Every time  i watch that video it makes me want to get my boat done just that much more


I love that sound of the engine.

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I love this Miller project thread... it just kinda ends though.  Did you ever take it out and get some speed numbers? Great job by the way.  I love the way that looks.  I actually saw a picture of this boat in John's photo album when it was first built back in '74 for some girl named Janice or something.  Its a sweet lookin boat.  Do you still have it?

Well since its the sleepy time of the season we got bored and decided to build ourselves a 440 Mopar for a jet, had a old core motor and said WTF , so this is a "bucks down deal/make things work/run what ya brung/ make it work"  trying to do it with the aboslute minimum of expense (used parts ebay stuff , pepboys deals etc) The block currently was fitted with .055 pistons (it will go .060) found cheap rods and slugs from Summit, got a $50 Mopar Summit performance hyd cam (clone) and scored a single top T'ram and a set of used bassets for $150 ,used mounts for $220.. So a little " rigid hone action" and even used the lathe to polish the crank and   Were on the way, gonna throw the motor in our River Racer Boat (pulled the Chevy Stroker out a couple months back ) and see what it does ! Tom
 

Tony The BBC was a 402 with 454 crank (434 cu) was 10 to 1 and  had rec ports a 550 lift Chet herbert roller and the dual 600 carbs with Msd probillet . The Budget Mopar  is 60 over , stock stroke 88cc 400 heads with stock valves , cam is a Purple "clone" flat tappet hyd , has 480 lift and 268 Advertized for stock shaft mounted valve train ("rough specs " the cam card is at the shop) The mopar will get a modified points dizzy and a single 750 Holley Honestly the BBC stroker was a beast at around 500 hp and loads of 4k torque , we "guesstimate" the Mopar to be closer to a conservative 400hp We're curious too but I dont belive the motors are "apples to apples" comparisons Tom

Almost There Tommorows the "big day" we hope !

Now I know why they say MOPAR stands for :

Moments
Of
Power
Are
Rare


Parts are too damn hard to find and it takes some time to make some badass parts to make it all work!

Can't wait to hear this thing......(I am a closet MOPAR freak) My Snap On tool chest is Plumb Crazy Purple 

Nice job fellas 

GT

Congrats guys. Sounds good

HEY GUYS GOT TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME AT JBP AND LETS SAY THE MILLER IS A SWEET BOAT AWSOME JOB TOM AND JOSH

oh ya!!! I gotta say its about time someone put a 440 into a jet boat.  That was my original plan but found a BBC was the same price and parts were easier to come by.  Love what you guys did with the project Miller.  Would love to go play with a few Miller's up at lake san antonio.

Have you been up there lately?  I heard that it was nice, no more green, and usually only about two boats on the lake this time of year.

Once again looks good.  Hope to be runnin with you soon.

Thanks Bud Hows yours commin? RE a S/A gig maybe we need to pland some sort of "Holiday event" , small get together , I got two boats and a third commin soon to test !

Lookin good Bud you've done well havent done much on our this past week but we did score a "Sneaky Pete"  off the PB Classi's thought it might "help" the Mopar a bit

Are you sure your bottle is not mounted upside down? Most bottles have a tube in them that goes to the bottom.

I've always mounted mine upside down, with no neck in the bottle  Don't know if the Sneeky pete's have them or not to save room 

Little bit of a thread jack, but school me on this so called sneeky pete

Tiny shot of nitrous! Good for one use before you have to fill the bottle again.

Is this a kit    something that you might carry   and price sorry guys for the jack

Mark-

Like Marc said, they're really not even worth focking with unless you have a refill station at your disposal  , I believe they are only like a 25 shot to boot, which you honestly will never feel in any jet boat. Just build the motor to run like a raped ape and you won't need any funny gas.