guess it's cheaper then a new bike.

what are the disks everyone speaks of? lol

and if she did 90 i woulda never asked this question!! haha

can i get a less restrictive muffler, a k&n filter and do maybe rejet the carb(though i have no idea how!) and that'll solve my problem?

thanks yonuh for clearing up the disk thing lol i was lost!

ok so if i get a different brand muffler i won't even have those.

ok so how do u rejet? is it expensive? how hard is it to take out the carb, it shouldn't be too difficult. and what brand of jets do u recommend?

Get a jet kit as said and see how it goes would be the 1st step.
You've drilled out the muff so it's a little more open.
Do you have backfiring now?
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I'd go up to a 150 or do the test if you don't have the jets yet.
I know you're in swampland so this might be the hard part...
find yourself a hill that you can go WOT and achieve a steady state speed.  Doesn't matter which gear just as long as you can't wind it completely out.
Now from WOT (wide open throttle) back off a little, does it seem to pick up a little?  If so go up one jet size.  My guess is you're gonna go up to 152.5, one size higher than mine cause you're one step above drownin'  

check the tech section for the carb cleaning post and you'll know all about it.