Brian has a XS900R, and Bill has a JM781BB. Bill's ski feels like it is going to rip your arms off. Brian's ski feels very tame. Side by side, Brian's ski destroy's Bill's ski in every way. The PV make smooth delivery of power so what has more power, feels like less.
My Gp1200 feels very fast, but the reality of it is that it is not. Yes, it does almost 60, but in rough water it's more like 50. It just plows and hops and feels like a pissed off bull. In your mind, you know it can do 60, and you are getting your ass kicked so you must be doing 60, but meanwhile the guy on the 787 Seadoo Xp with 30 less HP things his ski is slow because it only does 55 on the flat, it feels so much slower than the 1200 on the rough, but in a rough water race, they run side by side. The XP hull design makes the ride smoother, so it feels slower, but it's not.
Are you sure it wasn't just in your mind that it was more powerful? You only have 50 more displacement and PV. You should have more power but not OMG this is so insane I can't believe how amazing this power is I just myself more power. It's going to make some more power, but it's not going to feel like more power. The BB yamaha motors feel powerful because it gives you everythign right away then taps out. The PV motors give you the same amount but don't feel like it, and then they just keep going for so much longer. I just know that 900R feels like it has less than that 781BB, but I know that is simply not true. It's like removing a waterbox and gaining 50HP, even if you loose 5hp. It just seems faster.
What I'm saying is, maybe the problem is your expectations of the motor and the illusion of smooth power with less noise?
PS. The XS900R was built by Xscream and the JM781BB was built by Blue. They were both tuned by Chuckie of XS. They both run correctly, and I compared them both on the same day.
If the engine is supposed to performe this bad then I made a bad desicion when I bought it,
But everybody who have tried my ski think there is something that is not right with the bottom end power.
Now I don't know what to belive, if it's maybe like you are saying..