Another boat motor...

[psi999]

Fuckin Josh & Jon will be down at the end of next week & they can take some better shots...gawd.

Was gunna say i'll be bringing my camera with me so i'll get some decent shots.

[The Pupat]

Considering most of the top boats use 3 or 4 engines a year, they are already spending that much...& the Yanks are the big market...bloody kiwis too!

Most would be paying 50K alone for a block I'd imagine before it gets sent to the engine builder, especially given this would run up against the Unlimited 8+L super/turbocharged boys.

[DerekJ]

is there any reason they use a prop insted of a jet unit?

[willsy01]

Much better bite and little chance of cavitation I would imagine.

[Smashed S15 Bloke]

and I would imagine, less weight?

[willsy01]

I wouldn't think so.......the weight of the pump wouldn't differ much from a leg

[edo]

Because you dont get good drive out of a jet unless you have some hull in the water (cause its really hard to convince water to jump up to get in the pickup)...& if you got hull in the water you got drag & that makes him slower

[oxy]

Because you dont get good drive out of a jet unless you have some hull in the water

That's true. I once saw The Pupat going nowhere at the boat ramp on his jet ski because of this :D

[The Pupat]

That's true. I once saw The Pupat going nowhere at the boat ramp on his jet ski because of this :D

Ehhh?

Hats certainly don't seem to give you much drive :p

[TK]

GTSboy - a perfect shape for airflow is not always a perfect shape for power, intakes that make power often seem to be at odds with what would work best from a pure flow point of view.
Things like port entry angle, swirl & biasing flow towards one side of the port can make an intake look awkward despite the fact that it makes more power than an 'ideal' intake.

[frog250]

Which class is Simon planning on running this boat in?
From memory there is a 1 litre penalty for a power adder or is it per power adder which would take it to over 8 litre into unlimited with four turbo's, either way sweet datsun motor.

[edo]

Yeah, outright unlimited silliness...

[padey]

http://digital-photography-school.co...-camera-phone/

[psi999]

Seeing EDO cant take pics for shit i took these on the weekend.











I dont reckon i'd get in it..... 2000hp and no brakes

[Jason Broadhurst]

Brakes are over-rated, they slow you down too much.