AUDACITY power overhaul
 

Refreshing and powering up the 500 hps in audacity, pulling them apart this weekend:evilb:

Cool.

Keep us in the loop. Show pics and get movin'. Call me if needed. Good luck. That thing will fly with more hp!

Thanks i will post pics and progress.:drink:

Just repowering the 500 hps

How many hours do they have on them? Builder? Doug

430 hours, doing work myself, except heads are going to a top notch race motor guy in my area that knows how to make power from heads.

While your at it put on some nice carbs from A.E.D. 850 HO's
They are really nice and work great.

Thought you was selling???

Hey james ,, decided to keep it for another couple years would love to go to a 37 but with this economy im going to wait. my carbs should be ok as joe scroki did alot of work to them before i got the boat. if you get time james pm me what you did to your 500s when you redone them ,also i may want to send you my 1 drive to go through it for me, the other 1 is all new after i blew it year before last.

thanks rick

I will get a list together and send it to you.

You ever think about coming down to do the Jammin run? Lots of AT's come.

Well? What did we find in the big leakage motor?? Inquiring minds want to know.

Did not get that one apart yet but post results when i do.

This is where i am so far

Thanks james,,, yes would love to come to the jammin , we shall see this year what is going on:drink:

Rick,

You've got me and R'Addiction to hook up with if you can make the James run. Let either of us know when you know.

P.S. Get Pat to send you some screw jacks to replace the 2x4's for the engine hatch.

(Quote) P.S. Get Pat to send you some screw jacks to replace the 2x4's for the engine hatch.


What you dont like my 2x4s , i thought they were a nice touch

:drink:

Makes it look like a Faja. :party-smiley-004:

Ouch, low blow. At least in the FAJA they color match the 2x4 to match boat, AT must not I see, but at least there is two of them.

LOL MAYBE I WILL KEEP THEM IN THERE AND NOT PUT THE POWER LIFT BACK ON, OF COURS I WILL PAINT TO MATCH :drink:

Mine are paint matched.....along with the plenum:cool:

lOOKS GOOD JOHN,, MAYBE I WILL PAINT THE 2X4S TO MATCH:evilb:

Pat did this when the boat was built. Its coming upon 10 years and still looks great.

Well i got them apart and all looks very good, found the blown head gasket that had my leak down numbers down between # 2 an #4 cylinders. heads and valvetrain all look good, cams , lifters ,look like new , roller rockers , push rods look like new, even the exhaust manifolds look in great shape. Now its time to decide what goodies to put back on it and how far i want to go into my pockets $.

I say dig deep and spend it. :eek:

Here is a shot of my heads , all looks good other than the head gasket i found blown.

What are you going to do with the heads?

Is it just me or does it look like your motor leaned out ?

Not sure yet , either sell them and go for afr or redo them with some port work and all new parts.

Two good choices are eother the AFR's or get ahold of Dean Gellner, he is not that far from you, I have heard great things on there port work.

If there is anyone who can get the most out of a set of heads it is "JimV"! That's ALL he does!!! (616) 889-0928 Grand Rapids, Michigan