96 xp water box ??

[marissaben21]

i have been told that alot of people remove the water boxes out of their skis... does this increase performance at all? or just make it louder? (loud is cool too)....does anyone know what i need to do to eliminate the water box?

 

[glenwhitt]

water regulator

Is there a water regulator vavle on this?

 

[marissaben21]

no i dont think so...i think it just hooks up to the exhaust on one end and hose on the other but its hollow and no other valves

 

[glenwhitt]

look at pic

Is this what you have? I was refering to item number 4.

 

[kustomkarl]

i have been told that alot of people remove the water boxes out of their skis... does this increase performance at all? or just make it louder? (loud is cool too)....does anyone know what i need to do to eliminate the water box?

You'll need to keep the water box in place to keep the performance at it's peak. If you remove it won't have the same flow and the performance will drop unless you re-jet and adjust the carb., due to less back pressure. Also have your wallet ready for an excessive noise violation. I think in N.J., it's worth like $250.00 if I'm not mistaken, from what another member said.

Karl

 

[glenwhitt]

water box or muffler

Karl, in my picture am i showing the water regulator on the water box, or muffler, or is it the same thing?????:stupid:

 

[kustomkarl]

Yes, the water regulator controls the water flow into the engine. If you remove it, the engine will surely seize from a cooling problem.

Karl

 

[Chester]

Actually, that water regulator only controls water that gets injected into the exhaust pipe. It doesn't affect the engine cooling. It allows water to flow into the pipe during low RPM's and blocks it at high RPM's.
When water is injected into the pipe, it cools the exhaust temp which slows down the sonic wave thus giving the engine strong low end torque. As the engine speeds up, the water from the regulator is closed off (allowing the exhaust to heat up and speed up the sonic wave) thus giving the engine better top end horsepower.

Also, never run without a waterbox. It will be WAY too loud. Too many people hate us as it is.

Chester

 

[blkscorpion]

So if you remove the waterbox and inspect it for broken pieces inside, can you replace it and everything be ok?

 

[mjmurphy]

i have a 96 seadoo xp that i removed the water box to increase the speed of my ski with a pipe i also jetted it ....i used a 2 to 21/2" rubber boot with a 21/2" black pvc witha 90 to go into the stock flex hose its LOUD AS SH*T but look to lose gas milage by half lol .....also i havent had a problem with the exhaust gettin warm or anything soo iunno i guess all i can say is try it

 

[glenwhitt]

i have a 96 seadoo xp that i removed the water box to increase the speed of my ski with a pipe i also jetted it ....i used a 2 to 21/2" rubber boot with a 21/2" black pvc witha 90 to go into the stock flex hose its LOUD AS SH*T but look to lose gas milage by half lol .....also i havent had a problem with the exhaust gettin warm or anything soo iunno i guess all i can say is try it

so you used an aftermarket pipe with the removed water box? did you hard jet the water line to the pipe, sand if so what jet do you use? Did your performance go up? i am thinking of adding a pipe to mine to try and pull a few more rpm's.

 

[mjmurphy]

yea i have an aftermarket psi pipe that came wit 4 new jets 2 in each carb really easy to install if u sorta got an idea of what ur doin ....not sure if u need a pipe in order to remove the water box i just did it cause the water box muffle the sound that i wanted but im pretty sure stock or aftermarker wit the water box removed u will deff hear a difference n mabey feel a difference but i lose about half of my gas now lol not sure if it needs to be tuned alil more but sure is fun lol

 

[Chester]

Do not ride without a waterbox!

Chester

 

[97gsxRIDER]

It's adjustable just like the rave valves, what do they both do? high and lower adjustments? does it increase low end when its flush? or when its lowered all the way?

 

[97gsxRIDER]

anyone want to chime in?

 

[Chester]

It's adjustable just like the rave valves, what do they both do? high and lower adjustments? does it increase low end when its flush? or when its lowered all the way?

The water regulator will give better bottom end with it adjusted down.

Chester

 

[Chester]

yea i have an aftermarket psi pipe that came wit 4 new jets 2 in each carb really easy to install if u sorta got an idea of what ur doin ....not sure if u need a pipe in order to remove the water box i just did it cause the water box muffle the sound that i wanted but im pretty sure stock or aftermarker wit the water box removed u will deff hear a difference n mabey feel a difference but i lose about half of my gas now lol not sure if it needs to be tuned alil more but sure is fun lol

If you put your waterbox back in, you will gain back some top speed.

Chester

 

[97gsxRIDER]

I think I'm going to run exhaust valves flush water regulator down

 

[Smokymance]

Old thread wake up...

I have noticed slight performance changes with adjusting the regulator...

I have also noticed some slight metal sounding noises coming from it (or around the area) as accelerating at lower RPMs...anyone have any idea what it is?

 

[LouDoo]

The noise is probably just a loose baffle inside the water box.

Lou

 

[Smokymance]

The noise is probably just a loose baffle inside the water box.

Lou

So i need a new one? im guessing i cant chop mine appart...

 

[Minnetonka4me]

You can chop it apart but you better like welding. Prob just easier to buy one.

 

[Seadoobuddy]

So i need a new one? I'm guessing i cant chop mine apart...

cut it apart to solve the "curious" factor, then buy a new one if it can't be welded back together.

Actually like Minne said get one first then cut the old one apart