I didnt think we were allowed to do that due to it being thats how its regulating how much water and how long it takes for the water to get in and out of the ski. Because I know with the merc 2.4 and 2.5 and Bridgeport I work on for some race boats I do. That when sometimes I come across a motor running too much water through it to quickly it wont keep it cool the water doesn't have enough time to have the heat exchange affect and I have to solve it by making it slow down the time it takes for the water to pass through the whole engine.
But BTW very cool and clean install.