I like to see a episode with you guys and Mike Finnegan. I would like to see the reaction between that and his jet boat. I think it would be a wow factor for both parties.
Will Finn come out? He's very open to a bunch of cool people and stuff, he just might.... Hey Bro if your reading this, try to fit it in. Be a regular guy like us all out here, John, from Indiana.
That would be pretty cool, Roadkill used to be my favorite RU-vid show before they took it to motor trend only. But yeah Finn seems like a pretty cool dude.
It just keeps getting better and better! What an awesome job you have done! That thing sounds bad to the bone! And it’s pretty awesome that Liz enjoys being getting involved in the build too! You guys have one awesome crew and your kids are so adorable! You guys rock! Keep up the good work! 🤘🏻
Thanks a buddy! I keep being surprised at how much Lizz likes working on the skis. Pleased of course but surprised. I am kind of biased but I also think the kids are pretty great, makes me happy to see how much they like trying to help we work on the skis. We are going to do our best to keep things moving in the right direction. 👍🍻
that's legitimately terrifying. If it was my build I would lengthen it so I could sit down competely in front of the motor on a longer more stable frame. I have immense respect for this guy doing these speeds on top of that crazy watercraft
Been here since the begging of the channel and watching this build over the last few years. Brings a tear to my eye seeing that bad boy absolutely SCOOTING across the water 😢🍻🍻🍻
@@JetSkiBrothersyou are welcome and thank you for the content and the commitment on the channel! But I’ll have you know, I had a js550 when I started watching and now I have over a dozen stand ups. You all have made and monster 🫡 restored the js “was a gift” Best skis 2 94 750s twin carbs with goodies 650s 550s Surf jet Wet bikes #maine#addicted
idk if you ever mentioned it but just incase you haven't id definitely be looking into some protection for the under side of the seat above the intake. if a valve goes and shoots thru the intake its coming your way thru that seat. now again you may have that covered already I don't really know. just a thought. Looks like its going to absolutely rip, glad its finally gotten to this point!
2014 is when they switched to the 8 vein pump and 160mm prop. If you choose to use the new 2022 style you will have to change the transom also. The 6 vein pump was bad for the veins chipping like yours did. It’s from cavitation burn. With the horse power your putting out you definitely need a 160mm prop and some more pitch in it. Will help control rpm’s also by the pitch
Holy crap that thing is insane. This build has been so much fun to watch. I want to watch you guys take this to a lake event just to see people's reactions lol
Awesome content. To me it sounds like it's going straight to high rpms when you go wide open throttle. I would see if there is a way to put a bigger impeller in the pump to drag the rpms down and find a way to trim the pump up to keep the nose of the ski out of the water. But still awesome to see a turbo 6.0 in a jet ski
When I lived in Las Vegas I had a 16' 2 seater with a supercharged 454 w/prop drive, it was so nice to get out on Lake Mead about 5:30 am and head out across the lake, it was just like glass. That was back in the late 70s, I loved it, and miss it. I'm thinking about a jet ski with a blown Vette engine after seeing this video, that's sure one nice jet ski.
That was a lot to take in... You did a good job of documenting what I know was a long and brutal process or testing, diagnosing, tuning, fixing, testing... etc. It's crazy to see it in a video and be able to tell that it's quick "the throttle is connected to speed" seems like the perfect description. I get that it must be nerve racking every time it's on the water, but it must also feel good to ride it. It looks amazing, sounds amazing and it's overall just really bad ass ! Keep it up !!
Joel you hit the nail right on the head, its a lot for me to take in even, and 100% the time and effort put in to testing tuning and fixing is far beyond what I could convey in a short entertaining video. I really try to respect my audiences time which translates to making really dense fast paced videos. I know that some people like a more laid back video style but in my opinion people a trending towards fast paced entertainment, every second counts type content. But again I know sometimes people watch stuff to relax and unwind, maybe my videos are relaxing for some people. but probly not. My thought is that my core audience prefers the fast pace style video. Its funny now when I edit the videos I think how can I tell the story in an enjoyable way and respect my audiences time. It's my way of saying to the audience that I appreciate them and am grateful for the time they spend watching my videos, and I have no desire to treat them like an analytical number in the algorithm. Anyway mini rant over haha. And yes its nerve racking to ride, more so the I hope it doesn't break this time side of things haha. Feels amazing to ride, the turbo really woke this thing up. Thanks Joel, appreciate you buddy 👍🍻
@@JetSkiBrothers For sure. The hardest part is telling the story without so much that people can't watch it. There's a lot to it. Our content is our product... and how we package and present it is our editing... So, at least to some extent, what our product is depends on how it should be sold, and our audience isn't necessarily only interested in one product.... You sometimes do this probably without thinking about it too much, but if you have a very interesting bit like the new turbo... you don't necessarily have to be all wiz bang when showing it... you catch peoples attention and they want to know more in a more relaxed way... but then when you're riding out on the water, it needs to keep changing / keep thrilling . I mean... I obviously don't have it all figured out, haha.
