What engine setup would it take to flatwater flip my ski?

[SuperJETT]

267lbs ready to ride, shortened 1.75", ~25 degrees of trim.

Currently I have a LPW 760 with taperbored 44's, Enhancer, on pump gas, with a 9/15 Hooker impeller.

If you were going to start changing things with the end result being a flatwater flip, what would you do?

I'm thinking a Team Scream 827 (stock stroke big bore) with total loss would get it on my hull.

I'm in dire need of a full engine rebuild and wondering if I should rebuild what I have or go for more power.

 

[Matt_E]

What's your budget?

 

[AtomicPunk]

What's your budget?

very appropriate question....

 

[The Penguin]

How much is Dave Ramsey going to approve? :biggrin:

 

[QJS]

267lbs ready to ride, shortened 1.75", ~25 degrees of trim.

Currently I have a LPW 760 with taperbored 44's, Enhancer, on pump gas, with a 9/15 Hooker impeller.

If you were going to start changing things with the end result being a flatwater flip, what would you do?

I'm thinking a Team Scream 827 (stock stroke big bore) with total loss would get it on my hull.

I'm in dire need of a full engine rebuild and wondering if I should rebuild what I have or go for more power.

If you put a Total Loss in the set up you have it will flip if you're good enough.
Chris.

 

[SuperJETT]

What's your budget?

Unlimited of course. :sneaky:

I'm more trying to set a goal and work toward it, like if the carbs need to be upgraded for sure, that's a short term thing to do, and if the stock stroke setup would work, and since I need a new crank anyway, that's something I can do now also.

 

[SuperJETT]

If you put a Total Loss in the set up you have it will flip if you're good enough.
Chris.

Know of any companies that make total loss that might be willing to donate a system to see? :arms: :sneaky:

 

[Matt_E]

I would start talking to builders to get you a complete package.
I found this approach to work much better than trying to piece stuff together on your own.
See & price what's out there.

 

[Mark44]

Ask XFT-Lou, he is still spending and is up there in new car pricing.

Mark44

 

[GIL]

How much is Dave Ramsey going to approve? :biggrin:

Who gives a dam what Dave would say-Gil says get u some credit cards and go BIG !!!

 

[Mark44]

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Who gives a dam what Dave would say-Gil says get u some credit cards and go BIG !!!

Not Clark smart.

Mark44

 

[Aircraftsalz]

Takes a lot of Brap for flat water, Tems carbon hull with my 860 the nose would come around, but not clean. After riding Pat's Pumpkin a monkey can flip with a 1000cc!

827SS, TL, PFP, Race gas, set up by Xscream . I talked with Pat about that set up for flat water. But if you go that route why not a 10mil/1000cc not that much more than the SS.

 

[SuperJETT]

I think at this point my path should probably be carbs first, freshen up what I have with a crank/pistons/bearings, then maybe total loss and a big bore which should start showing up more on the used market by then.

 

[tipafew]

You and geek and your flat water backflips. You are both to cheap to ever do one.

Just use waves. That's why God made them.

 

[Cliff]

no replacement for displacement and digital total loss

 

[SuperJETT]

You and geek and your flat water backflips. You are both to cheap to ever do one.

Just use waves. That's why God made them.

Aren't you still single? Need a new username? They're free ya know.

 

[Waternut]

I think you should at least give total loss a try before upgrading the engine. There really is a massive improvement in it. Even if you can't backflip with the current engine setup, you'll be able to swap the total loss over to your next engine fairly easily.

 

[McDog]

I've got a LPW 771 with total loss, sbn 44's, and a tnt pipe. It's great but it's not gonna do a flatwater backflip. I have a lightly reinforced 96 hull.

 

[SuperJETT]

I think you should at least give total loss a try before upgrading the engine. There really is a massive improvement in it. Even if you can't backflip with the current engine setup, you'll be able to swap the total loss over to your next engine fairly easily.

I've had it on a couple of skis so I'm pretty familiar with it, but my next system is either going to be an ATP or MSD dual coil, no more single coil digital or analog for me.

 

[Roo]

I would start talking to builders to get you a complete package.
I found this approach to work much better than trying to piece stuff together on your own.
See & price what's out there.

2nd - :smoker:

I have been through many setups now... I'm done throwing stuff together.

Life is short... I like the simplicitiy of a complete setup that works with no fuss (unless something breaks).