Thank you for that information, sounds like my project wont be as bad as I thought, just depends on how hacked up the pump tunnel was to get the 155 in there.My 155 rrp pump shoe used the same holes as a stock superjet pump shoe, so I think they all use the same hole locations, at least theoretically they should, I wouldn't expect any of these to just line right up without some screwing around.
Ahh I have heard thats an option, did you use a sealent to smooth out the transition from the lip of the pump seal to pump shoe? Or was the seal good enough without it? I finally got a picture of the hull ill be working on and it almost looks like the 155 shoe is glassed into the hull! Not sure if changing it will be worth it/ easy enough for me. I dont have any fiberglassing skills.For what it's worth, I ran a 144 pump for a while with my 155 pump shoe, the seal on the 144 pump was big enough to still seal on the 155 shoe, might be worth checking out that option.
nice work - is the best solution to fit 155 pump in sjGoing to bump this again, I’m in the middle of dropping a 155 into a superjet and I cut out the entire tunnel / glassed a new one in to feed the 155 and match up to a wb2 pump shoe. Has anyone that went the 144/155 conversion shoe and left the 144 tunnel as is run into problem starving the pump or had cavitation issues? Before cutting my tunnel out I ground the pump shoe area to fit the wb2 shoe and align with the 155, and there was a good step from the 144 tunnel to the 155 shoe. I’m having a hard time envisioning the 144 tunnel being able to properly feed a 155 with such a diameter mismatch at the shoe transition.
To get the shoe lined up with the pump I literally ground the entire tunnel out (pics below.) For reference, if a person popped a mold off the outside of the pump tunnel (from inside the tray) it’d be just about perfect to line up to a wb2 shoe and 155. Just FYI.
Thanks all