I am a newb here on the forum......I am looking to see if anyone has ever dropped a triple Kawasaki into one and if so what mods needed to be done to the motor mounts or if a engine conversion plate is made for the swap. Or any other ideas that someone has done to get a few more ponies out of the ski. I like to go out to the lake and race buoys with the guys on the weekends.
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99SPX Wanna drop a triple in it
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CReynoldsMIZ
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Haven't seen an 1100 in one, but a lot of people have put 951s into them. It is a very "common" swap. Should be easier than a kawi
Kawi triple swaps are becoming more common. It does take a lot of work like a custom drive shaft and glassing in new motor mount locations but people do it. You can probably Google up an old step by step conversion. Most folks do it in HX's for racing. I agree that a 99SPX should be saved.
Racerxxx, I actually have my spx and I have a gutted hull of another one. I am looking to build the second hull into a beast and keep my current one stock..ish! The current one I have was in a warehouse for over 10 years on the shelf, I took the motor out and completely rebuilt it. She now looks like she rolled off the showroom floor. The second hull or maybe another donor hull that might have all the guts is the one I wanna put the triple in. I am not sure the 951 is gonna be what I am looking for(educate me if you know better..please, That is why I am here). I wanna do some buoy racing, need the low end torque and acceleration for the buoy to buoy stuff. But I don't wanna make out an engines reliability but doing so many mods.....I would think that a triple would not have to work so hard to give me close to the performance I am looking for. But.....I am here seeking advice, knowledge, constructive criticism, and so forth. I cant be the first person to wanna do this....am I????
98GCLimited
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Rad dudes makes a kawi 1100 plate for HX that I believe also works with 717 x4 hulls stock motor mount locations (four mounts vs 3 on 787/951). So you could use that plate and glass in mounts in 717 locations or better/easier yet just get a 95 717xp or 96 spx and bolt the rad dudes plate into that and have a drive shaft made up/modified to fit.
http://www.raddudesfi.com/raddudesfi.com/Part_-_SEADOO_HX_Kawi_Plate.html
http://www.raddudesfi.com/raddudesfi.com/Part_-_SEADOO_HX_Kawi_Plate.html
SabrToothSqrl
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It sounds like you don't plan to, but I also agree - don't sacrifice a nice looking 99 SPX. That's my fav old school one!
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The hull I wanna convert is empty....someone already took everything out of it. I don't wanna take my current one apart. I am understanding how you all feel on here....as I look around the different post ....I see the passion in everyone on keeping things stock. I get it.
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The hull I wanna convert is empty....someone already took everything out of it. I don't wanna take my current one apart. I am understanding how you all feel on here....as I look around the different post ....I see the passion in everyone on keeping things stock. I get it.
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ocod
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Its that last year and best color scheme of the X4 hulls if I remember right.
Maybe lighter too by a few hundred pounds.
Markham is North of me from 75.
Usually ride ocean. Have Wednesday early morning, Thrusday afternoon, Fridays, or early Sundays.
But we can go under bridge and ride canal through homes.
http://www.pwcpilot.com/Markham-Park.html
Maybe lighter too by a few hundred pounds.
Markham is North of me from 75.
Usually ride ocean. Have Wednesday early morning, Thrusday afternoon, Fridays, or early Sundays.
But we can go under bridge and ride canal through homes.
http://www.pwcpilot.com/Markham-Park.html
The 96SPX had a 717 with 4 mounts so that conversion plate would work.
dgoodwin10
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If you were going to indeed cut up a 99 SPX, I was going to GIVE you a 96 XP hull to hack on to save us the pain. Since its not, hack away. LOL!:lols:
A 96SPX would be green on the bottom.
Matt.....they did not make any 800 for that ski?? That would make my day. Do you happen to know the measurements for the plate. I looked on rad dudes and they did not have any.
From what I have been told you are the man with the info.
My other question is about my 99 SPX and the pump and how to dial it in. When I do a really hard turn...like a 180* I have cavitation for a little bit. Gonna take it apart this weekend. Any advice would help.
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From what I have been told you are the man with the info.
My other question is about my 99 SPX and the pump and how to dial it in. When I do a really hard turn...like a 180* I have cavitation for a little bit. Gonna take it apart this weekend. Any advice would help.
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