@@JoelArseneaultRU-vidit’s weird, talking with you about this helped me realize what I am doing with my editing. I knew that something changed editing wise this year but I couldn’t quite verbalize it until you sparked the conversation. So thanks, sometimes knowing is half the battle. Any way to more finely say what it is that I am doing, I would say the viewers are like my customers the currency is time. Or more accurately their time watching the videos. And what I attempting to accomplish with the editing is giving the audience/customer good value for their time/currency. Thus attempting to convey to them that I value their time spent watching the videos. in putting such high value on their time it is intended to convey the value of them as individuals. And all in a very abstract/subconscious sort of way. 😂 man it seems complicated no matter what way I look at it. 😂😂 but either way thanks for helping me figure that out. Although I’m sure you didn’t intentionally do it but rather you have passively nudged me into this realization 👍🍻
@@JetSkiBrothers Lol... yeah... You don't realize how complicated this stuff is until you start trying to explain it... It's usually just "I make RU-vid videos..." I'm glad I helped in some way 👍👍
I don’t have much to say. But that thing is epic. I’m sure Cletus MacFarlane will be wanting to buy it from you. Lol. That thing is absolutely crazy. Good for you dreaming it up.
Probably should slap a beefier intake grill on that thing (deeper) to keep the pump primed and the trim is probably insanely sensitive (like a fraction of a degree changes everything) but man that's a wild machine!
Awesome ski, just amazing , things will brake but you are the one to solve it from the look of it, Seedoo XP was always my favorite ski but looking at yours, man fell in love 😍😍
Loooks and sounds awesome !!! You should wear a darth Vader costume when driving that machine 😂. It just looks sooooo sinister !!!! love that you show all the Little things that go with tuning a project like this. No one would even imagine the time spent trying to get things figured out unless you show us like you do. This gives everyone a better idea of how much work you not only put into working on the boat but also editing the videos 😊 when you take the seat off it just looks like it came factory that way. Such a great job fitting everything in all nice and neat looking. LoVED the video. Can’t wait to see more !!! Great job as always 😊
Thank you. I get what you’re saying about the Vader costume, because now the ski is blacked out and sinister just like Vader 👌😂 I’m thinking once we get the kinks sorted out this thing is going to fly 👌🍻
Years ago I got my GTX up to 74 mph with iridium plugs and octane boost. It's wild even at 74 mph. Then it cost me $2k for a new short block. I enjoy watching your videos and wish you success. In the words of the late Carrol Shelby..... Theres no such thing as too much horsepower... Just not enough traction!
Gotta love that marsh land. Harpeth Shoals in TN is a lot like that. Basically a trail system of water and it's a blast to haul ass through the curves.
I've always wondered how much water presure a jet pump housing will take before it starts to let go. I imagine those viens are right at the point of the highest squeeze so to speak. I noiced the rubber coupling damper tore off a pad, might need to think about upgrading this somehow to couple with the tourque.
Change the material on the pump housing . The metal is to weak to handle the pressure. I had the same issue with an up graded 3 stage hamelton jet in alaska in 1990. All of the parts on the jet shaft were made for the hp of the motor. It saves money for the company. So if you up grade from v6 say and drop a turbo v8 iner or up grage the current power plant, the whole drivetrain needs to be up graded. Your on the right path and my buddy john force would be proud of what you have accomplished. Keep it going and dont quit, never quit. Great job with it so far.
Can’t wait to see a Scott waterjet hanging off the back. I hope when this gets dialed you guys bring it to some hydrodrags in FL to show it off. One of a kind.
I can’t wait for the next video. You are doing an amazing job with the ski. Sounds amazing. I know you will get everything working perfect soon. Even though I wish you have more problems so you can keep making videos about it 😂. But I can’t wait to see the full potential of it. Great job.
In a perfect world for every "bar" (14.7 lbs) you roughly double the NA hp. So 15lbs should roughly double the power it makes NA if everything is "right". Might get a draggy so you can monitor the acceleration/speed. Makes for nice overlays too.
I personally haven't messed with Holly EFI but on other standalone you could turn the window down on AFR correction.... Like to 5 or 10% or even less. The only problem with that is as the season change or the conditions change you may need to brush up the tune a little bit.
Да, действительно мощно!!! Очень хотелось бы попробовать этот аппарат у нас на Севере Карелии по нашей супер крутой речке Чирка-Кемь с хорошими и дикими видами!!!! Все огромный привет!!!!
Thats awesome plus you can goi huge on the impellar/ intake so as to overcome water pressure that holds back standard turbo jet skis and your build the ski is limit on gettign horsepower on a V-8. Super charger/ double pumper carb/ put a chrome stack like old drag cars do at drag strip look like Chrome big Tbes rigth off the intake of two carbs and keep water from that air filter behind you 😀👍 Wow; you definitely got horsepower all the way! 🏎🌋
With an AFR sensor on a ski you need to put a heatsink spacer in it to keep it from constantly fouling or it will never read accurate.Also dont repair your jet pump anymore.The veins always eat away at themselves with big power and if you dont relieve pressure in that area of the veins you can blow a hole out of the side of the pump pitching you off the ski.Get your die grinder out and cut identical dime size notches on outside of all 8 of the pump veins and this will never happen again.We do this on all our 90+ mph skis
Sounds like you know a thing or two about fast skis, so your input is greatly appreciated. I’m still trying to figure a lot of this stuff out myself. Do you know if it’s a good idea to get the solas stainless 12 vein setup. Or is a notched 6 vein a better idea. Or is there another setup that I should look into. Also it’s not clear to me why a heat sync is needed for the wideband but I will do some research on that. Thanks for the info 👍
