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I'm afeared o dem real fast boats . Should I bring diapers ? I guess not in the Ferrar Enzo of the ocean . Thanks for the offer , I'll try to break away call you in the am . JIM

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Gerry,
Glad to see you have gotten a little playtime outta it.

--Mike

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I felt your pain through the complete conversion!!!
What a great feeling to be so hands on.
JOB WELL DONE I HOPE TO CROSS PATHS SOMEDAY,WERE
CUT FROM THE SAME MOLD!!!!!!!
Plus your 46 has the sound I call music now.
Keith

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wow!!!

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Gerry Those Steppers Were Bought New From Sterling Have 10 Hrs On Them 1700.00 New Will Sell For 1100.00 Ya I Know There Exspensive There For A Boat What Did You Exspect Call Me At 248 909 0240 If Interested Jim

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Ok lets pick this joint up.



Some things that will be doing over the winter here.

Skegs coming apart and going to Herring for some swept backs.

PSI 206 b,s Thanks to Tommy at Chief and of Course
Dennis who runs the Predator Apache!
They look good guys lets see if I can get this tub to
break 150.

Lets get rid of this batmobile windshields and hope
Peter at Skater can help.
Thinking something like BAD Skater.

What ya guys think on some Graphics??
Guess whos doing it . Would ya beleave
he was doing it for OL.

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Off comes the Skegs.

Pull the guts and ship to Jim Herring

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What if we add a center section to this?


This Windshield is BAD!!! :cool:

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Geery You Think Those Steppers Were Exspensive Wait Till You Price That One Peice Windsheild Better Be Sitting Down

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Here some ideas being thrown around.


Can ya guess what boats this guy has done?

Mike at OL if ya see this.
I dropped my buisness card off ya receptionist
said you were in meetings.


Gerry

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Already given quotes for 10large.
thats when Peter said he would help :cool:

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make me an offer if you can consider ten large you pop for those steppers chepo

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Its not that I think the steppers are not worth it.
Its a question of if I need them. As you will see I am walking uncharted territory with my carb linkage.
They dont make universal linkage for PSI,s.

I am most likley going to attach something like the Keith
Eikart side pull linkage.


I need a beer its Friday!

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trust me you will need the steppers been down this road many times so has sterling thats why they use them

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OK I will bite. Where do they mount? Do they whack the accelerator pump when put into gear? How are they powered?
What triggers them? And lets see a picture.


Gerry

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Looking Good!!!

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gerry they mount on the secodarys its a solnoid trigered by the neutral safty swithch real simple and slick powered by 12 volts just stays on around 3 secounds then drops back to normal idle once the engine idle stablelizes pretty cool

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Here is a comparison of the bottom of a 10-71 Mooney
compared to the PSI.

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The PSI is a 6lb cut. I beleave you can get them in 12 also.

I am running titanium .150 needle and seats.
Double idler pulleys.
2000 series blower belt.
Roger told me start at 40% overdrive.
I also increased each fuel feed to the bowls to -8.

I here these love fuel and are tough on belts.

Should be close to 100 more hp just bolting them on.
This is with the same boost level.

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Fantastic post! I'm interested in how the PSI performs and what you end up doing with the full windshield. I just sent my lowers off also to have the swept backs installed. Did your 46 feel a little loose over 130 with the old style lowers?

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Actualy the faster I go the better it feels. (thats Scary)
After conversing with others and the minimal cost I decided
on the swept backs.
The drives are 3.5 inces above the bottom with no spacers.




Far as the PSI,s Dont know the verdict is still out.
I hope I am doing the right thing the Mooneyhams
and engine combo ran flawless . I may wanna have my head examined.
I have been told by Roger at PSI that they need all the fuel in the world and will run hot below 3000.
I was waiting patiently for the Whipples but, after talking
directly to the engine developer who tested the new 5.0s
He said They are great for around 1300 after that he would stick with the PSI,s. No names being mentioned.



More props to try next season.

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Looks like things are coming along nicely, can't wait to see the final results. :D

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I'm running BDS 1471's. At 8 pounds my motors are making 1157hp. I'm not interested in more hp, I just love the look of the PSI's. :D
I have a 2000 40' and over 130 it definatly got a little loose with the old style lowers. I still haven't run any positve trim on it but I'm looking forward to the new lowers. My drives are 5.5 from the bottom.
This summer I am also going to try some 5 blades. I have a set of 17x34 4 blades that I am going to send back to BBlades for a little tweaking but I still want some 5 blades
You should bring that bad boy out to Desert Storm this next April. It's a great time. I look forward to your updates! :drink:

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Michael,
Please let me know how the 5.0 whipples work out.
I really wanted to try them. just no patience.
CP Performance actualy has a part number for them in
there catolog.

