SX/SXi/SXi Pro Variable exit nozzle?

[Little_Franny]

Was at my buddies working on a bunch of skis and as we were cleaning out a shed and moving stuff around we I found this exit nozzle that is supposed to kit the Kawi 750 I bought off of him. Looks pretty cool, just wondering if anyone has seen one, who made it, and what the benefits of such a nozzle would be.



Jon

 

[snowxr]

Trick. I'd hang that sucker from a gold chain around my neck fo sho!

 

[509freerider]

That's really cool! Must be for hole shots, open off the line and closed for top speed? Be a cool part to try out for fun if nothing else!

 

[Little_Franny]

Yea... if and when i get the kawi going ill pop it on and see what it does.

 

[Waternut]

Interesting... It is cable controlled?

 

[Little_Franny]

yea, cable would attach to the lever

 

[2010brandingo]

hell, send it to me and i will give you a full report as to how well it works!! lol
pretty cool.

 

[#ZERO]

Great idea........ hole shot & top speed all in one and it would be nice if it was automatically rpm adjustable.

 

[Boris]

I like it.
Doubt a cable will be strong enough though, might need hydraulics for that one.

 

[swapmeet]

Thats hella cool. Is that a factory made piece or aftermarket?

 

[Waternut]

Seems like it would be too complicated to use in any other application other than racing and top speed runs without being automatic. Plus you'd have to sacrifice trim.

 

[Little_Franny]

yea, there is prob a good reason why it never became popular. From the looks of it it couldn't have been a cheap piece, and i don't really see a use for it, but ill try it out and let everyone know what I think of it.

Jon

 

[kevbo]

Splash magazine tested one of those on a Seadoo XP in 1993 or 1994.

 

[egbrig]

I remember a racer back in the day who tried out one of those things. Problem was the variance was too great. The spread between a good bottom end a good mid/top may only be 2mm. That thing as I remember had like 10mm of diameter change. Theoretically its the right thing to do but in practice it fell short. It just needs some re-engineering.