Yes, there is something wrong with your sled. Its stock!! The clutching is way out to lunch from the factory and the jetting and carb needs some tuning to run a little leaner. On my 97 I have a EPI QA-2, quad angle, helix for trail riding with a EPI yellow spring in the secondary and a EPI silver in the primary. Kicks in at 5000-5200 rpms. Stock weights. It actually works pretty dam good for dragin if you put the spring in the second hole, third hole for the trails. For drag racing I use a Polaris R-11 helix, 45-36 angle, with a Polaris silver/blue secondary spring. Good for straight line runs only. I also have v-force reeds for quicker throttle response and a set of Hot Seat heads just for the hell of it. I found the heads new in a box for $100.00, so I put them on. Geared it down just a little bit to get the big tank out of the hole better. 144 chisel tooth studs. Went down on the main jets just 1 size, you can go 2 sizes down and still be safe, but I run the lakes alot so I want that extra protection. Drop the needle down one position, put the clip in the middle groove, stock is second from the bottom. This make the response a little crisper. My old tank will run right next to any new 600 twin out there. The sled just beats the heck out of me on the trails. Heavy, heavy, heavy. Good luck and perk that thing up!!