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Old 12-24-2014, 12:11 PM
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I'm planning on putting exhaust turndowns on my 29' Fever 525 and am just curious if water reversion up the pipe is a concern when slowing down?
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Old 12-24-2014, 12:25 PM
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Had same question! I guess its not a problem but still curious!
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Originally Posted by River Ratt
I'm planning on putting exhaust turndowns on my 29' Fever 525 and am just curious if water reversion up the pipe is a concern when slowing down?
Not sure turndowns are such a good idea with 525's. How long are your tailpipes before they exit? I just had major reversion issues with 525's and Silent Choice..
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I just looked at some pics (boats in storage) and it looks like from the header collector to the transom the pipes are probably 16" - 18" and they probably stick out 2" outside. Definitely not using silent choice.
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I have read that they sometimes use a weep hole on the underside of the turndown pipes to prevent the siphon effect from bringing water back up the pipe. If that is what you are concerned about, I don't think it is that much of a problem, but I don't have first hand experience with the turndowns. If you are concerned about water coming up the pipes when backing up or something similar, I think the internal flappers should control that.
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we put a hole on the top of each pipe to break the vacuum.motors were KE725's in and OL.
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A hole? You must have exhaust fumes and water coming out of there while running for sure? Don't you'?
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I think he means a hole in the top of the turndown pipe. Doesn't take much to break the vacuum.
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Still dont think it's a good idea, anything that pushes water back up is no good with 525's...
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Originally Posted by donzi matt
I think he means a hole in the top of the turndown pipe. Doesn't take much to break the vacuum.
exactly
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