Yeah even the lake was glassy.
The fat guy driving of course!
Absolutely.
the vid in post 4 shows the Speedo at the end.I see some cheek flap going on...
That tells me 80mph fo sure.
the vid in post 4 shows the Speedo at the end.
She stopped filming at 80, but it’ll run that pretty easy and get there pretty quick even with 3 people and a cooler and chairs and beach stuff all stuffed in the boat.
The recall showed 82.
I’ve had it creeping up almost to 90 MPH (86+ on recall) before, with a fresh wear ring and just me in the boat.
Way back when Tom and Josh cut the back of the boat flat, and installed the shoe and plate and reset the intake I put the new jet configuration in with the droop and hyd place, stainless A and the steering wheel trim buttons. Plus the ramp loader in the intake.
it literally became an entirely different boat.
It went from a cool looking shiny hot Rod to a serious 2 handed “not fucking around” piece!
I always warm it up before I go out. Check everything including timing and advance.The Miller sounding good! Something, to me at least, about a jet on glass singing. To me it's better than the big boats. Maybe because I can identify with it more? Well, not 80...not yet at least
I have an old 496...4.310 x 4.25. Single 850...all old stuff, like the 89 Commander it's in. I played with weights and springs, and it's all in at 2500. Total is 36...but I have a much more mild setup. Time always seems to get in the way, so she's sat for years. Hoping this winter to build another long block for her. She doesn't go out much, so may do something more aggressive. Will still be a factory block, but this time with aluminum heads and maybe dual quads on a tunnel. Guy up the road has a huffer setup and chiller, needs to be gone through, but he's a bit too proud of it right now. I'm patient though...so we'll see.
My regret is not going bigger when I put together this combo.
It’s a 4 bolt Chevy 454 MIV block (that I spent a day searching through my old machine shop guys core room with calipers and bore gauges to find the perfect candidate)
Nothing else is Chevy.
So we started on the block, I didnt stud the mains because I wanted bolt options for different windage trays. Line honed, then decked square, then bored .030 and honed with plates.
So it has a forged internally balanced Scat crank (I spent a day tuning up the oil holes before polishing). H beam full floating rods with cap screws, not bolts. SPR slugs that are just over 9:1 with the open chambered Brodix heads. They’re #1’s with rectangle ports and raised exhaust ports.
It started off with a Milidon oil system but that proved ineffective as it would aerate the oil and drop pressure at extended rpm’s.
So that went away and I went with a Canton system.
But it’s got a scraper, tray, and even the oil pump surge baffle under the pan.
I’m a big believer in giving engines what they need to live with the horsepower they deliver, or more accurately allowing them to deliver that horsepower for extended periods.
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They're still shoes...lolEasy big fella…they’re boat shoes.
They're still shoes...lol
They’re from Vernal UT.
I’ve toyed with going with a blower.
Nice.
Can you believe it’s been over 8 years since I left that property?Nice.
I was gonna assume that was your shop/ barn whatever in Redding then I actually read the whole post.
Yep!We all know Jet botes are not capable of anything over 60.
Love the old Millers, always wanted one.
I’ll hit you up next time TimWow, sounds like you guys are going to have a great winter. Let me know if you have time to include me on one of your adventures of Tommy’s Tours.
