FIRST DRIVE OF A CLASSIC LS-SWAPPED JET BOAT!

[@shawndinterman2219]

So glad kevin is getting a reputation built up. Such a humble and kind fella that guy is.

[@danhard8440]

i thought he just always photo boom everyone lol

[@picklefart]

He really deserves it. The man works his tail off.

[@jennyloughry896]

Straight up G for sure

[@fifocrew3040]

³33³3223³w³

[@aussieengineer3870]

Agreed. His humility is matched only by the sheer quality of his work and the extent of his knowledge.

[@JeroddDentonBock]

Love seeing Kevin from KSR is getting around

[@ruvzi7925]

He’s the biggest helper for everyone that wants to go fast!

[@mikeleblanc2933]

Kevin Knows his shit....all 3 of them do.....

[@doctorlimpygames4692]

Hy

[@corzahazard444]

100% agree, I love all the Finnegan crew and the Cleetus guys and Kevin just brings a whole vibe and I love it

[@McDoobles]

Kevin is a beast.

[@LawnGone]

Newburn enjoying his boat was like watching a kid on Christmas morning,great stuff

[@georgefaith1304]

Love the Roger's videos. Keep them coming... Mike the videos and pictures of the Roger's will be sent to you soon. Had to find them. I,m sending a bbc burnt piston from the blower motor also..newburn you have the excitement I had every time I put a new motor in her. I'll say again. I'm glad you guys saved this boat. The memories going thru my head as I watch it run across the water.

[@georgefaith1304]

P.s that thing hole shotted like a beast. Won alot a races against v- drives because of how hard that boat would leave out the hole.

[@jontrudell7529]

You used to OWN This boat!???

[@georgefaith1304]

I did. Sold it around 2007. Mike and his cousin ended up with it through a second party mystery Sale. Lol. Boat was ran mostly on clear lake in California.

[@FinnegansGarage]

it's been a fun project. thanks!

[@Altanabstick]

Good to see Kevin from KSR at your shop! Already knew he did the tuning on Game Over, good to see the love continues.

[@racecitypatriot5017]

Kevin showing up in lots of videos. That nice to see.

[@southbound141]

KSR Is involved in all type of stuff

[@rjsmith4495]

Our family ordered a new 1976 Rogers Bonneville TR with the blueprinted balanced 454 at the time was rated at 440hp . Loved that boat I'm sure the second owner still has it! Fun and fast running loose with place diverter all the way UP! Same colors Camaro Hugger Orange with white!

[@David-th8ro]

Favorite thing about you is that you always seem to be very selfless with your friends!! Awesome! Ready for another road trip video!

[@tombrooks8565]

I had the privilege of skiing behind a boat similar to this back in the early seventies. The owner's son was a national speed skiing champion. I was a lifeguard at Lake Barkley State Park and there is great water to ski nearby. Enjoy!

[@jeffreylines1535]

Voids warranty by beating on oil pan, improves fit, quality and performance 100%. That is hot rodding!

[@timford3599]

Hey Finn, that's how you breathe new life into a 45 year old Rogers Hot Rod Jet Drive. Way to go Mike. I love seeing these Hot Boats out on the rivers and lakes! Too Cool!

[@EGHeartattack]

It’s so awesome to see a big youtuber produce high performance marine content!! Love the build!

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@lunsy9420]

I live on the lake right by where they are doing this and was trying to take a nap. This thing is loud and sounds awesome.

[@loudelvis610]

Most of neighbors probably didn't appreciate the wonderful sound of LS jetboat with open headers 🤣😂

[@12VoltDave]

Sorry about that

[@christopherdoff-sotta4441]

Makes a great alarm.. lmao..

[@robtheknob7791]

Me too I hear them pretty often. It’s not a bad sound lol

[@joshuagibson2520]

@@12VoltDave you're way cooler than Cotten. That dude is a jackass.

[@jwshoptime.jeeprepairpleas8552]

Kevin reminds me of a friend who owns a tattoo shop .no examples on the wall .no tattoos on him self just an award winning portfolio. And so reserved as he draws the art

[@masonshafer811]

I love seeing Kevin doing his thing helping others along the way! He’s a good dude and so is everyone else on finnegans garage

[@briangilman1937]

I love watching Kevin ! He's like a wizard but out of his element.,...but he get's it . Don't know him but he's genius

[@Skylane_Pilot]

His channel is great from a technical stance. KSR Performance

[@GaryLX870D]

BINGO! Kevin for the Win.. Classic #01. Thata boy Newberg..😳 that ending

[@terrynicewonger5434]

Kevin a Good Dude! Good people come together for the Motor Sports!

[@davidcallahan5157]

Thanks for explaining that stuff Finnegan for the people I don’t know jet boats!

[@mjodr]

I love how FInnegan knows exactly how a jet pump absorbs horsepower. Thank you for being a good source of information. Including clearances, curves, etc.

