PWC's

[BPitts]

Anyone here into PWC's? I recently bought a 1996 sea doo xp with some mods and starting to get into this hobby now also (sorry for cell phone pics)



It didn't look as good when I bought it, but with some special boat cleaning compunds and color restorer it shines( I detail cars on the side so that helps)

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iphone doesn't take great pics, but you can still see the reflection

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[BigPapa]

Good lookin' boat there B. Need something for it, give me a shout.



Scott

 

[BPitts]

thanks , i'll take you up on that. My dodge has started to get jealous because I spend more time buffing out imperfections and waxing it than cleaning my truck.



I'm looking for a place to do fiberglass repair and possibly repaint it to match my truck.

 

[BigPapa]

Dale Scott down at Boat Doctors in Lavergne is the best around. The Sea Doo's are fiberglass hulls, not plastic like the others, and are covered with gelcoat.



Scott

 

[JDiepstra]

That's a sharp looking toy. Fast?

 

[BPitts]

Thanks, I think it will do somewhere around 62+mph but gets to it faster than most new ones, It does have a FACTORY PIPE(aftermarket brand) with water injection, R&D nozzle for more thrust, impross(SP?) impeller, carbs are jetted, and some k&n style air filters. The rest of the 800CC engine is stock

The P/O said it will beat a new supercharged sea doo to 60mph because the new impeller limits top end, If you floor it from a stop it literally pops out of the water without any wake. Also it only weighs about 400LBS so the ski handles great and allows for tototal rider control.

 

[BigPapa]

The Factory Pipe actually removes water from the exhaust instead of injecting it. Less water=more power but also higher temps and we all know what that does.



As for outrunning a new SC 4-stroke... ... ... ... . I'd have to see it to believe it. You need to ride one of those.



Scott

 

[BPitts]

well wasn't really sure how the water thing works worked so thanks for clearing that up. The pipe has a couple of hoses running to a solenoid that is inline with water leaving the motor. Does this help with peformance? And I would like to see it out run the new SC 4-stroke also, but don't know anyone with one.

For 2500 you can beat the price especially with the mods, maybe next summer i'll buy a old donzi style boat or a hallet/hondo v-drive to fix up.

 

[BigPapa]

The water cut-out helps performance GREATLY. 2-stroke pipes are what "tunes" the engine for either top-end performance or more torque. You really can't have both on a 2-stroke, but with the PWC's they are running water through the exhaust and Factory has devised a way of using the amount of water run through the pipe to "tune" for different conditions. Kind of like the new variable pitch blades in the turbos. Sea-Doo uses a vacuum operated valve on the newer motors that does the same thing.



Scott

 

[CumminsAholic]

You won't outrun a rxp (supercharged) up to or on top end. Sorry but they'll smoke you. It may run 60 but the speedo's lie ya gotta use a gps to get a accurate #. I had a 98 gsx limited with the 951 twin, pretty fast, but my 785 pro spanks it and I get beat by the supercharged skis... they're rockets, 215 horse on the old ones and 255 on the new ones, that's a lot of ponies. They are fun though, pretty much all of them just to go out and splash around on and have a good time. Have fun with it. Greenhulk.net is a good pwc forum.

 

[JDiepstra]

It may or may not have the power of the newer PWC's but at that weight I bet it would give the newer models that that are so big they might as well just be called be boats a run for their money.

 

[BPitts]

I never really believed that I could beat one, haven't ever seen a S/C run before so couldn't say on how close it would be. 215hp compared to my 110hp stock is a big difference, but hopefully I can do a few more mods without making it unreliable.