B Pipe Modification and X Metal Resonator

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njfl

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I am getting so annoyed waiting for Spring in NJ. I just got my chambers and manifolds ceramic coated (one for my new WF ski and the other for my 2001).

I had Team Scream do their stinger mod so that the the end of the chamber is the last point that the acoustic exhaust wave "sees" (kind of like creating an impedance mismatch to promote reflection for electromagnetic and physics geeks out there). This way I can run Pat's (X Metal) low restriction, lightweight resonator without detracting from the pipe's performance.

Pat just finished two of his resonators (Abe at Northgraphics also got one). I heard this run dry yesterday and it wasn't too bad, so I bought one (I always seem to leave Pat's with a ton of goodies, it can be dangerous stopping by there :biggrin: ) With water running through it, it should be pretty tolerable. The biggest advantage is that it holds only a fraction of the water that the stock or TDR waterboxes hold, making the nose a few pounds lighter. This version has a couple extra baffles and they are repositioned compared to the one that he ran at Daytona.

Contact Pat or Team Scream for more info as I don't know all of the details as to what is done to the chamber.

For those in the Tampa area, A-1 Ceramic coating did the ceramic and it was $200.00 for the two chambers and two manifolds (inside and out on all). That's not too bad and the quality is pretty good.
 

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njfl said:
I am getting so annoyed waiting for Spring in NJ. I just got my chambers and manifolds ceramic coated (one for my new WF ski and the other for my 2001).

I had Team Scream do their stinger mod so that the the end of the chamber is the last point that the acoustic exhaust wave "sees" (kind of like creating an impedance mismatch to promote reflection for electromagnetic and physics geeks out there). This way I can run Pat's (X Metal) low restriction, lightweight resonator without detracting from the pipe's performance.

Pat just finished two of his resonators (Abe at Northgraphics also got one). I heard this run dry yesterday and it wasn't too bad, so I bought one (I always seem to leave Pat's with a ton of goodies, it can be dangerous stopping by there :biggrin: ) With water running through it, it should be pretty tolerable. The biggest advantage is that it holds only a fraction of the water that the stock or TDR waterboxes hold, making the nose a few pounds lighter. This version has a couple extra baffles and they are repositioned compared to the one that he ran at Daytona.

Contact Pat or Team Scream for more info as I don't know all of the details as to what is done to the chamber.

For those in the Tampa area, A-1 Ceramic coating did the ceramic and it was $200.00 for the two chambers and two manifolds (inside and out on all). That's not too bad and the quality is pretty good.
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Those look amasing! I live in tampa too. :biggrin: did you have to prep your stuff? what shape was it in when you sent it to them?
 
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WaveDemon said:
Those look amasing! I live in tampa too. :biggrin: did you have to prep your stuff? what shape was it in when you sent it to them?
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No, they sand/bead blast as necessary. One manifold and the Limited chamber were new and the mod chamber and other manifold were 5 years old. The old chamber was peeling in a couple places. The old manifold has the typical ground in grease/dirt. This coating smoothes out the surface of the manifold a bit so that they are less susceptible to grease/mold/dirt.
 
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MADMAT said:
Those are friggin pretty!!

Where do you live exactly:sneaky:

j/k
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This is going to be the most expensive Watercraft Factory ski ever. It's forcing me to buy an enclosed car hauler to keep it in.
 
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2nd nature said:
is the pipes in picture a polished whith ceramic coating over? or ceramic coating chrome finshed?
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They weren't polished. It is the chrome-like ceramic (actually a ceramic-metallic) coating (like Jet-Hot). Some companies call it sterling. As I mentioned, the coating fills in some of the porosity of the material to give it a smoother finish than that of the metal under it.


As far as pics of the resonator, I will post them when I get it (he shipped it out to me today).
 
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2nd nature said:
do you have there number ? i was goig to polish but may just have it coated.:bigeyes:
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Yeah, Steve (Watercraft Factory) has a really great polished one and it might even look better than these. However, he rides in freshwater most of the time. Put that thing in the salt air and it wil oxidize pretty quickly and be a pain to upkeep. The ceramic-metallic coating is designed for the salt environment.

A-1 Ceramacoat, 8596 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, FL 33772 (727) 399-9667.
 
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sflsurfrider said:
so what exactly is the mod on the stinger?
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I don't know the details of what they did. As he explained it to me, it sounds like a reduction in the stinger size to create a restriction. Give Team Scream a call (727) 442-7700. Like Steve, Chuckie loves to talk about skis a lot too :biggrin:


madoyster said:
Very nice, I think I'm going to get that done. The process also keeps the heat in and helps with performance so I've been told.
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Yes, it does contain the heat, which in theory reduces under hood temperatures (for the incoming air), but I wouln'd expect to feel the performance increase on jet ekis. I think the real benefits of that kind of heat reduction come when you are using it on mega-horse motors. The biggest benefit for skis are the corrosion prevention and bling factor.
 
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joe, did you have to clean the soot out of the used chamber? do they bake the finish on?
 
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