FIRST WATER TEST OF WIFE'S TWIN TURBO LS-POWERED JET BOAT!

Do me a favor and check out my friend's youtube channels for even more content about this incredible Eliminator Daytona jet boat. Without Kevin Smith and Pete Harrell, Newbern and I wouldn't have gotten wifey's boat done and water-tested in time for our family vacation.
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Here's the details on the boat:
21ft long Eliminator Daytona
Dominator Jet Drive by American Turbine and blueprinted by Big League Racing
427ci LSX by Texas Speed
PRC heads
Frankenstein intake manifold
Motion Raceworks throttlebody
Stainless Headers Inc exhaust manifolds
Nelson Racing Engines Mirror Image 72mm turbochargers
Holley Dominator EFI system with Smart Coils, Exhaust Gas Temperature Probes
RIFE data-acquisition sensors
AEM digital dash
Earl's Performance Plumbing hoses and fittings
Motion Raceworks ignition coil relocation brackets, alternator mount and steam line kit
Big League Racing CNC-cut motor plates
Marine Performance Design low-profile jet drive intake
Jeff Bennett-blueprinted keel
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thanks!
-Finnegan

[@Evolucion7]

I was so afraid that yellow rag was going to come loose and get sucked into the turbo @24:10

[@roymcdavid1015]

Looked like a few more seconds and it would have came loose at least.

[@metrickarma]

When Kevin has board-shorts on, you know shits about to get REAL FAST!

[@srharris88]

Sick build! 21 daytonas are one of the fastest hulls I know of, the power to weight ratio is really good. That thing is gonna rip once you get it tuned right! Bet that red and black is as hot as it looks after being in the sun for a little bit.

[@AtlasLathe]

Coming soon on Finnegan`s Garage " The Wife wants more power in her boat and we are installing a Steve Morris LMX. I would have to install a turbo screen. With my luck I would loose my glasses or hat and have it kill the turbo

[@LymerPnB]

Correction, installing the engine from game over.. so they can install a SMX into gameover

[@NOQUARTER_]

My hat flew off a few years ago while racing a good friend of mine and got sucked into my turbo. It's 1 hell of a ride when your running about 130 mph and come to almost a dead stop. What really sucked besides having to buy a new turbskie is the water that came rushing in from the back of the boat and swamped the hell out of my new LSX build. Luckily it didn't swamp all my Holly electronics 😱👍😂

[@BF26595]

@@LymerPnB The 711 in gameover is already a sick Brodix aluminium block and with the cubes it has and the turbos on it, it could easily crank out 3500hp. The problem with gameover is that the suction hardware on the bottom of the boat where the jet drive ingests water is not yet properly calibrated and at a certain speed the boat is so far out of the water that it can't suck in any more water and hits a speed limit and the engine goes revving to the moon.

[@robertlawler1387]

If your hat stayed on untill 130 it needed to come off so a helmet might fit.

[@NOQUARTER_]

@@robertlawler1387 well see when you raise your head up slightly over the windshield the wind sorta grabs it and does whatever. Also I dont tell anyone including you on what to do or how to do it because it's YOUR LIFE not mine. So how about you not worrying about mine and trying to persuade me to put a helmet on. I promise you I've been in A LOT WORSE circumstances in my life that required a helmet. So weather I'm going fast in my 1200hp boat or my 3000hp twin turbo race car it's my decision on how much of a dumbass I wanna be. As long as I'm not involving or hurting any other people or things besides me and my own then it's no bodies business but my own. I hope this helps clear things up for you. Now go worry about someone that gives 2 shits about what you think.

[@StrykerBuilt]

"BIg Jet boat Dynos you can ride" I love it. Brilliant! That is it exactly.

[@bryanluntz1603]

Heard that too👍

[@anomamos9095]

There’s some times an issue with the crank sensor picking up noise from other hunks of metal other than the reluctor wheel. Others have moved the sensor to the front of the crank on an external wheel to solve it.

[@StrykerBuilt]

Copy that.

