Not to be a buzz killer but you did get the one with 70hrs that does have the original factory ceramic washers in it right? I would take it for a test spin but that would be it before I replaced those things. I don't care what the seller thinks about them, they are a major engine failure waiting to happen. When they let go they don't just slow you down or wreck the supercharger, they throw metal directly into your engine potentially causing catastrophic failure.
At 70 hrs, you're so close to needing a scheduled rebuild anyway that you might as well do a full complete rebuild. You can send it off to jerry gaddis (4 tech performance) and he'll do it for $400. Then you'll be set with a good strong fully boosted rig that got tons of reliable fun to be had.
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Originally Posted by marlinmero
thanks, im excited. parents are in tahoe for vacation and are bringing it home for me saturday. just have to wait till sunday to ride it  to bad they didnt have headlights. lol
sorry about all the ??? but i dont know much about skis. how much is an x charger? do you need an x charger to get the better impellar? which one of those two impellers do what? high end or tork is what i mean? i saw the opas block opas block offs, what is that anyways? and what are the holes your talking about filling in?
and i looked on ebay for the supercharger washers. are the washer called clutch washers? do you need special tools to change em? i seen someone asked but he never got a response |
The X charger is $700 and you can pickup the injectors for around $150. The first number is the "starting" angle and the second number is the "finishing" angle. On stock ski you can't pull either of the impellers I mentioned but if you increase the power with the X charger you need the taller pitch or you'll over-rev. My ski has a 14/17 solas impeller in it and it struggles to build up the power needed to get to 8,000 RPM's. It takes some smooth water to get it reved up and then it'll go 66mph on GPS. I think maybe an aftermarket intake would possibly help me but I don't like noise. Nobody has been able to tell me what the stock angle is. I have another 14/17 that I would sell for $150 shipped. That reminds me I need to get that on EBAY.
The OPAS is the little flipper paddles on the rear corners that move when you turn the handlebars. They are supposed to assist with slow speed maneuvers. When functioning correctly, they raise with water pressure to reduce the drag and then drop back down when you slow down. I put some PVC in there to hold them up and I cannot tell one bit of difference in the slow speed maneuvering and most people deem them worthless and they create extra drag.
They are called clutch washers and I would go to 4 tech performance to get the washers, not ebay (again my opinion) but as previously mentioned, you do need the full rebuild soon so I'd go that route instead. It takes a special wrench to hold the supercharger shaft
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Originally Posted by marlinmero
whats a sponson and catch can
i found that hole filler thing i believe"Performance Ride Plate"?
but it requires an open loop riva kit. is that good?
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The hole filler is when you fill in the holes in the rideplate (I think there's 6)with JB weld or some epoxy equivallent to that. You gotta put something in there first to cover the bolts incase you should need to remove them someday. some have used a coil of rope and then duct tape over the head of the bolt and then JB weld to smooth it shut. others use silicone and put a nickel in before JB weld over the top. This is considered a "free" mod that has been repeatedly claimed to get you 1mph top end.
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2006 RXT with RIVA STAGE THREE KIT 295 HP
, What color did you get? Don't buy the RIVA performance ride plate for the sake of losing your closed loop cooling. I am taking off my own ride plate and modifying it this winter. Performance sponsons are the things that are attached to the sides of the ski near the transom. The stock ones have to much drag and are non-adjustable. The RIVA replacements have three different height adjustments for different conditions and has less drag. I have mine set all the way up for max speed. A catch can is for catching excess oil coming in instead of going back to supercharger.This is helpful for increased performance and increases the life of the supercharger. 
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