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Heatseeker · Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 2982 Location: Lathrop,CA

It's all in good fun Don, but you already knew that. This blue boat character is always trying to poke fun at people, trying to get them to blow up thier stuff!

He just might get his way this next season... Wink

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BAE 557 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 944 Location: No Cal

Back together and ready for another round

Engne... more fuel, boost and spark

Jetpump... more shoe

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BAE 557 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 944 Location: No Cal

The new revision is real close to being completed,
should be hitting the water within the next couple of weeks.
I will post pics and info when completed.
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squirt · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Oh boy can't wait to hear it fire up Cool

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BAE 557 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 944 Location: No Cal

The main focus of this revision was in the jet pump.
As you know, I sold the impeller, bowl, suction housing and pop-off from the Mach 1 a few months ago.

My goal is to turn up the engine to its full potential but before this happens,
I need the jet pump to pull down the engine from 10,000 RPM.

After talking with Duane at HTP regarding the R&D work of American Turbine with the jet boat "Awesome Toy",
I decided to try the newest generation components.

I again enlisted the help of Jack at MPD to detail and assemble the new jet pump components to include:

American Turbine Hi-Helix 9.5 Stainless Impeller
American Turbine Extrude Honed Bowl
American Turbine High Performance Bearing Kit
Dominator Housing
Miersch Pop-Off
1.6875" Thick Shoe With Shims

Jack also used the DPS cavitation reducer from the previous jet pump in the new build.

With this new jet pump, I hope to see a decrease in engine RPM as well as an increase in MPH.
If the engine RPM decrease is significant,
I can turn the engine up to match the jet pump and get back to 10,000 RPM.

I will post some pictures soon when I get the jet pump completely installed.
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fleetimus · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

Hell

I'll drive it!!! I figure I have at least five lives left!!! It should hit 180 with my skinny ass in the seat Laughing

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katchenup · Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2436 Location: VACAVILLE , CA.

excellent work william, one day we all will see her run.
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BAE 557 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 944 Location: No Cal

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The Mach 1 is back together again with the American Turbine components and
ready for Labor Day weekend, one year later !!!!

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sanger rat · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 171 Location: Bay City, MI.

Dam! Thats alot of shoe. Shocked

squirt · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject:

WIlliam, did you run it over the holiday??????
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BAE 557 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 944 Location: No Cal

I ran it at Modesto Reservoir on September 2nd at 8:00AM with very good results.

I was planning on making 2 passes
(1st pass was a 300' safety pass, 2nd pass was to be a half track MPH run)
but because of poor water conditions I could only run the 1st pass.
During the 1st pass using the new pump and hardware the boat really hooked up well,
better than it ever has in the past.
The new Miersch pop-off worked extremely well for the shutdown.
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Agitator · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 25

When can we see a vid of this beauty running... or skipping across the water?
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Always looking to go faster...... any ideas?

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Doright · Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 135 Location: LasVegas NV

Dam WIlliam I thought you were a Chevy man????
Hemi is the only way too FLY! isnt it?
Lots easyer to make BIG power with a Hemi than any kind of Chevy isnt it?
Becarefull with that MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How maney Cubes are you runnin now?
How much boost, and how much advance are you runnin especialy when you step up the fuel? you can answer that in a PM if you want too.

I kinda got out of Boats since we talked last and I moved too this dam desert. Kinda wished I had kept my tunnel but having to pull it 500+ miles to and from a suitable place to run wasnt my idea of fun any more.
Did you sell off your Chevy stuff or did you hide it away?
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BAE 557 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 944 Location: No Cal

badblood · Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: East Texas

NOW THAT'S A COOL RIDE! I just thougt I had a lot of money in mine!
that is a ton of motor for an open cap boat. What is the current e.t. and speed? Is there any place to run in a sanctioned race in an open boat that fast? In our area there is nothing for quicker than 8 seconds in an open boat.
Good luck
Keith