[@RichardMLowe]

I caught the KSR version Mike

[@StingrayBob]

Thanx! Great episode. Now we are ready for more car stuff.. #1 Caddy, #2 Blasphemi, #3 Race truck and then the Ramp truck if that one is not strict Roadkill stuff 🤔

[@FinnegansGarage]

Blasphemi is back home. so is the ramp truck. will be working on both here real soon. As soon as the engine for the Caddy arrives we'll be back on that project.

[@Greg1096]

@@FinnegansGarage I'm definitely looking forward to seeing some progress on the caddy, it is going to be such a cool thing to see that land yacht flying down a track 🤟

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Always awesome seeing what these legends are capable of! 🙌

[@atangmolale2159]

Hi from Botswana I love the videos

[@1slow5point0]

I always had the old ball valve setup on the engine feed line to try and set the flow. Usually after a couple good header burns I’d get the temperature where I wanted it lol

[@bullhead360]

Gate valve works better my friend👍🏼

[@StrykerBuilt]

Gate valve that feed line from the bowl to engine. A bit more precise. Just does not look "cool"....

[@inmyopinion6836]

Congrats Mike, that's a Chip Foose quality looking job. The engine is amazing!

[@markstopkey4085]

Alright, you talked me into it. I'm getting an old Eliminator, LSX with twin turbos and see how bad I can mess it up!

[@ryleyverbeek44]

I think what you’re experiencing when you let of the throttle and the boat delays to slow down is that the air has packed into the tunnels and you are riding on the “cushion” of air and when you let off the throttle it takes a moment for the boat to settle back into the water

[@grahamerosewarne6656]

Fin happy Wife, happy life. Got two of the best tuners around. Awesome content 👍☺️ Aussie Fan 🤘🇦🇺🆒

[@MadmanJnr]

Honestly I think the most important part of this build, isn't the epic looking hull, it isn't the sweet Texas speed twin turbo power plant. It's the fact that Mrs. Finnegan approves!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@FinnegansGarage]

Couldn't agree more!

[@justingriffith2991]

@@FinnegansGarage he

[@mattlunetta490]

Pretty awesome. Boats are so temperamental & I can't imagine how much that increases with a project like this.

[@tintin6892]

16:10 I love that Laptop Guy is toughing it out in the airflow while the other two duck and run for cover!

[@justinwatch]

12:05 Kevin has an Alfalfa thing going on. 🤣🤣🤣

[@marshallwilliams4054]

Super cool boat. Great to see Kevin from KSR on your channel

[@BBQandBolts]

I appreciate the how the boat became that color excerpt. I want to paint my Mastercraft red but haven't figured out how yet! The pickle-fork jet boat rocks! Looks killer.

[@FUCK_________googIe]

Just scuff it real good and shoot some epoxy primer on it. Once you decide to go with a multi stage paint, everything is pretty much the same as painting a car

[@mbrewer57]

The boat is cool, but I want to see more of that Datsun wagon in the background!

[@ninonino8686]

"my wfes " LOL Awesome vid!

[@birdsnestfishing698]

When Kevin went Alfalfa around 12 minutes 😂

[@aserta]

You need a water deflector for the rear, quite a bit of water splashes over.

[@mjay6245]

In a safety critical application like a jet boat, you should 1 MILLION PERCENT have turbo guards. one hat, one pair of sunglasses etc. and you're getting a water enema.

[@fukemallgarage]

100⁰

[@Bird-nx5ef]

@@fukemallgarage 100 degrees?

[@jaredshaffer3901]

He already addressed that possibility in a previous video.

[@gteefxr3094]

Yes, you've never had a 100 degree enema? I guess you've lived a sheltered life.🤔

[@mrmagoo916]

He has Kevlar jocks ,no enema

[@1celtickiwi]

what a clean set up bro.

[@texaspirate7648]

Reminds me of the 70's Keep it up brings back a lot memory's

[@texaspirate7648]

I am old don't have a telegram app

[@tripprogers4814]

“This is it..the day has finally come! The Christmas Wreath is coming off the door!” well, no. OK, maybe next year.

[@justinwatch]

"Mount Rushmore of KZbin", I laughed so hard I got a little chubby.

[@MarkLohde]

You need a boost controller on this!! Such a beautiful boat!!! nice!

