SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: enginedoctor on November 26, 2009, 04:26:24 PM
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Anyone got any news ???
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Anyone got any news ???
We don't race until tomorrow. We are all testing at twin palms today. Terry lost oil pressure and ron got water in a cyl.
Otherwise testing went well with everyone else.
Crazy eights = 94mph
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You are gonna hit 3 digits.....be safe & Happy Thanksgiving B-rad! :thumbup:
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We don't race until tomorrow. We are all testing at twin palms today. Terry lost oil pressure and ron got water in a cyl.
Otherwise testing went well with everyone else.
Crazy eights = 94mph
Holly sh!t!!! Does it turn?
GT
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Holly sh!t!!! Does it turn?
GT
Only when you go straight ;D
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Only when you go straight ;D
Been there. :o :o
;D
Good luck fellas, wish I was there. :thumbup:
GT
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congrats on the number Brad, hope all went well with the races, will wait for updates :)
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he is running faster then he was at sea level so him and skip and the dyno guy did something right that is all i got to say about that!!!!!
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Told ya its time for 100mph pass :o :o
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Results now on Facebook link. Congrats Team SCJB :thumbup:
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Where is Ralph??? Huh! :sly:
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Where is Ralph??? Huh! :sly:
at home trying to tune a boat/motor over the phone ;)
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call me Ralph ;D
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Any info yet ???
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it was all chaos from my understanding dave...results later
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it was all chaos from my understanding dave...results later
Chaos...Please elaborate :sly:
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Would one of you guys put down yer beer for a second and put up a meaningful post please. People are on the edge of our seats 'bout now.
Well at least I am.
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Would one of you guys put down yer beer for a second and put up a meaningful post please. People are on the edge of our seats 'bout now.
Well at least I am.
put your beer down first
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Straight from Facebook:
Not enough boats to make a legal class today. The class is scratched. Tought weekend on all the boats
Lance and matt broke...harold and brad were only left to race. Brads msd died after the first heat and replaced it with the mag. Brads boat Boat wouldn't start so harold ran a single lap since the white flag was already out.
1st - harold
2nd - lance
3rd - brad
4th - jim rich
5th - matt??? (Bahner)
Brad spun out in the first turn flooding the boat but caught up in the final turn almost catching lance.
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too many boats broke and we didnt have enough boats for day 2 so the class was scratched.
the 2nd heat i couldnt get my boat started on the water and harold made a solo lap to take first.....so in short, there was only 1 heat of compjet racing the whole weekend.
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there are endless possibilities as to what happened with my motor. after review of my onboard camera, the amount of water i took in is unreal. its very possible i got a ton of water in my tank. the msd system probably shorted out. there was a ton of water in my cap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1JWcPPuFRw
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cant believe all the water over the bow :o
good recovery :thumbup: i used to turn the bilge pump on before the race and let it run the hole race. i still always had water in the boat ::) but it made me feel better :D
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call me Ralph ;D
Ok.....Hi Ralph
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there are endless possibilities as to what happened with my motor. after review of my onboard camera, the amount of water i took in is unreal. its very possible i got a ton of water in my tank. the msd system probably shorted out. there was a ton of water in my cap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1JWcPPuFRw
I need to put together a list for you, I can make a jetboat motor damn near run under water...Do not mount the ignition box on the motor for starters, when the motor gets wet, it creates steam, steam kills anything electrical, almost immediatley.
There are numerous little tricks you can do that will all but eliminate water troubles.....
Sorry you guys had a tough time, sucks for sure.
Looks to me like the setup is close though.
GT
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i got a few months until the next race. everything is coming out of it and being re-rigged.
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i got a few months until the next race. everything is coming out of it and being re-rigged.
Go buy a dizzy diaper too. ;) :thumbup:
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i got a few months until the next race. everything is coming out of it and being re-rigged.
dont forget to back the rocker arms off the springs.
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The closer you view this video......
You can see that B-rad is piloting a 750 hp "Submarine " :sly:
Good save Brad :thumbup:
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you may think its stupid, but on my boat I have the MSD box mounted to the back of the rear seat to keep it dry and I ran a bead of silicone around the gap where the dizzy cap and dizzy meet to keep it dry. I have a pretty much exposed flywheel and when I get a lil water back there it tosses it up and lands right on the top of it but so far it hasn't given me any issues yet. The old setup was kinda like the opti-spark mod for the Lt1 engine cars where you drill a lil hold in the side of the dizzy cap and stick a lil 1/8 vacuum hose in the side and run it to a manifold vacuum port and it keeps air running thru it at all times to keep it dry.
Also, Im pretty sure you could extend your wires for you MSD box and mount it somewhere under the nose of the boat, and it wouldnt effect how the engine runs due to the extra wire.
Just a few thoughts.
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you may think its stupid, but on my boat I have the MSD box mounted to the back of the rear seat to keep it dry and I ran a bead of silicone around the gap where the dizzy cap and dizzy meet to keep it dry. I have a pretty much exposed flywheel and when I get a lil water back there it tosses it up and lands right on the top of it but so far it hasn't given me any issues yet. The old setup was kinda like the opti-spark mod for the Lt1 engine cars where you drill a lil hold in the side of the dizzy cap and stick a lil 1/8 vacuum hose in the side and run it to a manifold vacuum port and it keeps air running thru it at all times to keep it dry.
Also, Im pretty sure you could extend your wires for you MSD box and mount it somewhere under the nose of the boat, and it wouldnt effect how the engine runs due to the extra wire.
Just a few thoughts.
I don't think you're stupid... ;D
Running vacuum to the dizzy is a huge no no..two reasons come to mind, one, electricity moves easier under a vacuum condition and while the 18-20 inches at idle don't seem like a lot, can cause some extreme cross talk or crossfiring of the cap electrodes.... two, if it will pull in air, it will also pull in water and not to mention oil....
That being said, if you mounted your MSD box to the rear of the seat, make sure the grounding wire is upgraded and connected properly (numero uno cause of box failures).
Get a dizzy diaper, mount the MSD box shiney side up (label up) and away from direct contact of heat and water (heat rises and the ribbed part of the box is the heat sync) and silicone on every electrical connection, I have become a real fan of dielectric silicones and greases.
These are just a few things that will keep things running during U-boat recon runs.... :sly:
GT
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Agreed GT ;D