oem flame arrestors with aftermarket hoods wtf?,

[2nd nature]

Hood kits do help keeping water out, and more importantly where it flows when it comes in. It also is alot lower for some tricks a better looks, offers holds, and less wieght and more strength.

I have a hood, scupper and dual 500 pumps......I still keep water in my hull. Esp when you get into freestyle instead of rec riding and your trying trick after trick or in comp when you have 2 minutes and water injestion can kill you.

It's just THAT much more protection on your motor.



More shiny stuff people like that looks pretty. Honestly....try both stocker and aftermarket back to back....you cannot feal ANY diffrence.

But you CAN feel a difference in a lightened OEM flywheel?????? I doubt it. The risk of breaking a lightened flywheel is as high as water intrusion from F/A's, yet it is a popular mod. At low power levels, you might not be able to see a substantial difference, but at higher power levels, there is a large difference in flow. Not just in volume, but in where the air is directed into the carbs. Malone is running aftermarket F/A's and so are many of the top pro's. Even Paul runs aftermarket. Wonder why? The potential for the OEM to become a bucket when the boat is upside down is a pretty big deal also.

oem lightened flywheels rule. thats where all the power is.huge gain over stock .totally worth paying the 50 plus shipping both ways . hell its only a 1/3 of the price of a used total loss. but you wouldnt want that that it requires you to charge your battery after riding

 

[jetskiking]

i saw someones ski upside down 2 weeks ago. feeled up the partly with water got in the stock fa .stock fa upside down holds water like a buckett of kfc chicken turned the ski back over filled the engine with water it acted more like a funnel then protection. got my first 550 in 1996 always had aftermarket fa never had a problem with water due to aftermarket.

HMMMM I wonder who that was :sneaky: It was upsidedown long enough to clear the pump of the wedged in stick though :biggrin:

 

[Superjetjim]

Aren't these where its at?

https://www.wamiltons.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=350

I seem to recall these being good - maybe this is the OEM version that offers the best of both worlds?

Views? Thoughts?

 

[Matt_E]

Thoughts?

I think people spend way too much money on bandwagon equipment.
I've tried both, and actually like the NON-oem FA/s better.

 

[nikad58]

wellll when i sub my ski takes on like half (or more) a engine compartment full of water (with a stock or water dawg or R-Pot hoods) most of the time i can keep my engine going after in come up but alot of the time it dies.. i cant see how you can get your ski under without taking water in.. maybe im talking deep subs ? By far the best for me has been the water dawg hood for taking on less water.. With stock flame arresters i can keep it running and not sputering much better that after markets untill the water drains....

 

[wydopen]

wellll when i sub my ski takes on like half (or more) a engine compartment full of water (with a stock or water dawg or R-Pot hoods) most of the time i can keep my engine going after in come up but alot of the time it dies.. i cant see how you can get your ski under without taking water in.. maybe im talking deep subs ? By far the best for me has been the water dawg hood for taking on less water.. With stock flame arresters i can keep it running and not sputering much better that after markets untill the water drains....

i can sub mine as deep as i want and i never take on water...only time mine gets too much water is when it takes a gnarly beating in the surf and i get seperated from the ski and i cant flip it over for at least 10 sec...im running a modded sq hood and a single oem f/a..ive never hadto pull my plugs at the lake..only in the surf

 

[nikad58]

you---me Havasu next weekend !! Lets see who the deep sinker is !!!