Highmaster2
Active Member
Finally have enough hours on it to comfortably tell about my experience with SES in Horsham, PA. Originally placed the order in February for a Premium rebuild of my 951 carb engine (99 GSX-L). Tom was running a special at the time for $1,050 and that included shipping both ways. Due to a leg injury, I was not able to send my engine until late March.
Got the engine back from them in mid-March about a week earlier than I was originally told. Got it installed - had already rebuilt the carbs/replaced fuel lines/filters/etc. Did break-in as advised by Tom and actually did it longer than he advised (wound up being about 10 hours on break-in if I remember correctly.)
Once I was comfortable with running it WOT, I was amazed. Only thing I had to compare it to was my 01 GTX - same engine but about 200 hours on it and a heavier Doo. The GSX-L jumps quite nicely from idle. GPS showed a peak at 59mph on glassy smooth water - I thought that was really good since I weigh about 260. Engine starts easily and runs very well. Now has 30+ hours on it. Had it out of the water for some maintenance & cleaning last week. My Actron compression gauge showed 145psi on both cylinders. (cold engine/hot battery/throttle open/both plugs out/3 tests on each cylinder) I know this probably indicates that the gauge reads high - however, I was pleased to see that it showed the same reading on both cylinders.
All in all I have been very pleased with the motor and my dealings with SES. Will likely send the GTX motor to them this winter.
Got the engine back from them in mid-March about a week earlier than I was originally told. Got it installed - had already rebuilt the carbs/replaced fuel lines/filters/etc. Did break-in as advised by Tom and actually did it longer than he advised (wound up being about 10 hours on break-in if I remember correctly.)
Once I was comfortable with running it WOT, I was amazed. Only thing I had to compare it to was my 01 GTX - same engine but about 200 hours on it and a heavier Doo. The GSX-L jumps quite nicely from idle. GPS showed a peak at 59mph on glassy smooth water - I thought that was really good since I weigh about 260. Engine starts easily and runs very well. Now has 30+ hours on it. Had it out of the water for some maintenance & cleaning last week. My Actron compression gauge showed 145psi on both cylinders. (cold engine/hot battery/throttle open/both plugs out/3 tests on each cylinder) I know this probably indicates that the gauge reads high - however, I was pleased to see that it showed the same reading on both cylinders.
All in all I have been very pleased with the motor and my dealings with SES. Will likely send the GTX motor to them this winter.
