Fast Fred's OMC Mod 50 secrets Thread #2

[seaward]

I would still like to know where the heck is Stellwagen Ledges.
Hal
Orange , Texas

[Fast Fred]

Stellwagon is east of Boston in the sad state of taxachewsus

last time i talked to dave he said they had a hole unit, said it sat on the shelf for a long time, no one wanted to pay the 2500 bucks for it, sold to some one in sweedin i think, but that was a wile back, maybe. i have one could maybe sell it. the best lu is a tricked out low water pickup Nitro.

[seaward]

Went there about 3 yrs. ago. For foliage . very expensive. Beautiful and we liked New H. except for state owned beverage stores. Lot's cheaper on the Gulf . Would like to know more about rubber tunnels.
Hal

[Fast Fred]

best to see as many different ones as you can, best place to go to see many is the Top O' Mi., power is not so easy to come by, but it is out thare. 3cyl 2 stroke 15" shaft is the only set up worth even goin after, a 4 stroke will work
but will never be the right set up, a 20" shaft will work according to some, but i would not waist my time or yours on it. thay are fun, not that 42' skater with 4 V10's in it i was think of or that Wing hull, but she is all that when she's lit

[sheuninck]

what size jets should I start with?

[Fast Fred]

what jets are in them carbs now? thinkin 73's are stock SST60

[Detroit Whitey]

start with stock sst60 jet set up if your running a 49ci if you gonna run a 56ci block you`ll have to go biger to break it in then do some plug reads and start from there but be carefull dont get those plugs to crispy

[Powerabout]

Fred the 3 cyl guru

What do you need to do to a 49ci 75hp to get it to perform the same as a SST60?
I need to put both into the same class (v bottom)and was wondering what mods to allow the 49 to catch up ( assuming th 56ci has a bit more due to the sst 60 porting, more cubes,longer rods etc)
Could I do it with just exhaust mods?

thanks

Powerabout

[river_ratj40]

on the 56 cu stock reed cages, how far can you increase the angle of the reed stops, using metal reeds.

i know it dont help alot, but heard it helps.

compare using metal reeds and increasing the angle to running fiber reeds. whats the best.(i know the benifits of fiber being easyier on your mota, hense one gets away and goes down the cylinder) but what about performance.

not going to turn more than 6 grand on tach.

[Fast Fred]

think it's best to give the 49er a 75# weight cut, so the 49 setup is lighter.
then if ya want to do any mods, you can do them across the board, keeps everybody happy,finger ports for all, ya!

i'm not thinkin you'll see any gains, but, as far as you can, see what happens.

make sure it clears every thing, no hard bends so not to kink the reed.