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Old 10-14-2010 | 12:47 PM
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I've had some beauties come through the shop lately and this one I just had to share.. This was supplying a 1000hp (supposedly) blower motor. I'll dyno the motor this weekend, that should be equally entertaining. This was supplied by a stock merc water sep filter too, and installed well above the top of the tank, with the stock pick up. I can save a lot of time now that I've learned ths trick!
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Old 10-14-2010 | 12:57 PM
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i found out on my skater dont use aeromotive they dont like to pull fuel and you cant put the pick up on the bottom of the tank on a skater going to bosh in tank pumps quieter and stay cool just like cars but i am only 750 hp na
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Old 10-14-2010 | 02:00 PM
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Lets take a power steering cooler and put it in the return line with some hose clamps, that will help right?
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Old 10-14-2010 | 03:27 PM
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Alky funny car stuff , return the extra fuel back to the in side of the pump. Just never seen it done with rubber hose , brass fittings and hose clamps before . But then again times are tough.
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Old 10-14-2010 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by HaxbySpeed
I've had some beauties come through the shop lately and this one I just had to share.. This was supplying a 1000hp (supposedly) blower motor. I'll dyno the motor this weekend, that should be equally entertaining. This was supplied by a stock merc water sep filter too, and installed well above the top of the tank, with the stock pick up. I can save a lot of time now that I've learned ths trick!

Hey man, why are you making fun of the fuel system I just finished up. That was some of my better work.

I can relate with you. I have seen some incredible stuff over the last few years. It is amazing that it runs at all. Then they are dumbfounded when it blows up. Everyone is scratching their head trying to figure out what went wrong when the engine is full of stuff like that.
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Old 10-15-2010 | 08:48 AM
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I thought you might appreciate that little trick Eddie.
This is the third boat this year from the same shop. All of them burnt up in one way or another. One of them literally! This guy's engines are just as good as his rigging.. I have also seen a lot of good engines that never stood a chance and some good builders get thrown under the bus due to a chitty install.
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Old 10-15-2010 | 09:12 AM
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Hey man, why are you making fun of the fuel system I just finished up. That was some of my better work.
You're one laaazy "rigger".......

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Old 10-15-2010 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by HaxbySpeed
I have also seen a lot of good engines that never stood a chance and some good builders get thrown under the bus due to a chitty install.
AMEN !!!
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Old 10-15-2010 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by saxman
You're one laaazy "rigger".......
Almost spit my coffee out..
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Old 10-15-2010 | 09:46 AM
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Also the brass fittings are way too small and brass fittings should never be used on a big power engine. I would be afraid of blowing the engine on the dyno with that setup.
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