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Alright so, I have a fresh motor that hasnt been ran yet and needed something nice to put it in so this morning I went and picked up a nice yellow 87 js550 hull. The motor is a 550 thats bored .5 over, ported, and stroked. It has a high compression head, westcoast exhaust, L&S exhuast manifold, and ill be putting my SBN ocean pro setup from my other ski on it. Also going to put on a nose brace, westcoast gas tank, westcoast waterbox, R&D intake grate, ocean pro ride plate, and either a 440 or 550 pump with a bored nozzle.(not sure which is is. the nozzle has 2 D stamped on it.) Im not going to have a chance to work on it to much during the week, so its mostly going to be done on the weekend. Im going to finish cleaning out the hull tomorrow or Thursday, It was to damn cold today so i just rinsed it out quick. Today all i did was rinse out the hull, put in the motor mounts, and put on the quickturn, bars, and finger throttle.
Also I have a couple questions.
1. Whats the easiest way to get the start/stop wires through the handlepole?, Should I tie a piece of string to them and pull them through?
2. Should i put the pump on before i drop in the engine?
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95' 550sx: milled head, pjs 2500 reed pipe, westcoast exhaust manifold, inline silencer with no waterbox, red cdk2, Jetinetics charging flywheel, solas 16.5 prop, stock rideplate with huge jetlyne fins, toploader intake grate.
Under the knife: 87' 300sx hull with 550sx reed motor, Jetinetics charging flywheel blue-printed 440 pump off of a R&R JetTec ski, 16.5 solas supra prop, ocean pro reduction nozzle, pjs 2500 full pipe, inline silencer, SBN44, fmf reeds, milled head, all the bolt-ons.
Last edited by 87kawi650sx; 03-03-2010 at 07:10 PM.
1. string wouldnt hurt. i just snipped the ends off where they hook to ebox and pulled them through. simple enough
2. just make sure you put the shaft in before you put the motor in. the pump can go in any time.
actually scratch that. put the shaft in and make sure its centered in the hole in the back(and tight) then put the pump on. spin the shaft by hand to make sure it spins smoothly and the impeller doesnt rub on the wear ring!
From my expieriance I put the start stop through first, its the only way it fits unless cutting it. And put the driveshaft in as Brandon said. I also have a BRAND new SBN 44 for sale
__________________ '88 Kawasaki Zebra 550/686conversion-Bored to 686,stock exhaust mod(for now), WestCoast head, Keihin 38mm NOS race CDKII, PJS 18-pitch prop, Wet Wolf Freestyle Cone, Scoop Grate, Westcoast ride plate, WestCoast 5 gal tank. This thing is going to haul.To be put on- Factory Half Pipe or Westcoast '89 Kawasaki X2-, Scat-Trak 16 pitch, Stock Exhaust Mod, 750 next year hopefully
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Originally Posted by Bar Tab's Boy
.I have multiple 550's and one superjet. My almost stock 87 550 will keep up with my friends race superjet.
Last edited by aweebitofjt69; 03-03-2010 at 08:08 PM.
yea i know the shaft has to go on first, it was already on when i got the hull. i checked it and its centered, and doesn't wiggle around. i still have to take the pump of a spare hull i have. i cant remember if the guy said it was a 440 or 550 pump, but what ever it is it has a bored nozzle, so thats why im putting it on.
aweebitofjt69, i already have an sbn ocean pro setup im gunna take off my other ski, thanks though.
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95' 550sx: milled head, pjs 2500 reed pipe, westcoast exhaust manifold, inline silencer with no waterbox, red cdk2, Jetinetics charging flywheel, solas 16.5 prop, stock rideplate with huge jetlyne fins, toploader intake grate.
Under the knife: 87' 300sx hull with 550sx reed motor, Jetinetics charging flywheel blue-printed 440 pump off of a R&R JetTec ski, 16.5 solas supra prop, ocean pro reduction nozzle, pjs 2500 full pipe, inline silencer, SBN44, fmf reeds, milled head, all the bolt-ons.
Last edited by 87kawi650sx; 03-03-2010 at 08:11 PM.
yea, thats what im hoping is going to happen to me. The hull came with some shims if i need to though.
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95' 550sx: milled head, pjs 2500 reed pipe, westcoast exhaust manifold, inline silencer with no waterbox, red cdk2, Jetinetics charging flywheel, solas 16.5 prop, stock rideplate with huge jetlyne fins, toploader intake grate.
Under the knife: 87' 300sx hull with 550sx reed motor, Jetinetics charging flywheel blue-printed 440 pump off of a R&R JetTec ski, 16.5 solas supra prop, ocean pro reduction nozzle, pjs 2500 full pipe, inline silencer, SBN44, fmf reeds, milled head, all the bolt-ons.
If the pump is one piece then it's a 440 pump. If it's 3 piece then it's a 550 pump. Also if it's a 440 shaft then the impeller will thread onto the end of the shaft. If it's a 550 shaft there are just splines on the end of the shaft.
Ohh okay, good to know. I've never been sure how to tell them apart. thanks!
EDIT: just went out and checked, its definitely a 550 pump. It also has a prop but i didn't see what pitch. i might end up putting on a new solas 16 that i have laying around if the prop thats already in it is chewed up.
P.S. which is the bilge line, and which is the cooling line that takes in the water?
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95' 550sx: milled head, pjs 2500 reed pipe, westcoast exhaust manifold, inline silencer with no waterbox, red cdk2, Jetinetics charging flywheel, solas 16.5 prop, stock rideplate with huge jetlyne fins, toploader intake grate.
Under the knife: 87' 300sx hull with 550sx reed motor, Jetinetics charging flywheel blue-printed 440 pump off of a R&R JetTec ski, 16.5 solas supra prop, ocean pro reduction nozzle, pjs 2500 full pipe, inline silencer, SBN44, fmf reeds, milled head, all the bolt-ons.
Last edited by 87kawi650sx; 03-03-2010 at 11:30 PM.
Bump, anyone know which is the cooling line, and which is the bilge line at the pump?
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95' 550sx: milled head, pjs 2500 reed pipe, westcoast exhaust manifold, inline silencer with no waterbox, red cdk2, Jetinetics charging flywheel, solas 16.5 prop, stock rideplate with huge jetlyne fins, toploader intake grate.
Under the knife: 87' 300sx hull with 550sx reed motor, Jetinetics charging flywheel blue-printed 440 pump off of a R&R JetTec ski, 16.5 solas supra prop, ocean pro reduction nozzle, pjs 2500 full pipe, inline silencer, SBN44, fmf reeds, milled head, all the bolt-ons.
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