[@darinkaintz386]

No Better Day, Than "New Jet Boat Day". Congrats Newbern, She's A Beauty!

[@mobiusone3923]

Dannnnng guys. Getting SERIOUS Harry Hogg and Cole Trickle Days Of Thunder feels when that music kicks in at 7:05 that scene was AMAZING! Been loving this boat since I saw it in Roadkill. Keep up the great work!

[@mambisquickRob]

@finnegan'sGarage next time try lapping the bottom of the oil pan AFTER you bend it back. Use 3M spray glue on the back of 4 pieces of sandpaper and glue it down to a flat table. Then smear a little Kerosene on it and rub the oil pan in a figure 8 pattern until you get a fresh clean pattern across the whole mounting surface. Never leak again.

[@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965]

Hearing the water slap against the hull of the boat just got me out of my living room and out in the garage with the TV on and the boat out of the field and in the shop 😁

[@michaelreynolds1904]

Kevin makes everything better!

[@picklefart]

Seriously!

[@kevinwalsh6450]

I'd have to agree, Kevin's tend to do that

[@michaelreynolds1904]

@@kevinwalsh6450 well, maybe not you......🤣

[@kwhite145]

@@michaelreynolds1904 maybe a Karen ?

[@michaelreynolds1904]

@@kwhite145 dear God, no!

[@chuckles470s9]

Helped a guy fix his jet boat on a lake camping trip (carbs)On the last day he took my friend and I for a ride. After a fast bumpy ride we entered the no wake zone. He lost steering.He looked back at me and said grab the vise grips and clamp the steering cable for me! I’ll never ride in one again. Nice seeing this one built correctly 👍

[@chrf65]

Im not gonna bash the pan company, but issues like that are why I became a fabricator and do everything I can myself...Way too many times Ive had to fight with parts that are "bolt on".the downside is now people come to me to fix stuff haha..Theres no excuse for parts to leave the manufacturer with flanges being that far out of whack...

[@tony66au]

It's just plain old lack of Quality control, even a grinder jockey like me knows that when you weld stuff it warps and that oil fitting block was going to be trouble no matter what. Very much a Buzz it up and send it out kinda thing youd expect from nasty chinese parts but not from the USA.

[@mikeh.753]

I know, too many performance parts say "Bolt on" but they damn sure ain't.i have a friend who ordered a fiberglass hood and of coarse it said bolt on and it did bolt on but the actual fit was horrendous, like the corners were 2 and 3 inches high or low. And fitting a fiberglass body panel is no simple job. . So in my mind bolts on means you are going to have to make it fit after you " bolt it on" .

[@robc5736]

I want to see Finnegan, Cleetus, KSR, and PFI to all work on a project together! Can't imagine a better group of dudes

[@lazyhoundracing9621]

Thanks. I took a break from my tip dipping exercise in the shop to watch you guys struggle with parts.

[@briandownie4441]

Congratulations Newburn on the Renegade hitting the water! I have loved that boat since the first episode in RK/muscle truck! Enjoy brother!

[@notsofresh8563]

When Kevin says "that will hold a gasket" or "good enough" you know it is at least twice as good as it needs to be....

[@danhard8440]

IKR he is sooo ocd in a good way

[@brutalbasspro]

That's what I was thinking too! Good enough to Kevin is plenty good!

[@BuzzLOLOL]

All it ever needed was just more RTV...

[@jerrybaldwin7543]

HELL YEAH BROTHER can't go wrong with KSR giving a helping hand on anything

[@fooman2108]

Getting there, getting there. There are projects that everything just seems to drop in, then there are.... and you have to wrestle EVERY part and 10th to get it together and you have to sneak up on it, getting there!

[@Kevin90909]

That boat really needs a mural of Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines somewhere on there. Another fun vid, keep them coming !

[@stephencarter1442]

Love the boat content I worked on the U-2, U--99 and U-100. Big fan of Boat racing. All types.

[@CPTTango30]

Does everyone living on this lake hear a loud boat and instantly think OH Mike got another damn boat!!!

[@calebdougherty2885]

So happy for Newbern

[@gafrers]

Great to see KSR's Kevin

[@sm4rtmouth]

If you wanna get around filling in oil checking for oilpan leaks just put a good bright led flashlight in the pan, leave off the gasket and screw it shot - dimm the shop lights and look where the light breaks through. Anything off will show up pretty easy and everything without any oil clean up afterwards. Give it try - Regards Smarty

[@johnsimons6748]

David is enjoying his sweet jetboat, nice! He is a great part of the channel. Kevin is killing it again, doesn't matter if it's a car of a boat, if it needs to go fast, Kevin of KSR got your back!

[@keitharcher5723]

Kevin is the man! Love that guy! Glad he is lending his knowledge and effort.

