Any danger in shutting engine off at WOT?
10-07-2011, 11:25 AM
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We made three runs on Wednesday, the first at 94mph, pulled out early because of some cross wakes, the second at 97.3 and the third at 96.8. The third run definitely had more in it, at least 1-2mph because i wasnt WOT for very long, but it was into the wind and chop, which tends to get a bit hairy. These were all GPS speeds on a handheld.
I saw low 90's during the season with 4 people on board, just with this 32p, it takes alot longer to get there than it does with the broken 30p.
Your boat is bad news for me because of how hard it accellerates. Even if I get 3-4mph on you, you are already 2 boat lengths ahead, which takes A LONG time to pick back up, much longer than most boat races between friends.
I am probably going to get bungs welded on this winter, as well as get the water injection cracks in my headers welded up
10-07-2011, 11:42 AM
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A better way to prevent water from coming up the tailpipes is to make a turn right before you completely come off plane, basically slow down in a circle. Most of the wake will hit you from the side instead of straight up the back.
But a few seconds of idle time wont kill a plug reading either.
But a few seconds of idle time wont kill a plug reading either.
10-07-2011, 02:59 PM
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It happened to me once. I shut down an overheating engine before coming completely off plane. I'm sure that the excess heat being suddenly cooled caused water to be pulled into the cylinders. All of the cylinders with open exhaust valves had water in them. If I had flappers, I'm sure it wouldn't have happened.
