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Gallery: PWC Muscle Gives The Whys And Hows of Sea-Doo ...

Kevin Shaw

December 2, 2015

High performance engines simply require better care, high quality parts and studious maintenance than their less potent siblings. Since its introduction in 2003, the supercharged Rotax 4-tec 3-cylinder has remained one of the most prolific ...

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Double-Edged Sword: Building a PWC For Both Drags & Closed ...

Kevin Shaw

November 24, 2015

Is it possible to set up a personal watercraft for both drag racing and closed course and remain competitive in both schools? If not, what’s needed to be competitive in either genres? And, what are ...

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Videos: The Shocking Potential & Problem With Electric Turbos

Kevin Shaw

September 17, 2015

OK, for many of you this article might not make a lot of sense. But for the very vocal few who have been taking to the online performance forums or contacting us directly about the ...

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Stage Fright: RIVA Racing’s Stage III-Equipped Yamaha FZR

Kevin Shaw

April 6, 2015

When it came to adequately defining the experience of riding RIVA Racing’s Yamaha SVHO-powered FZR test mule, we kept coming back to one word: potential. But exactly did that mean? Webster’s sums it up rather ...

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Quick Tech: Mounting & Plumbing An Accessory Fuel Tank

Corey Goodman

February 19, 2015

The idea came about from our riding group doing extended day rides. The long distances required us to find fuel wherever we could. This was even more difficult when riding in protected areas where fuel ...

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Inside Wildwood Sea-Doo’s Spark-Powered Krash FootRocket

Kevin Shaw

January 26, 2015

Admittedly, there are few projects that truly catch our eye enough to really croon over them. A few months back we peeled the layers back on Keith Salles’ 110-mph SHO-powered Yamaha GPR because it was ...

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Unhinged: Keith Salles’ 107mph GPSHO Conversion Ski (Videos & Gallery)

Kevin Shaw

November 20, 2014

As it stands, the world’s fastest personal watercraft holds the record at 112 miles per hour. That number has yet to be officially repeated since Maikel Gonzales’ epic run this past July. Emboldening all of ...

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Heavy Breathing: Pushing a Naturally-Aspirated Yamaha to Supercharged Speeds

Kevin Shaw

November 14, 2014

To be frank, this project was a very humbling experience. The goal was simple, at least that’s what we thought: to tune a naturally-aspirated 2014 Yamaha FX High Output WaveRunner to run as fast as ...

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Small Packages: The Future of Big Power From Small Displacement ...

Kevin Shaw

November 6, 2014

Tucked into my dresser drawer is a t-shirt with the words “No replacement for displacement” printed on it. A little discolored from years of washes, it was given to me back in my Personal Watercraft ...

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