Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
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Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
This is a pump gas ride boat motor with a 2.68 OX BOX and a 9 Blade Saber she snaps pretty good.
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Looks and sounds pretty awesome. 

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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
OK, so I am curious why you are posting it here. Is this a new motor you are developing and want to let us know about it? Maybe get some feedback. Is it a package you want to sell? Myself, I am very confident that all your motors will perform well and sound good. I guess maybe this is just advertising, which, incidently is appreciated. BudWaterthunder wrote:This is a pump gas ride boat motor with a 2.68 OX BOX and a 9 Blade Saber she snaps pretty good.

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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Well it's something new and people like to see the new things, but mostly because the customer asked him to post it.
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
That will look good on your new race boat.



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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
It's going on a customers ride boat I think he will be happy with it. It's brother will be next on the thrust tester and Were gonna try some different heads and cam and intake along with an EFI on the next one. It will be interesting to compare pitch RPM.s and thrust!
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Waterthunder wrote:It's going on a customers ride boat I think he will be happy with it. It's brother will be next on the thrust tester and Were gonna try some different heads and cam and intake along with an EFI on the next one. It will be interesting to compare pitch RPM.s and thrust!

Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
boy someones going to get a really nice engine for there ride boat
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Dang! I sure would love to have that motor on my boat!! What kind of power are you putting out? Those new ox boxes sure do look good as well!
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Dave, How do you like the 9 blade Saber. How does the thrust numbers compare to the R or NGR blades
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
your motor sounds good bill
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Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Thanks Waterthunder for posting. I got 20 hrs on my boat/motor about time for more power LOL What horse power numbers ??? Thanks again Dave
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
I want one of those so bad I can't stand it...
Dave just has to sell a couple more oxes then ill be there. Quite a combo for sure!
Dave just has to sell a couple more oxes then ill be there. Quite a combo for sure!
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
oh boy ,simpleman, looks like kennys new motor is ready,don't sound like any ride boat motor i ever heard
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Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Dang Keith you need to talk to that boy 

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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
C'mon now its got a carb. and its going on a ride boat.slow ride $$$ wrote:oh boy ,simpleman, looks like kennys new motor is ready,don't sound like any ride boat motor i ever heard
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
I was wondering the same thing. I bet there close...muffled500hp wrote:Dave, How do you like the 9 blade Saber. How does the thrust numbers compare to the R or NGR blades
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yea WE all want our own watathunda but only a select few can afford one ,most like me will have to buy a runout LS or one out of a wrecked car and run them till they need rebuilt ,maybe one day
but i sure dont see it in this economy

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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Well I am an aircraft guy, but gosh dawg them badass car motors do sound good.
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Dave,
Nice motor. What thrust numbers did you hit?
Nice motor. What thrust numbers did you hit?
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Re: Nice little Thunder ride boat motor
Beautiful setup, but I am so done with gearbox motors you don't even know. Big barge boat? Sure ..... gearbox or belt reduction.
They'll barely plane otherwise.
But for a ride boat? Screw all that. Save the $5,000 and just build a pump gas DD.
They'll barely plane otherwise.
But for a ride boat? Screw all that. Save the $5,000 and just build a pump gas DD.
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