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

[@metrickarma]

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

[@RichardMLowe]

I caught the KSR version Mike

[@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.

[@davidgough1161]

I love Peter's facial expressions, they are priceless!! He is incredible with what he is willing to put up with your shenanigans, obviously a real cool guy from his videos. You guys fit well together

[@XGNShorty]

dam mike you've built some friendship's with some amazing people over the years.

[@fukemallgarage]

It seems like he becomes tight with every cool person he meets. He himself has to be coos as a fan

[@StrykerBuilt]

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

[@bryanluntz1603]

Heard that too👍

[@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

[@ryanlymer5925]

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]

@@ryanlymer5925 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.

[@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.

[@1JayZed]

love how compact the turbo system is.

[@peterad1529]

I love how clean and low profile the instal is. Cool boat indeed 😎

[@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.

[@atangmolale2159]

Hi from Botswana I love the videos

[@RozcoDan]

Just bought my first jet boat 20ft 77 Sleekcraft …so we are learning together…thanks Mike and Pete!!!

[@inmyopinion6836]

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

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Always awesome seeing what these legends are capable of! 🙌

[@deadbrian9247]

Man I love jet boats

[@tony66au]

Well we SAW Your Wife driving the boat soooo we know its a ton of fun! Awesome to see how she got there with Kev and Petes help :-)

[@AntiPattern328]

Absolutely love that hull design. You can rip in those in almost any conditions... Well, choppier than most jet boats would like. Just smooooothe!

[@shelleyking8450]

So nice of you to get all the bugs worked out of the wife's boat for you. She will have fun when you have both boats running, you can enjoy the lake together.

[@EGHeartattack]

Eliminator did a killer job on the hull and you guys built it to the perfect spec! It looks super stable at high speed! Are you bringing it out to any events soon?

[@onementality9781]

Wow this was weeks ago

[@rogjackson]

Feels like I've seen this movie before.

[@shadowred1980]

Enjoyed that, thanks for posting.

[@michaelmaher4328]

Your group is kool. The brain, the welder, the tuner, and the support team. Happy hot rodding on the water.

[@mcjok88]

FREEKIN awesome 👍 Been waiting for this. Better than I imagined half way through. Thanks Guys!!!💥🇺🇲

[@dnmgg6]

Really inspiring to watch Finn. Keep it up!

[@FinnegansGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@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 🤟

[@mattlunetta490]

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

[@grahamerosewarne6656]

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

[@bryanluntz1603]

Happy 4th ya Guys A Pleasure to meet ya I agree Kevin That is a beautiful hull Glad things are working out well with it Mike That's a great family Hotrod Enjoy vacation

[@ed35084]

Dam it finally hit clicked! All these years Newbern always reminded me of someone and I just realized it was Silent Bob. You guys are like Jay and Silent Bob!

[@thebrelon]

Kevin's "chooooobody" @12:45... Nope, it's not a cleetus McFarland video! 😂😂😂

[@marshallwilliams4054]

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

[@JohnRoberts71]

Great content thanks for sharing

[@RearEngineShop]

Always looks like a good time! 👍

[@DOCTRJ]

Yay what a beautiful boat nice job

[@1celtickiwi]

what a clean set up bro.

[@blueman5924]

Gorgeous boat ! 🔥🤙

[@tintin6892]

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

[@jaredstafford5565]

Sweet...the wifey should be happy 😊 😃 lol . It's coming along nicely 👌

[@vehdynam]

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

[@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

[@jimfilmont3833]

That is a damn good looking boat!

[@mbrewer57]

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

[@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

[@davberg8366]

Beautiful boat and workmanship, I still think u should call it "Game On", the sister to Game Over.

[@biggierat6246]

GOOD JOB guys !!!

[@big35078]

Two smart guys right there.

[@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!

[@justinwatch]

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

[@glamiskid50]

The boat turned out bad ass have fun this weekend with it hope she digs it I’m sure she will

[@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"....

[@ninonino8686]

"my wfes " LOL Awesome vid!

[@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.

[@fucksusanwojcicki]

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

[@birdsnestfishing698]

When Kevin went Alfalfa around 12 minutes 😂

[@MarkLohde]

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

[@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

[@chrismadaj8751]

Happy Fourth of July you KZbinrs Finnegan rocks KRS rocks LOVE WATCHING YOUR CHANNELS GODSPEED

[@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

[@tonykemper8896]

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

[@veto8792]

That thing’s a ripper! You’re such a good husband. Hope your wife enjoys it.

[@ballpickerinparadise3481]

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

[@andrewzabel3691]

I’ve been waiting for this video

[@aserta]

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

[@dtemplman7816]

Kevin is the man with the plan

[@beekeeper6109]

Thanks!

[@FinnegansGarage]

You bet!

[@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

[@mrt2952]

I love the sticker on his laptop!

[@meangenemiller3362]

A pickle fork is my favorite hull for a jet boat!👍🇨🇱

[@GaryLX870D]

🐕🐶❤️ Happy 4th of July.. be safe Boe

[@fxpain22]

Pete is the man...🤘🤘🤘

[@randykraigbrothers9519]

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

[@brotherbax4083]

Mike as Hannibal from the A Team, chomping a big cigar, chin in the air, “I love it when a plan comes together !”

[@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?

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

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

[@recorod9795]

Ls power for the win....I have to put LS in boat for my next project for WhipGetters!!

[@erich6879]

Yes!!!

[@swedenfrommycam]

Smiles per miles🇸🇪👍💪

[@dhackens]

With a boat comes a lot friends 🥳

[@sparks111273]

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

[@yoster77]

Can we kick the "wife's boat" thing. We're all onto it.. pretty sure she is too ;) Kidding aside, that's one sweet boat. Nice work!!!

[@theangrymarmot8336]

Pete and Newbern sound exactly alike lol.

[@davidkeesling6209]

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

[@Blacktop73]

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

[@tomhill9445]

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

[@justinwatch]

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

[@erikbergstrom258]

you need to enter that fishing tournament with the wife's boat😅

[@mikeyacullo444]

Kevin is the man

[@ericellis4573]

No air cleaners on the intake side of the turbos?

[@loydcourson5276]

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

[@eskudosal]

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

[@eliminator1978]

Cruising 75, my jet only goes 60 on a good day! That’s a nice float!

[@bullhead360]

Lol!! Same!!!

[@aztommy1687]

You guys need more HP and pump work!

[@eliminator1978]

@@aztommy1687 More HP just went in. Gained 600RPM, +120 HP. Just need to dial in the handling. Pretty squirrelly when you get out of it now.

[@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.

[@StrykerBuilt]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@mitchellparham1396]

You bet!

[@ChrisBrown-gx7bf]

Bad ass boat. Would love to see a V drive build though. Jets are cool and all but it’ll never be as fast as a v drive with the same build. Having reverse is a pro though

[@StrykerBuilt]

I had to bite my lip on that comment made in the video as well hahahaha. V-DRIVE FLATTIES 4 EVER BABY!

[@Greg1096]

V-drive boats are badass, and a ton more straight forward to get set up, though I've seen a few of the higher horsepower ones detonate the v-drive and those aren't exactly cheap to replace, too bad that pickup they had with the v-drive got stolen

[@Brian-mp2mv]

25:45, watching his explanation and mannerisms closely looks exactly like Newbern explaining something... brothers? lol watch closely at 26:05

[@danmyers9372]

I know, I was really thrown off by Pete sounding like Dave.

[@tripprogers4814]

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

[@josephgenovese1146]

Lol going on vacation fins life is a vacation 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