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Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-02-2012, 04:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,384
Posted By wjb21ndtown

You can email me at [email protected] if...

You can email me at [email protected] if you'd like. I can send you a pic for a whipple setup that I modified with a regulator.
Forum: General Q & A
04-10-2012, 04:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,426
Posted By wjb21ndtown

You could do well for yourself to get a set of...

You could do well for yourself to get a set of large oval heads (Merlins, GM casting 049 or 781s, or Edelbrock), and a matching oval intake. Right now your heads are the most restrictive part on...
Forum: General Q & A
04-01-2012, 10:19 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,619
Posted By wjb21ndtown

I was going to post about the Mercathode system. ...

I was going to post about the Mercathode system. Does it help?
Forum: Swap Shop
03-30-2012, 06:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,451
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Did you ever find your pulley? I think I have...

Did you ever find your pulley? I think I have the one you need if you're still on the market.

Email me at [email protected] if you're still looking.
Forum: General Q & A
03-30-2012, 06:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,747
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Are you looking for a new ECU or the "piggy back"...

Are you looking for a new ECU or the "piggy back" computer that is used in conjunction with your existing ECU?
Forum: General Q & A
03-30-2012, 05:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,619
Posted By wjb21ndtown

We've always used zincs, that's all that...

We've always used zincs, that's all that Westmarine stocked back then (we haven't had a "leave-in" boat in about 5 years), but everyone else apparently says to use magnesium. Zincs worked fine for...
Forum: General Q & A
03-30-2012, 01:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,619
Posted By wjb21ndtown

We've always had great luck painting our...

We've always had great luck painting our outdrives, but we strip them pretty much every season and re-paint. It generally takes about a day to do it right, but we're able to get some other things...
Forum: General Q & A
03-30-2012, 12:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,810
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Does anyone run a battery isolator? And why...

Does anyone run a battery isolator? And why don't these switches ever fully isolate the batteries? Even with a two switch setup, one battery still effects the other. It drives me nuts, and I don't...
Forum: General Q & A
03-29-2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,257
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Griff, what kind of performance gains did you get...

Griff, what kind of performance gains did you get out of this?
Forum: General Q & A
03-28-2012, 04:28 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,257
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Sorry for taking so long. He just got back to me...

Sorry for taking so long. He just got back to me today. He has been out with the flu. His price for cometic head gaskets is $70 per side, but his warehouse only stocks the 0.040 gasket. It may be...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
03-28-2012, 04:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,104
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Thanks, I was going to post that I think you can...

Thanks, I was going to post that I think you can use a 420 cam with stock exhaust. The Merc 420 exhaust is nothing special. It's basically a stock exhaust with a slightly bigger riser and a...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-27-2012, 03:13 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 19,966
Posted By wjb21ndtown

How can it cool the "case" and not cool what's in...

How can it cool the "case" and not cool what's in the case? The cases are made of aluminum and dissipate heat very well. Any cooling of the case is sure to cool the oil. Evidence of the case...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
03-26-2012, 04:39 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,104
Posted By wjb21ndtown

What kind of power do you think your motors make?...

What kind of power do you think your motors make? And what is your compression ratio?

Griff answered the "why" as to why you can't run over 10-1 on a marine motor.

Jason, if you want to make...
Forum: General Q & A
03-26-2012, 01:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,483
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Thanks a ton. I have a 3" pulley and a 3 3/8...

Thanks a ton. I have a 3" pulley and a 3 3/8 pulley. I just didn't know which one was the actual stock size that it came with.
Forum: General Q & A
03-25-2012, 10:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,257
Posted By wjb21ndtown

I think the thinnest cometic makes is a 0.027. ...

I think the thinnest cometic makes is a 0.027.

If you want a cometic, let me know. I can probably get it for you cheaper. My friend Dan is a dealer.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-25-2012, 01:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,920
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Me too... Screw 'em. I had a group tie up...

Me too... Screw 'em.

I had a group tie up next me of wasted 40 somethings, fat, and talking trash about the 2X year old females on my boat... This amazon looking woman asked me if I can "do...
Forum: General Q & A
03-25-2012, 01:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,483
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Whipple Pulley Size

Can anyone tell me the stock pulley size for a 2.3L side mount whipple for the MPI style motors?
Forum: Wanted
03-25-2012, 12:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 604
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Old post, but I have one 3" if that helps you out...

Old post, but I have one 3" if that helps you out at all.
Forum: General Q & A
02-10-2012, 03:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,962
Posted By wjb21ndtown

I don't think it was corrosion that "attacked the...

I don't think it was corrosion that "attacked the manifold" but rather a poor casting right from the factory. As mentioned, it's pretty common. They cast around the brass insert, and as long as the...
Forum: Formula
02-01-2012, 04:03 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 62,281
Posted By wjb21ndtown

I surely hope so. I don't see how they can...

I surely hope so. I don't see how they can justify selling the boat in the first pics with the second pics... But, if the dealer did the repairs himself, I hope for his sake that he did them...
Forum: General Q & A
02-01-2012, 03:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 842
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Are yours just beatup or something? I may have a...

Are yours just beatup or something? I may have a set to trade you if yours are operable.

Send me an email at [email protected]
Forum: General Boating Discussion
02-01-2012, 03:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,917
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Hahaha... Nice... My marina claims they've never...

Hahaha... Nice... My marina claims they've never dropped one. Mine bounces pretty good on the hi-lo going in and out of rack storage. It makes my friends pretty nervous. Everyone always asks me...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
02-01-2012, 03:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 721
Posted By wjb21ndtown

+ 1 we used him when we bought our Sea Ray...

+ 1 we used him when we bought our Sea Ray Sundancer a few years back. He did a really nice job.
Forum: General Q & A
01-31-2012, 02:42 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 17,431
Posted By wjb21ndtown

I agree... You're basically married to the thing...

I agree... You're basically married to the thing after you do the conversion. I would only do it if you plan on running the boat for at least 5-6 years after the conversion.

Unless you're in love...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-27-2012, 04:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,735
Posted By wjb21ndtown

Bill Hollister use to be the crew chief for the...

Bill Hollister use to be the crew chief for the Wellness Plan unlimited (turbine) hydroplane. He had a snowmobile top speed record, and he used a GM 2.5L 4 cyl motor to do it. Someone came along...
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