[@tonykemper8896]

I wish I could have Pete tune my c10. he had that boat running sweet!!!

[@loydcourson5276]

What was the hose that was loose it was to the right of the turbo looking at the engine cam.

[@dtemplman7816]

Kevin is the man with the plan

[@randykraigbrothers9519]

I worked at Marlin Boats in lamination in 1987 and 88 so I know how fiber glass is done. Nice boat

[@fxpain22]

Pete is the man...🤘🤘🤘

[@davidkeesling6209]

Put a hitch ball on the front of the side-by-side. Much easier to manuever down narrow difficult boat ramps

[@vehdynam]

Long time coming , but vacations take precedence. Very interesting video. I hope to see more soon. Many thanks. ps; Boat looks stunning .

[@ballpickerinparadise3481]

Lots of smart peeps in the boat. Happy Fourth of July 2022.

[@shadowred1980]

Enjoyed that, thanks for posting.

[@grega-kendalheightsdecorwo9511]

Summer has officially started now... the boat is on the water! Great seeing Kevin and Pete on FSM! One question, does Dave go out in a chase boat just in case?

[@tomhill9445]

I have yet to see an LS in a dragboat. Gotta be soon.

[@theangrymarmot8336]

Pete and Newbern sound exactly alike lol.

[@zigpapa4256]

You should do a calibration with puddins fab shop. He’s been redoing a badass mini u-haul trucks, he’s currently putting a box on a Datsun on custom air suspension. I think that would be a fun calibration.

[@chewdoobautomotivedetailtm2883]

Soccer ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ moms on the 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 lol

[@dhackens]

With a boat comes a lot friends 🥳

[@mytorment]

Ha that's so Homer Simpson, "Honey, I bought you a speed boat, it's yours"

[@beekeeper6109]

Thanks!

[@FinnegansGarage]

You bet!

[@MrAlexiasjones]

Why no mac valve? I can 3psi to 30.

[@eskudosal]

Dang that’s hardcore try running some variable geometry turbos like a exhaust break to help with a quicker decel?🧐

[@davidwulf288]

Happy wifey hopefully.

[@torqueandbeanssauce]

I could have sworn I saw co2 bottle on the boat. But I like the wastegate design with the screw on retaining ring, I always hated trying to hold it with alot of pressure and thread bolts in.

[@tedcarlson6007]

I think the C02 is to control his jet bucket ( reverse forward control)

[@JohnRoberts71]

Great content thanks for sharing

[@DOCTRJ]

Yay what a beautiful boat nice job

[@Blacktop73]

Can't wait for the Steve morrison motor just whole different ballgame then Texas speed motor

[@erich6879]

CAN'T wait to see tripple digits!..100+ MPH Funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@kiisu74]

What's that blue thing? First gen Accord wagon? Cool.

[@fukemallgarage]

Mrs Finnegan has got some cool sh1t throughout the years. I didn't see any jackets on that boat, lol, faith in your work. Great stuff guys, stay cool

[@laurentdesmarais242]

Hey Finnegan, what happened to Game Over? I watch all your videos but do not recall it «going pop». You just stopped posting about the boat! Also, The C10 is my favorite build ! May we have more C10 action please !

[@1525kings]

Are you going to the Waterloo boogaloo on Lake Greenwood SC on July 15th?

[@FarmerFpv]

I could have sworn I'd seen this video already? Am I tripping or what, Mike? lol

[@FinnegansGarage]

Pete and Kevin both already dropped their videos about this. i'm late to my own party. lol

[@davidgoodrich1258]

Who’s blue wagon is that in the driveway. I dig it. Toyota Corolla?

[@sparks111273]

Cool boat! Can you use Co2 to control the gates and blow off valve like drag racers do?

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

Cool build still curious what happened to all the above transom exhaust laws.

[@rickcrusenberry7027]

Great job guys. But , do y’all think that Peter Harrell sounds just like David Newbern ?

[@chuckstith838]

How come I saw a Christmas wreath on the shop door? What month is it?

