Hoping up my Sea-doo, (not rat related)

[onetondodge]

I thought I would share with you a short build thread on my Sea-doo. It is something my father and I love to do together, so it seems appropriate for Father's day. And it's a little different

The plan: Mill down the head, tune the ECU, and install new high performance propellar(impellar).

Result: should be +15hp gains, and wicked out of the hull performance. hopefully I will keep up with my dad's Kawasaki.

Previous mods: Hydro turf traction pads

Note: I thought this would be fun to share with you even though it is not rat-related, please don't flame me!

Head

Removed ECU

My dad's Kawasaki(green and black) my sea-doo(red)

Hydro turf traction pad(great upgrade)

Sorry, For some reason I am having trouble resizing images in photobucket

 

[donsrods]

You won't get flamed on this forum, we even hop up lawn mowers on here.

I imagine there is an aftermarket for hop up parts for Jet Skis?

Don

 

[onetondodge]

You won't get flamed on this forum, we even hop up lawn mowers on here.

I imagine there is an aftermarket for hop up parts for Jet Skis?

Don

Thank you, I am still getting used to the easy going atmoshpere here, very welcoming. I wish all forums were like this one.
There is a fairly large aftermarket for performance parts. Problem is the aftermarket usually follows new skis, Mine is about five years old, and not a very popular model, so this is basically all I can do. My dad's ski, the options are endless.

The market is taking a turn to family oriented machines, The big three seaters are most popular, It is like a big boat on the water, Hard to jump waves and spin them around. there are still a few standups(yamaha and kawasaki), and a few hi-performance two-seaters that are more race oriented

 

[Reign]

i have a 2001 Yamaha GPR 1200. it is HIGHLY modified. i put down somewhere in the area of 190hp and i have been clocked at around 71mph. there is a large aftermarket for skis both couches and stand ups. mine is a 2 seater but they built it as a "musclecraft" (thier name, not mine). it is a no nonsence design with no rear mirrors, no reverse, honed chines...

with the power and mods that i have i find it rather easy to jump waves and take some hard turns, of course you guys are going to be able to do both better than i am, but that isnt what i was looking for.

if you are looking for any aftermarket parts you can look on PWCToday.com and/or Greenhulk.org I am a member on both sites and have found a few good deals for my ski and that is nine years old now.

Is that the sea-doo X3? where it has the seat but you can take it off and stand on it? i have seen them a few times but never had the oppertunity to take one out.

 

[onetondodge]

i have a 2001 Yamaha GPR 1200. it is HIGHLY modified. i put down somewhere in the area of 190hp and i have been clocked at around 71mph. there is a large aftermarket for skis both couches and stand ups. mine is a 2 seater but they built it as a "musclecraft" (thier name, not mine). it is a no nonsence design with no rear mirrors, no reverse, honed chines...
with the power and mods that i have i find it rather easy to jump waves and take some hard turns, of course you guys are going to be able to do both better than i am, but that isnt what i was looking for.

if you are looking for any aftermarket parts you can look on PWCToday.com and/or Greenhulk.org I am a member on both sites and have found a few good deals for my ski and that is nine years old now.

Is that the sea-doo X3? where it has the seat but you can take it off and stand on it? i have seen them a few times but never had the oppertunity to take one out.

We are on the same page, If I bought another machine it would be the new yamaha "muscle craft" they seem pretty wicked. Mine is a dog when it comes to top end or get up and go, but it does fly high.

I will check out those sites, I am interested in some exhaust for my machine.

The model is a 3D Premium, It has several different riding styles. You can pull the seat out of the handle bar and ride moto style, or ride it like a stand up, we even have a go-cart seat for it(which I never use). It is an awesome fun machine soly ment for playing around.

 

[Reign]

yea, the 3D not the x3. whatever. the newer "muscle craft" are still the GPR but they are the EFI 1300. I have the carbed 1200. main difference is 100cc's and the injection. to be honest with you, since i am on the water, i kind of like the carbs a little more since i can pre-mix and not have to worry about a kinked line and the engine burning up do to lack of oil. that and there is no computer that i have to deal with when tuning it, makes life a little easier too.

if you have anything else that you are adding or modding on the ski, please post it, i love to see mods of all kinds on all things (except ricers, never got into those things)

 

[CR55]

You won't get flamed on here. Fun is fun, no matter what you drive!!!.CR

 

[onetondodge]

yea, the 3D not the x3. whatever. the newer "muscle craft" are still the GPR but they are the EFI 1300. I have the carbed 1200. main difference is 100cc's and the injection. to be honest with you, since i am on the water, i kind of like the carbs a little more since i can pre-mix and not have to worry about a kinked line and the engine burning up do to lack of oil. that and there is no computer that i have to deal with when tuning it, makes life a little easier too.

if you have anything else that you are adding or modding on the ski, please post it, i love to see mods of all kinds on all things (except ricers, never got into those things)

Pre-mix does have that added bonus, If I had carbs on my machine I could twick it a little more than I am, You can only do so much with that ECU. Good to know there is someone else into skis here. I will defenetly keep you posted on my additions. You should post your machine, I'd like to check it out.

Thanks,
Paul

 

[onetondodge]

You won't get flamed on here. Fun is fun, no matter what you drive!!!.CR

Thank you, I am on some other forums where you can get flamed over a simple question...(it is not a car related forum) So I am used to putting that caveat in there. I really like it here.

Paul

 

[onetondodge]

Little update,

My dad and I put the head and ECU back in the sea-doo, The shop did not have the prop I needed in stock, so I still have to put that on. But I will say that with just the head being milled and the ECU being re-programed it's amazing.

It has defenetly gained noticable power from bottom to top end. I did not clock it, but just from feel, I would say it gained 5 mph on the top end. When I put the new prop in the top speed will probably drop back down to stock which is a little over 50mph, But I will get there much quicker! hahaha.

If anyone buys a sea-doo, google perry performance group and see what they have to offer, I highly recomend their services. Its a great mod!

I will try to get some pictures to throw on

Thanks
Paul