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Old 04-02-2014, 05:36 PM
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started doing the headers on the lt1 today. oi.
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Old 04-02-2014, 05:36 PM
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You guys should come down to the island boating,awesome place. Big house plenty of room. Except Marc who will drink all the booze and snake who can't fit through the doorways
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
16gal~ tank @ $4~gal for super

I have about a 60 mile round trip to the closest water for me......so @ 10mpg's between the truck and the ski yea upwards of $100 for a day.

Sometimes I go for bigger water that is almost 2hrs away.....so more than $100 on those days.
Ouch man!

I have a question about mine (APOLOGIZE AS IT MAY BE STUPID). I've always used the regular 87 octane (non-ethanol). Now Iowa has 87 (supposedly 84 mixed with 10-15% ethanol to make it 87 octane), 87 regular, or 91 regular, or 91 with ethanol, or "E85" (E70 here).

My buddy has ran 87 with ethanol and 91 with ethanol on his RXP before with no issues. Usually he just mixed a half batch of 91 with ethanol and half batch of 87 with ethanol.

Do you foresee any negative aspects of using the 87 with ethanol? My only thought process is maybe water if sitting, but Stabil has ethanol treatments as well. Maybe the fuel lines as well. I haven't seen much about it on the jetski forums.
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Damn. But I guess it needs a tank that big considering it's gonna be WOT for the majority of the time.
Exactly! My slow ski is WOT a lot.

Now I wish I would have went with a 2012 RXP when I bought mine, but decided to start off light being a novice rider.
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Originally Posted by big hammer
started doing the headers on the lt1 today. oi.
Want to come down to Iowa and do mine as well for my truck?
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You guys should come down to the island boating,awesome place. Big house plenty of room. Except Marc who will drink all the booze and snake who can't fit through the doorways
I'll bring my own booze and then when I run out I'll start drinking yours. Better hope I bring enough.

Snake is a tall tree, he'd be knocking his head everywhere.

We'll have a "who can drink who under the table" contest.
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Yea they are wot alot......especially the n/a lower performance ones. Mine is a rxpx. It has 255hp and is supercharged, not really known to get great mileage. I also have some mods and it will do 75mph....and gets to 75 stupid fast. It cruises easy at 60~ after the mods.

It may be faster to 70 than my car....lol
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Originally Posted by marc97taws6
Want to come down to Iowa and do mine as well for my truck?
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i bet your truck would be significantly easier than this. the design of the stock manifolds makes it very hard to get at the bolts.
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Originally Posted by marc97taws6
Ouch man!

I have a question about mine (APOLOGIZE AS IT MAY BE STUPID). I've always used the regular 87 octane (non-ethanol). Now Iowa has 87 (supposedly 84 mixed with 10-15% ethanol to make it 87 octane), 87 regular, or 91 regular, or 91 with ethanol, or "E85" (E70 here).

My buddy has ran 87 with ethanol and 91 with ethanol on his RXP before with no issues. Usually he just mixed a half batch of 91 with ethanol and half batch of 87 with ethanol.

Do you foresee any negative aspects of using the 87 with ethanol? My only thought process is maybe water if sitting, but Stabil has ethanol treatments as well. Maybe the fuel lines as well. I haven't seen much about it on the jetski forums.

Exactly! My slow ski is WOT a lot.

Now I wish I would have went with a 2012 RXP when I bought mine, but decided to start off light being a novice rider.
I always run 93 in mine....and it's hard to find no ethanol gas around here. You should be fine.
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Old 04-02-2014, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Morris
You guys should come down to the island boating,awesome place. Big house plenty of room. Except Marc who will drink all the booze and snake who can't fit through the doorways
Lmfao!


...@ saying Marc can drink
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
I always run 93 in mine....and it's hard to find no ethanol gas around here. You should be fine.
OK good. He said I would be fine but I was hesitant. I'm also the crazy guy who tops the ski off with 5 gallons worth of 91 at the start of the season "just in case" before the first run of the season.

Yay, 30 cent discount/gallon without even affecting performance.

Considering getting a 3/2mm full wetsuit to start a bit earlier than usual this year. Currently only have a light 2mm long sleeve short suit.
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Lmfao!

...@ saying Marc can drink
Hey brah, I was runner-up for 'Alcoholic of the Year' at formal. Don't doubt my skills. (And no, my mother would not be proud)

On another note, BOGO Chipotle for wearing Greek letters tonight. Looks like I'm going to be "clearing out the old system".
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Mmmmmmm, Chipotle.
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Old 04-02-2014, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Gt4urass
Mmmmmmm, Chipotle.
My ******* begs to differ.

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Another shooting at Ft. Hood.

But I thought gun free zones were supposed to make people safe?
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I heard iowa was the Wild West with concealed carry and all....
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Old 04-02-2014, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by marc97taws6
My ******* begs to differ.

Chipotlaway by Billy Mays - YouTube
Haha, that's fantastic. It's so worth it though.
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Originally Posted by S8ER95Z
I heard iowa was the Wild West with concealed carry and all....
Yeah, brah.

So much crime here!!! Especially being able to concealed carry into bars as well.
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Stance bro



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Need lower in the front. I need to adjust mine in the front too.

Took some pics with my friends turbo car, he's a 4.8 On3 76 T56 9inch car.
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I just raised up the front by adding a bigger tire to have less rake. Harder to weight transfer with too much rake. If anything, the back is getting raised a half inch
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Originally Posted by evangto87
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Originally Posted by oChristiano
Need lower in the front. I need to adjust mine in the front too.

Took some pics with my friends turbo car, he's a 4.8 On3 76 T56 9inch car.
Those both look quite sinister. I like it
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