[@GaryLX870D]

🐕🐶❤️ Happy 4th of July.. be safe Boe

[@Zero-mr9hp]

Did you ever get rid of that little turbo collector elbow? That thing is a major restriction, takes you down to like 1 turbo territory. You need the pressure pipes from the turbos to dump into tubing which is no smaller than the size of the throttle body, period. Or, if you want to get fancy, I'm sure there's a program out there to model the flow through that part and optimize it. Either way, there's a whole bunch more power to be had.

[@Remgrantd]

Is that a KE55 in the background?

[@daveysixsixsix1300]

Oh my God would you look at that beautiful piece of machinery (ke36 in mettalic blue )who's has videos about that car ?

[@michaelw1412]

I was waiting for that yellow rag to fly off and go to the turbo

[@davidpugh796]

Me too!

[@StrykerBuilt]

25:29 is latent jet bowl pressure as well, no?

[@robertlambert5299]

Updates on vehicles would be nice. Ramp truck, Cadillac, el Camino,

[@Belktronix]

So what's the difference on this one vs the other boat you did with the truck motor swap/add turbos/kick the rods out the bottom?

[@guitartec]

The Family Boatster

[@clintprice2123]

Wasn’t this video already posted a week or two ago?

[@aaronross1688]

I think one of the additional guys had released some content on his KZbin channel.

[@nunyabiz8708]

I hope you know your turbo housings.headers and exhaust pipes are soppose to be water cooled..

[@andrewzabel3691]

I’ve been waiting for this video

[@Robert-mn8gc]

What's Ur expected top speed in this Beast of a 21ft Daytona. R u running a double AA impeller with a pre loader impeller ??

[@SoDogtravels]

My jet came with a ball valve for the stacks and cooling copper plumed to under the driver seat.

[@SoDogtravels]

Larry Dalhouf motor?

[@calvinh.8882]

I think someone needs to figure out a better design for those crank sensors because I see a lot of racers have issues with losing signal to their crank sensor.

[@dumuzi9662]

Kevin!!!

[@Rick-O-Shay60]

I Want a Ride in th' Dyno-nator!

[@Rick-O-Shay60]

nice water dyno Mike!

[@briandeweese8679]

happy 4th yall

[@fergusonhr]

Why not put a row of air jets towards the front of the boat to help disturb the water to make the boat go faster in calm water...you could have an air pump blasting air through a full row of small jets going side to side on the bottom of the hull right where it touches the water at full plain...that would break up the sticking factor of smooth water...maybe...

[@reed_reed]

More interested in the wagon in the background.

[@jesussavescars807]

We’re is your wife if it’s her boat never seen her one time lol I’d love to actually see her drive that baby 😂 sound good thought

[@scottvaughan473]

@18.38 I was like Pete’s leg fell off. Apparently there is a pocket in the boat his leg was down in. I know he’s got 2 legs I’ve seen him at tracks with Lyle.

[@zxggwrt]

Tell me more about the water cooled turbos and the 20° angle they have to be at? So, they take water from the exhaust like a regular boat or is it metered from the pump? Sounds cool.

[@zxggwrt]

I have a brochure from the early eighties that had a twin turbo kit for my boat. The tractor turbos mounted on the back of the log manifolds and the water just dumped out the turbo exhaust like a regular exhaust. That was their idea.

[@HMXDave]

I'm probably just showing my "turbo ignorance", but what about BOVs? I ran turbo Yamaha mountain sleds over the years and they had a BOV to lessen/prevent that 'keeps accelerating" feeling when off the throttle. On a sled you are in and out of tthe throttle a lot when boondocking through the snow, and there was nothing quite like hearing that "pssssshhht...pssssht" when you got off the throttle.

[@Sharkey_t]

the "keeps accelerating" thing is just as they explained, the smaller throttle movement doesnt choke off enough air to make a difference. the blow off valve wont open because there isnt enough pressure difference between whats in the manifold and whats in the charge pipe. you have to get real aggressive with your throttle movements to make a difference. the way i solve this issue on a car is by setting up a boost vs tps (throttle position) table. it basicly works by varying your target boost based off throttle position, so less throttle means less boost. for this to work though your ecm must be controlling the boost, something they arent doing with this boat (its just running directly off wastegate spring)

[@alan11121959]

...so, Pete said jet boats are big dynos you can ride. Might I suggest a new name for wifey's jet boat...the Aquasaurus! Big Dino YOU CAN RIDE!

