built 550 motor in a 650 hull? help

[noremorse]

i have a built 550 engine with some extras it runs great,,,i just picked up a very nice 89 650sx hull in great shape ,,does anyone know if i can put my 550 in the 650 hull,will the 650 pump drown the motor? the 650 hull is very lite ,,,any help would be great thanks ray

 

[noremorse]

i know im a newbee to the forum

but someone give a brother some advice lol please

 

[restosud]

don't do it.the 650 motor is a much better base.that 550 will be underpowered.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

If what you are looking for is a underpowered motor in a $hitty handling hull then by all means continue.

 

[noremorse]

realy??? well my bubble is getting bursted! so u realy think that a 89 650 is a lousy handling hull? ive never ridden anything besides the old school skis like js440,550 i just asumed that the newer hull had some what of a better hull desighn,,,,any words?

 

[WFO Speedracer]

The only way I have gotten the 650 to handle decently is to remove the pole and make it a fixed steering craft,then it handles decent,not great but decent..

 

[noremorse]

fixed stearing? please explain,,,,i have played with my 550 nozzle to make a huge discovery,,what i did is installed a second nozzle mounted on the origanal one but made it go up and down so it pushed the crafts front end into the water or made it completly come out of water,,,,,made a mounting bracket for a cable with another finger throttle on left side,,,the preformance was amazing.,,,

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Fixed steering as in this pic

 

[noremorse]

hmm i dont think i could get used to that

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Its ok I don't think I could get used to 550 power in a 650 hull either.

 

[noremorse]

but what do u think? a 550 old school ski rides better or a 650 with a 650 powerplant? maybe i should look for a 650 motor

 

[WFO Speedracer]

550 with a 650 powerplant,make sure and use a 550 style pump

 

[noremorse]

cumon no one else has got any input on this?

 

[Cliff]

not worth the effort

 

[noremorse]

can it even be done?

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Anything can be done that does not mean it should be done or is worth the effort.

 

[SuperFun]

Sell everything and buy a superjet.

550 hulls are light and handle ok, but are narrow. 650s are wider but will all of a sudden break out of a turn and go skidding accross the water. The handle pole pivot is to far back to have leverage for tricks. etc.

 

[MileHighJSC]

You would be the first one to do it. You would Build a g@y ski. it is the worst of both worlds, slow motor and fat pig hull. You would have more time in the bed plate than the whole ski is worth!!