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Old 01-06-2018 | 07:48 PM
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Damn those are some awesome rooster tails! I miss having a cat.
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Old 01-07-2018 | 08:55 AM
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Where is the test taking place. Zero signs of life?
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Old 01-07-2018 | 03:37 PM
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Where is the test taking place. Zero signs of life?
Jordanelle reservoir up in the mountains by Salt Lake City, Utah

here is a shorter condensed version of the video



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Old 01-07-2018 | 07:37 PM
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Tyson you look like you have spent too much time in Michigan. You are out there testing in a Skater T shirt while everyone else in the boat is bundled up with jackets and hats. Do you have the seat heater on?lol

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Those rooster tails are Everest quality. Wow.

Thanks for keeping the thread up to date Tyson.
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Old 01-07-2018 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by skate
Tyson you look like you have spent too much time in Michigan. You are out there testing in a Skater T shirt while everyone else in the boat is bundled up with jackets and hats. Do you have the seat heater on?lol

Thanks for sharing your build.
The last time I was testing in Michigan it was 29 degrees out and sleeting/raining on us, and we had a 45 min idle back to the dock after we already had a 100 MPH wind chill while we were wet. It was pretty cold. Out here even tho we were in the mountains it was mid 30's degrees nice sunny day with no humidity, it really was not cold at all, with me in the boat I had a winter coat, insulated coveralls, scarf, face mask, several hats, gloves and did not need any of them.

It was definitely a different view then I have ever seen at 90 mph.
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Old 01-08-2018 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 999JAY
That starboard engine didn't look happy from the get go, it seemed to be steaming heavily at the start compared to the port.
Whats making to turbos let go? they should be the simplest part of the project if matched to the engine correctly and not over-speeding.

Here's one of my turbos off my motors what size inducer and exducer you running?
From post 1540: When we ran the highest tune it was running along and you could tell it had a lot more power but right after we got up and going the studs broke and let the turbo lift up a little bit so it was dropping boost and making a lot of smoke so we stopped.
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Old 01-08-2018 | 08:27 AM
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Buddy, when you get this thing dialed in it's gonna be a bad b!tch. Bottom line.
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Old 01-08-2018 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BigSilverCat
The last time I was testing in Michigan it was 29 degrees out and sleeting/raining on us, and we had a 45 min idle back to the dock after we already had a 100 MPH wind chill while we were wet. It was pretty cold. Out here even tho we were in the mountains it was mid 30's degrees nice sunny day with no humidity, it really was not cold at all, with me in the boat I had a winter coat, insulated coveralls, scarf, face mask, several hats, gloves and did not need any of them.

It was definitely a different view then I have ever seen at 90 mph.
Absolutely stunning pics and video. How are you feeling about the progress? I realize you still need to do a TON of testing etc but when is the best time of year to make your run around the world? I'm in awe of this entire project.
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Old 01-08-2018 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by lake p.a.l.
Absolutely stunning pics and video. How are you feeling about the progress? I realize you still need to do a TON of testing etc but when is the best time of year to make your run around the world? I'm in awe of this entire project.
the best time of year to go around the world is spring time so we won't make it this year. Hopefully this spring we can start doing some shorter endurance runs and be ready next year.
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