Recent content by michaelbrenner

OK. Ran into a snag. I have the protec reduction nozzle installed on my pump, bolt the pump on and shim it properly.....Then I go to bolt on my steering nozzle and it doesn't fit. It seems that the top and bottom bolt holes are too far back on the reduction nozzle. Does anyone know if you...

Pro-tec told me that I should check my pump seal and probably replace it. That might correspond with my full throttle induced porpoising and hooking up/unhooking in cyclic pattern. Also got the reduction nozzle from them. Ready to go hopefully!

Now that's some useful insight, I'd try it but I dumpstered my stock intake grate! duh. I thought surely it was worthless That kinda makes some sense though. Keep the good intuitive ideas coming. I'm the guinea pig right now.

I guess I'm going to order the protec reduction nozzle since used ones aren't coming up available for less than half the price of the protec. My parts guy from hot products suggested confirming that the rideplate is flush with the line of the hull at the front of the rideplate and shimming...

Just wanted to know the pivot bolt shaft diameter? I'm going to get some thin nylon washers to tighten up the slop in my stock pole so it stays where I put it? Anyone with a pair of calipers and a pivot bolt accessable would save me a lot of time going back and forth to the parts store today.

So nobody answered my question. Are the plastic reduction nozzles symetrical. I guess I can take it off and flip it to see if that makes a difference. Thanks for the Hull idea but that might be outta the budget.

Protec ride plate installed. I like it a lot actually, gets on plane sooner and stays on plane sooner, I like the handling at lower speeds better. The porpoising is still there but it only does it at say more than 60% throttle and over 40 mph. Still weird. Strange question: I have the...

Still don't get it. I'm open to suggestions, but really, is a 0.030" shim added to the front of the pump going to transform that handling? Again people, it feels like the nose won't stay down for what ever reason, even with the nozzle adjusted full down angle, also, with the nozzle adjusted...

I'm the guy! My ski handles like crap. I know superjets might not handle the best but John's stays planed and doesn't nose steer and stays hooked up. We have nearly identical skis. My pump is shimmed 1 shim on the back bolts. I've been playing with the ride plate trying to shim this away by...

Thanks for the tips. I thought I would have to because I remember trying to put it in when the flywheel was already on and I took the flywheel back off again. Maybe I'll try that cutting/rewelding of the case, or maybe I'll just JB weld the case back together! Nice! Those Bendix' are flippin...

Thanks much. I thought if you wiggled it enough it might come outta there or if you lined up the gears on the Bendix it would slide into the flywheel teeth and be out enough to fall out to the side.

Is it possible to remove my Bendix with the flywheel in place on my Superjet????

The stuffers aren't in there. I'm happy with the power right now. It cavitates right off idle. Still don't have the handling I want, once it's hooked up and on plane, it is fast..... Running the 132.5's and I'm under 1 turn and still trying to get more by leaning ever so slightly. Still...

It's running freaking crazy now. I'm getting excited. Handling isn't there yet. I shimmed the grate 2 washers worth. I'm still dialing the rideplate because 2 washers on that was too much, it was nose steering again. I guess I'll go back to just 1 washer on the rideplate and see how that...

UPDATE: I'm still tuning and riding here in San Diego! I'm wondering if my crossover being filled is increasing my low speed throttle response too much for the 70 pilot jetting. I'm finding the motor has good response at 5/8 or 3/4 of a turn on the low speed adjuster. I'm wondering if I...