Gerry

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Yeah the PSI,s are wild looking lets see if they perform
like they look.
When measuring your drives I take it you are running a straight edge off the bottom and going to prop centerline.

Are you running spacers?

Lets see some pictures!

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I will. Hopefully it will be soon. The motors are down at precision marine right now and Dustin told Mark to expect them the second week in Dec. They are all going to Orlando for the PRI show so hopefully I will find out something then.
Good luck with the PSI's, they look great. Your set up looks similiar to what I was up against with the quad whipples. I was able to do some tweaking and used a longer shaft between the carbs. :D

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Gerry whos inter coolers are you going to run if any?
Looks great hope the PSI works out!!!Also are you going to keep both sets of props?

I'll be interested to see how the 5.5 compares.I,ll be doing a little spying at Marks. :evilb:

Keith

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No spacers. Hopefully the new lowers will be the setup. As soon as it gets done with paint I will post some pics. Don't forget about the winshield, keep us informed. :drink:

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Keith, I have been using these Richard lee coolers
with the cupranicle cores. Less prone to core meltage.
The big whipple coolers (MOAC) may be a better choice.
but the lees are paid for.

My intentions is to stay within the pump gas region.

I am upgrading to multistage pumps as to do
what I have never done before and force feed the
intercooler with a dedicated stage.
I usually tap it off the sea strainer so it gets water only under
speed. My thought is the PSI,s need that xtra cooling at
idle and low speeds.

As props go. I will try both sets and most likely keep one.
I would also like something smaller in the 32 33 range. Good for some "Smack down daddy punch"! :drink:

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Glad your having fun with your skater. :D I have some 5 blade 33s you can try. Can I try your 37.5s? I have been wanting to try a prop that size for a long time. My 33s are good for 130mph at 6100rpm.

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Looks like my super chillers,I was under the assumption the
PSI generated less heat with the screw type rotors.
Dusting had mention some big gains with his coolers,I might
try them with the 1471s just to compare.Then move up to the
PSIs or 5.5s. Are you going to run the same set up to compare performance gains?

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Roger at PSI mentioned at idle and low rpms the Blower is actuall trying to create boost at this point it is creating heat.
Where the PSI becomes an advantage is the faster it spins the
more efficiant it becomes.



Dennis who runs the Predator Apache and Tommy at Chief
confirmed a 80-100 hp gain just going to the PSI,s.

I am by no means a supercharger expert. But a PSI
overdriven at 40% is gotta sound cool! :D

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WHAZ UP JIM????

Hey with all the advice you have given I should send ya all
my props :drink:
The 37.5 are actually on there way to Herring along with the lowers.

Chris Flood says HI!!! He,s suppose to call ya.
He helped me out Great Guy!

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I'm rebuilding my motors right now and won't need the props until March. Your right, Chris is a great guy. Tell him hello.

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I got the same info on the whipples creating alot of heat at low rpms. I still just ran off of the strainer. I have seen a few of Sterlings where they run the main feed (-16 I believe) off of the strainer but also tee in a smaller like -6 or -8 from the belhousing to give it some cooling while idleing. Some people think you can get to much cooling off of the Sea Pumps at Idle with a carb set up and get fuel pooling on the intercooler. I don't know, just passing along others info.
Anyway, good luck with the project and let us know how it works.

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This picture is the new 5.0 whipple see the opening this is to allow a vacuum controlled valve to bleed off the idle boost.
Feed it back under the charger. This was suggested by Roger.

Pretty cool But where the heck are ya gonna put it on the PSI?

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I am by no means a supercharger expert. But a PSI
overdriven at 40% is gotta sound cool! :D[/QUOTE]

I agree!!!! :drink:

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That 5.5 X Dim Sounds A Little High Curius On How Your Measuring We Dont Even Run That On The Race Boat Good Luck With The Psis

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I was thinking the same. After talking with a South Florida
Rigger he sets some up with that height.

Mine is at 3.5 inches above the bottom.
Peter told me on my hulll should be between 2.5 to 3.5.
Using a 4 foot level. I leveled the boat on the trailer.
Then level the drive with the trim. Then run the same level
inline with the bullet of the drive.
Holding this level up against the bottom and measure from prop centerline to the top of the level.

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Thats The Way I Do It And The Most You Will Usally Find On A Race Boat Is About 4 Inches Keep The Updates Coming Glad To Help In Any Way Im Out At The Toy Factory A Lot Down In Sunny Florida Right Now Sitting By The Pool Not To Rubb It In Went To The Pri Show Neat Stuff Talk To Ya