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598 09-24-2014 07:55 AM

500 efi upgrades
 
Has anybody had any luck with HP upgrades on 500s efi ? I have a 02 vyper and thinking of doing something .

F-2 Speedy 09-24-2014 08:00 AM

It really depends on what kind of power you want to make, if its in the budget, Whipple it, the internals will handle it, as long as you dont go crazy on boost, there's one in the classified's for 6K

sutphen 30 09-24-2014 08:17 AM

I second the whipple idea,,best bang for the buck.

Drock78 09-24-2014 08:45 AM

Depending on how far you want to go do forget about drive upgrades

598 09-24-2014 09:42 AM

Do the throttle body and ignition upgrade do much?

onesickpantera 09-24-2014 09:49 AM


Originally Posted by 598 (Post 4192432)
Has anybody had any luck with HP upgrades on 500s efi ? I have a 02 vyper and thinking of doing something .

The million dollar question, do you have to crack into the engine at this time?

F-2 Speedy 09-24-2014 09:54 AM


Originally Posted by 598 (Post 4192482)
Do the throttle body and ignition upgrade do much?

not really, that plenum wont flow much more air, heads and cam is where the power is made, if your not going to put a huffer on it.

offshorexcursion 09-24-2014 10:06 AM

Hard to gain much power keeping her N/A without dumping as Much money as adding a whipple or procharger. I had 230 trouble free hours with my properly setup procharger......but had drive issues.

Don't forget about your drives! The only upgrade worth throwing money at is a Imco SCX. Now your into your boat for double what its worth.

Might as well sell her and buy something that's already faster.....

598 09-24-2014 10:30 AM

The motors have 350 hrs ,the heads were gone through at 300.the boat has xr drives . I'm thinking of opening up the motors at 400 hrs. It currently runs mid to low 80s.

F-2 Speedy 09-24-2014 12:59 PM

Your running low to mid 80's with stock 500 efi's ??


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