I used a jig saw with the longest blade I could find. It was very easy to control.
Ok about the other mods. You can get things that will be needed in the future for a larger more powerfull motor such as rechamber your head, buy a new head(everyone on here will say noss head but trinity makes a nice one as well but cost more), if you can not use all 6 of your gears in the sand you can go to a 13 front sprocket, v-force reeds, timming plate, or you can just spend it all on suspension if you really think that the stock set up slowing you down. A +4 swing arm puts less weight on the rear tires so you need tires that will hook up better and the 22-11-8's have the most traction. I have a +6 swing arm and now need these tires. I am just rambling on here so I think I am done lol