[@boostedsaleen6146]

I have a sweet spot in my heart for jet boats. My best memory with buddies was in a jet boat on the lake. Now 25yrs later my other buddy has one with a BBF im working on might have to get my self one.

[@aztommy1687]

Thanks for making Jet Boats Great Again! And like Finnegan said, pumps being built specifically for your engine is key, shout out to Larry’s engine and marine Tucson Az for blueprinting mine. She screams.

[@cerakotelyfe1931]

Love to see Kevin getting more popular. Super professional guy like finn and Dave. Good fit.

[@jscott75ai]

Kevin is everywhere! 😁 Stand up smart dude.

[@Carl_Jr]

I am nowhere near close to being a boat guy, but I do have to say that is one badass boat! 😎👍🇺🇲

[@edwardsadler6003]

Quality control! Most Manufacturers don't have a quality control department the customer is the quality inspector. 7 out of 10 things I buy don't fit or it's missing parts or broken.

[@GerardBendotti]

really enjoyed seeing Dave in his boat. there was something special about it.

[@kenfndr]

I see Kevin across like 10 channels, he’s the real mvp

[@abikerinpa]

Rain or shine , that’s what it’s all about ….having fun ! 😎 A friend of mine has one of them with a big block 454 with a solid lifter cam and water cooled headers , one mean fun boat and rooster tails for 50 yards ! 😎

[@Rem1061]

My father was one of the first people to own a jet boat in the US, back then the only one available was a 3 stage ( I still have the pump). I would love to see a comparison of "pull power" between 1,2 and 3 stage pumps. I know the speed of a single totally blows away a 3 stage, but would like to see a "power" comparison, Great video, great work on the boat.

[@SpikeKastleman]

Always happy to see Kevin around.

[@allrevdupgarage7773]

Never appreciated jet boats before, but you have me as a fan now, thanks!

[@craigbielsky115]

STOCK PUMP BOATS ARE LAME ...THISS ONE IS TIGHT LIKE A TIGER ......SO PERFORMANCE IS TITS.....

[@davidwindsor4632]

Nice to see Kevin checking it out.

[@ABetterLifeInc]

Finnigan and Kevin in the same video. You know its going to be awesome!

[@harleys2u]

Recently sold my exact same model jet boat called "Thearpy". BBC 454 with same type headers. This boat had primitive type cooling though. Had to manually open and close water valve while driving to cool exhaust. Was nice to see Mike's shiny chome pipes, because mine had blued from overtemp. Enjoyed video!

[@StingrayOfficial]

After what happened to the last motor in this, surprised you guys didn't rename it to the Renegrenade. Congrats on the lake whip David!

[@onesilvergrey]

Just convinced me to NEVER think about paying good coin for a Dooley pan, what an absolute nugget that was.

[@Sutliff01]

Was only paying half attention for a minute and thought I might have seen Kevin and a minute or two later I was pleasantly surprised to see him

[@SUPERPOWERPHIL]

I'd love hearing that thing at full tilt boogey with a 8-1 header set-up. Already makes beautiful sounds man, congrats!!!!

[@gcrauwels941]

Matching your prop (or impeller) for your engine is an art form.

[@bigk7788]

Never thought of it like that but being on water like that is similar to being on a engine dyno. Engine masters lake side edition.

[@Moddage]

Yay Kevin! And wow... what stellar quality control on that pan 🤣

[@generalsixty2133]

It’s great to see some current Jet Boat technical content. These LS engines are at least 200 lbs lighter than an iron big block so it will be great to see the results. The tunnel ram looks wicked but at 5000 RPm I’d like to see if it would pick up speed with an ugly dual plane intake.

[@larrysummers8966]

Your comment is what I was looking for. You are correct, that big ugly intake is killing overall power big time, especially in a boat. Boats need an overall good powerband/lots of torque throughout the powerband. You put an air gap rpm dual plane or similar intake, and that boat will pick up power across the board, at get to it's top speed way faster. Those tunnel rams are outdated 70's technology that actually cost you power. Very surprised they went with that intake set up

[@generalsixty2133]

@@larrysummers8966 Check out some dyno videos on tunnel rams. The latest ones from Holley and Edelbrock make really good torque.

[@davidohmart1336]

Glad you got it on the water That boat was my first fast boat built a big block Chevy on shoe string Took 3 years make 100 Scard the crap out me Really like your videos

[@blakeburns1041]

Kevin!! Hell Yeah Brother!!

[@RebeldryversGarage]

Happy to see Dave having a blast with his new boat.

[@bearhug_jaykk]

Between videos like this, and the project boats i see all over Facebook market place, i really wanna get into boat restoration.

[@scottbruner9987]

It was nice of Cleetus to let Mike borrow Kevin. I think that is the most number of names I've ever used in a single sentence.

