vdrive seadoo

[VDrive Seadoo]

new to the forum

hay guys iam new to the forum and just got my 1st pwc
its a 96 seadoo bombardier XP 787 and looking forward to learning everything i can about these toys ive had multable boats my last boat was a sanger drag hydro with a blown 541 in it.
i have an interest in converting my seadoo into a vdrive .looking forward to hearing from all you.

 

[LouDoo]

Hi, and welcome to the SeaDoo forum, I'm not sure what you mean by a "VDrive Seadoo".

Lou

 

[Coastiejoe]

Welcome aboard,,,
I am familiar with the term V-drive but not relative to Seadoo's

 

[VDrive Seadoo]

wow 255 hp so what kind of speed do you get out of that.what other goody,s r on it.
u made comment about the term vdrive.a vdrive is a prop.u have a short driveshaft that goes from ur bell housing on the engine to a 2 speed gearbox then a long propshaft connects from the gearbox and the opisate end has a two blade propellor or whats called a speed prop.
as for pwc.nomatter what u do to the engine it will only go so fast because of the jet pump.now take urs and convert to a prop and that thing will jump straight out of the water from a dead stop and gain a ton of speed.but i dont know if anybody has tried converting there pwc to a prop .but i plan on trying on mine.

 

[VDrive Seadoo]

pwc all have jet pumps for propultion vdrive just means propellor driven which is what i plan on doing to mine.
thanks for the greeting.

 

[Coastiejoe]

I had THOUGHT you were saying you had a Vdive Seadoo, that is why we were asking about the term.

The 255 has fantastic response and speed as well. I have had to 73 MPH and have added no goodies to it (Don't really need them,,,).

However, I bought and want to install the following: impeller, 3 degree wedge, steering extention (needed due to adding the wedge).

 

[Minnetonka4me]

Welcome to the best seadoo site on the planet!

Im sure most people are going to question why you would want to put a vdrive into a tiny little seadoo...but if your serious...dont let us stop you.

Your reply above makes me think you have never run a jetski. A properly setup seadoo will hit top speed in a matter of seconds. Your XP will hit 55 in like 2-3 seconds. It will hop right out of the water too. That all depends on the condition of the pump and prop.

If there is anything else I can help with just let me know.

 

[VDrive Seadoo]

MinneTonka4me.
yep it is my first one.so i raced drag boats for a bit nothin better than being pined in ur seat.as for the vdrive thing.the difference is nite and day when u compaire jet versious vdrive .hay sorry about my bad spelling.

 

[VDrive Seadoo]

coastiejoe.ya if that steering extention is what i think it is u might just get an extra 5 10 mph out of it.i put a jetavator and a shouvel grade on an old jet boat i had and got 10 mph out of it. ok have fun with it and how u like my spelling.