Looks like we will have a good size group in Blythe we all gotta get together and chill...... Fingers crossed SoCal island Is there if so that's where we will be. Oh yea and Shaun is breaking in his brand new shockwave this weekend. Can't wait to take a ride in her!!!!


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either the island or goose sounds good to me. on saturday ill be heading up above the 10 to hang with my buddys from those guys racing and head back down in the afternoon.

Well that should tell you about how much fuel you're flowing w/nos. Does it like that 116?


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yeah i know. it took 8 seconds of nitrous for firebird, so we used a bunch.
We did a few things between the races, but adding the new crank trigger going from 36 to 40 on the motor woke her up! that Q116 really is some good stuff!

4 gallons will get me 6 miles. 461 and a 1150. 

I have cut out the old pump intake .now I need to glass up the hole so I can set the Berkley intake . What type of glass will I need and resin .and any pointers .I ground down the surrounding area so I can build it back up.

What you want is a good Polly laminating resin.
I would use some 22 oz bi-axle and alternating with some 2 or 3 oz cloth.


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Opinions on 496 Chevy build.  Mark IV 2 bolt converted into 4 bolt, 10;1 bottom end complete forged crank and pistons. 

Question is opinion on head selection and cam selection.  Thinking AFR Heads around 305cc Roller cam off shelf non custom grind but dont want wrong power curve dont want too big and have no bottom end power.  So question is cam selection choice hopefully from experience. 

Berk 12jg will be rebuilt and matched.

I know alot of veriables but wheres a good place to start. Mid 80's Bahner open bow full stringer

I would talk with chris straub, he really knows his stuff.

http://www.straubtechnologies.com/custom-cams/

Going out Friday night staying till Monday gonna be posted up at SoCal island or may get crazy and head to the sand bar it's my buddy's first time to Blythe and first trip out on his sick ass new shockwave!!!


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If there is an island... Lol I'll be there Thursday through Monday. There will be a Easter breakfast and a egg hunt at the park Sunday morning. You guys are more than welcome!


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Gel coat you would also want to use half clear and gel coat = flow coat. It takes no skill to do it that way. it lays down super flat and easy to spray.

The worst part about boating is the dumb asses on the New seadoo's doing 360's and crap right in front of the beach your at. F those dudes!

I look at the pictures and videos of the boats you guys all have, and they all appear to made of fiberglass.  Here, in Alberta where I go boating, most of the boats used in the rivers are constructed of aluminum.  I used to run a fiberglass boat a long time ago, and it was okay, but for many years now I have been running an aluminum hull.  I didn't ever weigh the fiberglass boat to know what it weighed, but I know the aluminum one I have that the bare hull weighs 600 lbs.  Even with a big block engine, pump, and fuel in the tanks, it still weighs around 2000 lbs, or a little less.  I may be wrong, but I think the aluminum hulls are lighter than the fiberglass.  What kind of speeds can you guys get out of these boats?  What cut of impellors do you use.  I use an A or even an A2 with a Dominator pump. When I go boating, I like to cruise around 4000 or so, and I do this for hours sometimes. The engine seems to be really happy at that speed, and the relatively light weight gives me a cruising speed of 60- 65 MPH. Just a few questions to satisfy my curiosity.  I don't normally take this boat to any lake, because the lakes around here are small, and just buzzing from one end to the other isn't very much fun.

i can say that a lot of the new boats that are coming out of the molds are south of 400 lbs. Some of the new 19 TPR's and 19 daytons that Gs are putting out are much stronger and getting much lighter . south 350lb  to todays standards, 600lbs is a standard layup

My old ass southwind tunnel dragster weighed in at 545 lbs with the intake and wiring in it. runs in the 90's with 600hp.
i cruze about 3500 i think am at about 50 or 60 with a B-

How many on here are running dry exhaust?  Where do you run the water dump?


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I run both of my boat without water. i run- 8 lines in and  just one -10 line out from the manifold.

How does that go for mounting things like seats, pedals, controls? Everything i have looks to be some sort of floor mount do they make an adapter? Or just glass something in to mount it to?

You'll have to make brackets for some stuff. check out hals build. it has all kinds of info on it. I can't find it on socal.
http://www.performanceboats.com/jet-boats/107904-18-advantage-bubledeck-project-8.html

Well.... got her flipped, i hope to make some progress this weekend.

I have a question for you all.... Im wondering if you think i should do a floor or not? My original plan was to do no floor and just carpet or zyloatone the inside? Opinions ideas?

Flow coat? Half gelcoat half clear gel. It looks killer and stays nice and shiny if you keep it nice and clean.