Simpo / Bacardi - New engines??

[MOTORVATOR]

I'm considering changing the Detroit diesels in order to improve the knicker elastic snapping properties of the boat A pair of these?

http://www.luvmyboat.com/videos/id_1382/title_Micr...

[Fat Albert]

What a noise!

What were the 2 records?

[mickrick]

Somehow I don't think they're GM diesels.
But I definately think you should get some, and start a transplant thread.

[MOTORVATOR]

Fat Albert said:

What a noise!

What were the 2 records?

Marathon class b at 108mph something not sure what the other one was.

And no they're not diesels. Ilmor V10s

[Simpo Two]

I wish people would try editing their videos.

As for engines, I prefer this:



Found some interesting stuff at http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?...

[Bacardi]

Simpo Two said:

I wish people would try editing their videos.

I was waiting …. and waiting……. for something like Bluebird to whizz across the screen……

Didn't sound too bad though… maybe a touch ghey…

[anonymous-user]

Frankly, reciprocating engines are soooo last year:

get ya self some proper turbine power

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaXwfOGBBsw

[mickrick]

MOTORVATOR said:

Fat Albert said:

What a noise!

What were the 2 records?

Marathon class b at 108mph something not sure what the other one was.

And no they're not diesels. Ilmor V10s

All that fuss and racket for only 108mph!

I've been a passenger with Jackie Setton at 100mph in a 21ft Skater with a Mercury 265 outboard. I know it was a genuine 100mph because I was the one holding the GPS.
I didn't like it. There was a bit of fuss and racket going on in my trousers though!

[MOTORVATOR]

mickrick said:

MOTORVATOR said:

Fat Albert said:

What a noise!

What were the 2 records?

Marathon class b at 108mph something not sure what the other one was.

And no they're not diesels. Ilmor V10s

All that fuss and racket for only 108mph!

I've been a passenger with Jackie Setton at 100mph in a 21ft Skater with a Mercury 265 outboard. I know it was a genuine 100mph because I was the one holding the GPS.
I didn't like it. There was a bit of fuss and racket going on in my trousers though!

Ah yes but the marathon boat would make it to the end of an offshore race over 200 miles whereas the fuss and racket in your trousers would probably put paid to your race before you passed the start boat.

[MOTORVATOR]

Simpo Two said:

I wish people would try editing their videos.

This is true mate but for some strange reason they don't allow the togs to get too close to the action at records week.

http://rjc-photography.ifp3.com/2/dbfc1/#/gallery/...

[Simpo Two]

You seem to be confusing editing with position

73 seconds of a photo of a placid lake with something going 'nnnneeeee' on the soundtrack! I thought maybe the cameraman was deaf and pointing the camera the wrong way - which might explain why the twit ran out of tape or batteries just as the boat appeared

Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 6th November 11:26