[@thetilemaniac]

Really liked how you ended this one off, no boring outro, just Bam.... We done!

[@joshuagibson2520]

This whole fast boat thing looks really fun. I just can't stop catching bass long enough to get very involved. Life is good. :)

[@bobscott9253]

Kevin is everywhere now! I just left Target and he was working the Men's shoes section too.

[@beersguy]

That "Days of Thunder" style music is special. Nice touch.

[@Simk1d]

Weird catch, but at 12:18 under load the belt starts to walk off the balancer.

[@danhard8440]

ya also at the very end what was leaking by the intake? fuel?

[@timjackson6941]

I came to the comment to ask about the belt walk on the balancer to see if anyone noticed it.

[@angrybill]

I have a supercharged Chevelle with a serpentine belt driving a Vortec 10psi SC'r, I have had every kind of bad issue with that serpentine belt system. I have now purchased a 30 PSI Vortec SC'r with a cog belt drive system. No more serpentine systems ever.

[@indslpwr04]

Renegade and Game over. what a great name duo. Don't change the name.

[@cheif10thumbs]

@18:20 Dave goes Early and Squirrely Fun Stuff! Thanks Mike!

[@doccyclopz]

Nice boat! . Makes me miss my old 77' Youngblood-Apollo LS7/Berkeley

[@RJ31586]

Never fear KSR is here

[@aussiek2000]

That music when you get into the boat, right on point

[@102819921]

Kevin's the greatest guy

[@timjackson6941]

But you have kevin there only one of the best if not THE best automotive fabricators who can help ☺

[@trrrewr]

12 Volt Dave in Renegade, nice!

[@jamesrice7287]

You need too let Kevin sensor it up to the Max, weather system and all with a computer that auto tunes based on conditions. That would be awesome. Everything needs a Turbo maybe even Two.

[@Jim-fe2xz]

So seems everyone is out of everything including craftsmanship on that oil pan!

[@DieselRamcharger]

thats a very nice custom trash can.....

[@picklefart]

@@DieselRamcharger 😂😂😂😂

[@K1lostream]

Yeah - they must have a dial on their workmanship and when a pandemic hits, they turn it down to 'shit'!

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

@@K1lostream that seems to hold true for most every one,more so for the postal and delivery services.

[@fredericrike5974]

Yeah, Newbern is hooked! FR

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

You ought to drag Frieburger out for a run or two. I'd love to hear him yell"This is mint!!"

[@ronjones-6977]

Does it blow anyone else's mind that Freiburger is gonna be 75 in August?

[@ferrumignis]

@@ronjones-6977 Really? I'd have put him 10 years younger at least

[@bigjim8088]

@@ronjones-6977 wow! August 1946! What google just said anyway. Yeah I would have never thought that.

[@trestlesrocks]

@@ronjones-6977 lol more like 55

[@100PERCENTCALLOFDUTY]

@@ronjones-6977 based on previous comments he has made it is most likely that he was born in 1968

[@sergiopirela8854]

You can see the love Finn has got for his buddy when he tells Kevin "this is his first boat with headers" felt like " I wanted this for him, wanted him to experience this" I hope this channel lasts forever!!

[@brendangeraghty8865]

Keeping this channel great by keeping Garret Mitchell of it. Well done.

[@travissmith2067]

Kevin from KSR making the rounds as the LS pimp tuner

[@HoosierHacker]

Good job getting a new engine in it right away!

[@AdamDanaEdwards]

Put on my FSM shirt. Opened KZbin. First video at the top is Mike, Dave, and Kevin. KZbins new algorithm must be monitoring my wardrobe selection.

[@jamesrice7287]

Kevin is there, he can fix anything.

[@dexteraeschliman5817]

More Kevin content!! 😂 Also, let's get moving on the caddy, can't wait to see how that thing turns out

[@BenjySparky]

I've done seen Kevin's video on this! I'm glad to see your side of it! Love the channel and content keep up the great work! I'm here for the algorithm! Peace

[@kwhite145]

That boat is awesome I had a 12 ft boat with a 60 HP Suzuki 2 cylinder Jet Drive did like 50 MPH I can imagine what this Beast is like😀

[@danmyers9372]

Newborn experiencing 1970’s CA boat life!

[@JasonHiland76]

So Kevin shows up on just about every channel I watch. It wouldn't surprise me if he popped in at Welker Farms lol.

[@handymansteve]

he'd get the big buds running at top efficiency in no time

[@frankrotello8938]

Mike, don't know if you knew the engineering behind what you just said about jet pumps, or any centrifugal pump for that matter. But you are 100% correct, a pump see's head! doesn't matter if it's 10 hp or a 1000 hp. The only thing that can be added in Flow and that is a direct function of power. The more power the more flow. There are design limits that effect efficiency, but lets face it... we don't need that where we're going.

[@ianleonard8548]

Percussive maintenance for the win!