I have a 2007 R50X. I live in Virginia, which recently upped the speed limit for moped classification to 35 mph. My scoot currently maxes out at 37 mph (indicated speed on speedometer), which is actually 31 mph (tested using GPS), on flat terrain/downhill. Most of the time I'm really hitting around 29 mph max, but on hills it's much lower. In the short run, I'd like to either (a) tweak the performance to get to the 35 mph state limit so I can keep up with the cager traffic that is speeding on 30 mph roads, or (b) find additional torque to maintain speed on hills. Will removing the brass ring achieve either of these objectives?