BA Freak (155 conversion) & carbon circus
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Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
Standard length for my old -4.3 BA
- Location
- Ahwahnee, CA
My badass has standard SJ driveshaft, FX1 midshaft
DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
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- Lebanon Pa
thank you fellas, now I’m off to bother Chris more 
long beach local
long beach local
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- Az
My Badass has a custom .75” shorter pre08 driveshaft for some reason . I fitted a 148 pump shoe/sb pump in mine and the intake grate hangs way low . The effort you went to make the 155 pump fit is extensive I’m sure I hope it works well for your ski.
DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
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- Lebanon Pa
Thanks man!
Yeah, not sure why the intake grates all seem to have this common issue. I figured I was missing something but after speaking to 3-4 people that had the same issue I’m not so sure.
We’ll see how it turns out hopefully it will be done intime for the blue marsh ride on the 23rd!
long beach local
long beach local
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- Az
I believe it’s just the way the badass was designed. Everything is as low and compact as possible including the engine which is like a 1/4” from the botton of the hull giving it a very low center of gravity which makes the handling so special IMO. When you chop the throttle on mine after a high speed run it’s like putting on the brakes lol. The hookup is amazing especially in white water surf conditions it’s badass . I’m sure yours will be a beast with that much power .
I'm about to re-set the pump shoe on my Titan because whoever did it before put it too tight to the top of the pump tunnel so you can't get a pump to align with it correctly, I've been living with a shaved pump mounting foot and still a step between the wear ring and the pump shoe. Moving it down to align with the pump is going to put the shoe sticking down like that on mine also. I agree it's the design of the hull with the driveline mounted lower than most hulls.
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I've got a 2012 fiberglass badass -4.3 I'm building. Will be running a 148 krash mag pump that has it's own special shoe. With the shoe mounted flush with the bottom of the tunnel, the shoe still sticks up like yours in the pics not as much as yours with the 155 but a good 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch.
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DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
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- Lebanon Pa
Let this unit sit ontop of the pellet stove for a bit and finally got around to testing.. brain fully functional and firing plugs off both channels after sitting submerged for 18 months. Have over 5 years on this brain in particular. Big win. 
DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
- Location
- Lebanon Pa
@Big Kahuna
Can I get this thread moved over to the my skis/buildup section? Should’ve put it there in the first place my bad !
Not so bad for 18 months under water though huh?
Can I get this thread moved over to the my skis/buildup section? Should’ve put it there in the first place my bad !
Not so bad for 18 months under water though huh?
DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
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- Lebanon Pa
It was there for different seasons so I’m not sure what the average temp was but the water was 30’ deep for the first 16 months and abiut 19’ for the last 2. I’d say 40-50* maybe?
Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
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DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
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- Lebanon Pa
She’s a little ugly… but the ugly ones usually put out the best anyways
Start your Bets on how long until I have a hole in the side of my case
Start your Bets on how long until I have a hole in the side of my case
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- Charlotte, NC
So what you're saying is, you really can polish a turd after all? Haha
Cleaned up well!
Cleaned up well!
DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
- Location
- Lebanon Pa
Thanks! I wish the cyls polished out better but I didn’t want to spend 3 years sanding with the season starting
DylanS
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- Lebanon Pa
exhaust manifold installed today and clear coat is laid on the ski.
Had to do some trimming to my gaskets to line up with the bolt holes/ports on these cyls.
Used a thin coat of 1211 to hold the gaskets in the exact spot I wanted then once slightly tacky slapped on the manifold and torqued down. Not very happy with the fitment/casting of the pfp manifold but that seems to be a common complaint..
Had to do some trimming to my gaskets to line up with the bolt holes/ports on these cyls.
Used a thin coat of 1211 to hold the gaskets in the exact spot I wanted then once slightly tacky slapped on the manifold and torqued down. Not very happy with the fitment/casting of the pfp manifold but that seems to be a common complaint..
DylanS
Gorilla Smasher
- Location
- Lebanon Pa
Curve set on brain and plotted.
Looking at 30* static with max timing set a 27* via s6-s8 (1) incase I decide to push my luck down the line.
Thinking I’ll be alright with 15 max retard at 9k rpm putting me right around retarding 2* every 500 rpm we climb past 5k.
Should be a safe-ish place to start.
Also highly recommend these little silicone oem style connectors, can be had from jetmaniac pretty cheap
Looking at 30* static with max timing set a 27* via s6-s8 (1) incase I decide to push my luck down the line.
Thinking I’ll be alright with 15 max retard at 9k rpm putting me right around retarding 2* every 500 rpm we climb past 5k.
Should be a safe-ish place to start.
Also highly recommend these little silicone oem style connectors, can be had from jetmaniac pretty cheap