[@thomascooley2749]

Looks like it would be the bad guys boss boat from Miami vice

[@conanruisi]

Fin that tunnel hull is awesome but your acceleration seems to leave a little to be desired. F1 tunnel hulls use a mercury 425hp outboard and accelerate much quicker than your boat does. Not sure if maybe there’s some drive tuning to be done? I would imagine your boat should be much quicker in a straight line than a 425hp f1 tunnel hull with that jet drive on the back

[@Greg1096]

I'm guessing weight is probably one of the issues with acceleration, that and the water intake probably could use some tuning, gotta be able to pull a massive amount of water through the drive to get moving any faster, I seem to remember on game over he had to open up the inlet a bit because it was limiting his speed

[@conanruisi]

@@Greg1096 yeah but that’s not the issue they’re having here. They said in the video that they have to choke down the flow and increase the pressure a bit, that’ll definitely help but so will a smoother and quicker trim action and maybe a trim adjustment. It’s a 5 seater so weight is the one factor he has to work around, that being said maybe a power steering pump should be mounted to control the trim hydraulically, it’ll be fast and accurate and it won’t just be two positions, it’ll be dynamic which will help with the launch. The neutral bucket was also something that game over had that gave it the ability to launch extremely hard, that would definitely help here. I mean I don’t know if it’s the same pump and engine that was in game over or not, I haven’t been paying that close attention. But if it is I’m sure that’ll come at some point but not until he gets it tuned up a little bit more. Changing the weight distribution more towards the front could help too. F1 tunnel hulls have a prop in the water to hold them up that’s why they’re fine with the back end sitting in the water while the boats stopped, because the outboard pushes the back end up and keeps the front end pushed down. This boat sits rearward in the water but for a jet drive that would be a minor disadvantage, the more level he can get it the quicker it’ll plane out. The hull design is definitely not a limitation, it’s about the same size as an f1 tunnel hull, it is a true tunnel hull, it’s just got a recreational deck on top. So the flatter it floats while it’s stopped the quicker it’ll be flat on the plane, which is exactly what a tunnel hull needs to be fast. The trim adjustment and accuracy also helps with planing out. Weight is definitely a factor in a family vehicle period, but I think it’s just gonna get ironed out with basic tuning.

[@Keifsanderson]

@@conanruisi The water they had to choke down was the coolant flow from the jet drive, not the jet drive itself.

[@conanruisi]

@@Keifsanderson then tuning it out will show wether it needs to be hydrodynamically Improved around the intake or not. Like I said tho I haven’t been paying enough attention to know where his motor and pump came from or how it compares to game over

[@conanruisi]

@@Keifsanderson but mostly the point was the pro boats are an extremely similar design and plane out with 450hp on a prop. Jet drive has an improved thrust:horsepower ratio it should be able to plane out quicker and go faster than a prop boat with a similar hull hp and weight

[@MichaelSchneiderTexas]

I think I already saw this on KSR's channel. lol

[@buckykattguitar]

Is this the "wife's boat" like Cleetus' Marauder was stock?

[@dumuzi9662]

HEY. Could somebody explain to me why the current don't flow back into Kevin while he's touching the table with his stick hand and arcing to the work grounded to the table? Isn't that betting that the work is more conductive? What would happen if the arc stopped running to the work and went to the stick while his hand was contacting the table?

[@dumuzi9662]

Like if he had the work clamped, I'd understand. But isn't the table grounded....so

[@phoenixarizona8441]

When you bringing the boat to Michigan to run with us Michigan boys

[@SBIGDTSM]

Is this a re post? I thought it had already been in the water? Kev was there a couple of weeks ago.

[@FinnegansGarage]

kevin released his video before mine.

[@dennisrcole]

* * * * (Is Pete related to "Dickie Harrell of Midland Texas in the '60s ?

[@goodfellasinc.5648]

For some reason I thought I seen this video before..?? Could I be loosing my mind.. I hate this gift.