TimbrSS

3 minutes ago, jtryon said:

@TimbrSS did you do a writeup for that?  i know of a few guys that are trying to do the same.

No. I just swapped a complete V-drive unit. It' pretty straight forward in my case with the Walter V-drive. I would have had it done in a day if I didn't need to replace a slightly leaking transmission seal that I found when I pulled the V-drive. I also updated to a dripless shaft seal and new strut bushings at the same time, since you have to drop the shaft anyways. But after sliding my gas tank back to give a few inches, it was pretty much just a quick Remove and replace deal.

This is what I waste my "go fast" money on:

42 minutes ago, Rugger said:

I recognize that sound!  big block baby!  Although knowing what I know about you -- your boat probably has upgraded heads, cam, tune, intake, raylar special etc.

I considered doing that stuff, but after changing out the v-drive gear set to a 1.48:1, I don't need anything else.

1 hour ago, Macdaddy said:

This may be a dumb question...but can you do this if you do not have a FAE or a surf pipe?  Just regular exhaust straight out the back?  I am assuming it would be loud?

mac

You could do it. I wouldn't want to. You would probably just make it louder and piss everyone off. A loud speedboat is ok, if it just drives by and goes to the other end of the lake. A wakeboat going back and forth for an hour or two would be annoying. Youd probably buy a 3rd set of Rev 10's and crank the music up louder to gear over the exhaust.

Go ahead and do it, but not on my lake please.

Incase anyone is curious:

Wow, turned out great!  That bracket is really nice!

I know I told you already how much I like this project. I really appreciate the effort of pro level mods like this. Some people are OK with PVC Surfpipes and harbor freight/home Depot suck gates, that give DIY a negative connotation, I'm glad you hold yourself to a higher standard.

Awesome project, Battery install looks great. Also interested in the closed cooling system upgrade you did.

On 5/25/2018 at 11:45 AM, Rugger said:

How did you mount the rack to the back wall?  Did you have to through bolt it?  

It's mounted off the through bolts for the rear grab handle.

Great write up, Thanks for posting.  My non SC unit showed up yesterday. I think I'll do the strut seals while I'm at it.. Hopefully next week, along with my v-drive install.

Nice!!! I can certainly appreciate a good LS Build. You got some great parts and picked great people to work with like Tick and AI. Great write up and nice pics. Nice and clean and well thought out.

 Here's my current project, 347 LS6 with F1R Procharger in a C5:

This is a good "buy it now" solution. If I had the time, I'd make my own 1 piece with proper bends. But I haven't had any issues with it getting loose or anything, and have bigger fish to fry. I doubt I'll ever change it.