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  1. WFO Speedracer

    Carbon fiber work on parts

    I would probably make a cut somewhere at the bottom, move the piece where I wanted it and fill in the gap with carbon fiber using about 1" overlap on each side if that makes any sense to you .
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    SXR 800 Pump replace or repair

    Look up the impeller reccomendation for an SXI PRO . that is as lose as you will get to an SXR.
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    SXR 800 Pump replace or repair

    I would defiantly talk to Impros about the impeller, they surely know a lot more than I do , I am just an old hack that has a lot of limited knowledge on a a vast array of watercraft related subjects.
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    SXR 800 Pump replace or repair

    Mixed flow and axial flow refer to the way the water enters and exits the pump, not the size of the impeller hub. Almost all watercraft jet pumps are axial flow , notable exceptions are the JS550 , WR500 and Kawasaki Ultra series, I won't go into it here follow the link if you want to know...
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    Port Timing & Duration Specifications

    The pipes on 760's and triples in sitdowns are fairly tuned , at least compared to a 701 stock pipe in a Superjet or a Waverunner lll or VXR , the only real improvement would be drying them out or going with a separate triple exhaust pipes , lots of plumbing, pipes going everywhere , absolute...
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    My cheapazz Carb box

    I swapped things around a bit , tools now go in the first drawer , I cut down a plastic sorter I already had that the top had disintegrated on, it fits perfectly in the top, I did have to cut one side of the yellow Seperators on the sides to get them to fit properly. All I have to do now is...
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    My cheapazz Carb box

    The DNA motoring box finally arrived today and I have started loading it up, I still have to get a lighted magnifying glass and a Vessel JIS screwdriver put into the foam insert in the top of the box . This box is a lot bigger like 14' and is the traditional red color , it has a handle and a...
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    Port Timing & Duration Specifications

    Thanks I always thought that there was a lot more power hiding inside of that 1100 -1200 powerplant
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    Port Timing & Duration Specifications

    I very much like your new technical section on your website, good job on that. Do most of the porting specs and mods on the 1100 Yamaha also apply to the 1200 ?
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    What's your view look like today?

    That's the way it always goes, I have been working on mine for several days now myself , maybe one day it will be clean enough to snap some pics and post them.
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    Port Timing & Duration Specifications

    Walter Rainwater South & Central Regional service coordinator ; I have enjoyed more than 24 years at Kawasaki as a service instructor. My first year with Kawasaki was in Avenel, N.J. After the first year I moved to Atlanta. I have always been a service instructor. My other responsibilities...
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    Port Timing & Duration Specifications

    I guy named Walter Rainwater used to port my Aluminum 440 cylinders for me back in the day, he removed the cylinder liners , he had a cylinder that the ports were already cut on but the cylinder was bored out so the liners were a slip fit into them, he would then Dykem the liners , mark them...
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    What's your view look like today?

    That shop is too well organized, I can swing by and fix that for you lol.
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    Hey ya'll Yankees come get your boy

    I think they go back at 10:00 this morning here today , it should hit 45 degrees here today by 2 PM that should do it for the snow.
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    Hey ya'll Yankees come get your boy

    7 inches of snow in Pensacola , we maybe got 3 inches . We finally got out late yesterday afternoon after some of the snow had melted , we were headed into town to get something to eat , or at least we thought . The only thing open in the whole town was an Arbys and they had a line around the...
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    Hey ya'll Yankees come get your boy

    I haven't seen this much snow since April of 1993 , it's beautiful but we hardly ever see it here , we are not set up for it and no one here knows how to drive in the snow. Are parking lots here are full of 18 wheelers that are stuck here till it thaws which will probably be later today. The...
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    Hey ya'll Yankees come get your boy

    You weather is down here drunk again in my yard , one of ya'll Yankees come get him and take him home please , the sooner the better.
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    Diesel Dually used truck recommendations? I know nothing basically...

    It's a catch 22 the gasser is going to eat you alive on fuel costs if you tow much with it because you can't tow with it ion overdrive , as stated before the diesels are maintaince heavy , pick your poison it's going to cost you either way. I picked up an old 93 Dodge 3/4 ton last year I am...
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    Really good deal on craftsman tools ((updated for 2025)) other tool brands added

    This is a limited time , today only Home Depot deal , quite a few deals on Milwaukee , so here goes : https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-FUEL-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-and-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-with-SURGE-Impact-3697-22-2760-20/321632972...
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