I put a Solas 12/14 Impeller and Stainless Steel Wear Ring on my Sea-Doo Spark

Having trouble getting your spark to wheelie? This is the video for you! After a bad wear ring diagnosis I figured I might as well do the impeller while putting in a new one. The Solas 12/14 got the nod along with the Solas stainless steel wear ring and reliable tuning seal.
Video includes background on the impeller, install, and lots of POV footage.
Impeller Install video I used:
• Sea-Doo Spark Impeller...

[@reliabletuning5660]

MAN this thing sounds a lot better than it did before!! Love the hops out of the water, running perfect!!! Nice 12 o'clock send off too!! Thank you for your business and for your support!

[@therealjessescheel]

Thanks for watching and for all the great advice! The spark is a beast now! 👊🏼😎

[@Vikturus2k6]

@@therealjessescheeldo you like stainless over plastic wear ring? I’m on the fence which I want. I ride mostly clean waters

[@Dinofx_jr]

@@Vikturus2k6 theres literally no downside to getting a steel one? the plastic ones are trash they break all the time ive gone through 3 on lakes alone

[@thegodfreyspecial423]

They hit rev limiter on the stock impeller alot even when the wear ring is in good shape - thats what I was warned about when I did the tune. Looks great!

[@oh3marine]

Great video. Thanks for sharing the upgrades.

[@therealjessescheel]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🙂👍🏼

[@BELLON]

The speed is a guess speed from the rpm? 🤔 I always thought it was a GPS speed, that's why you have the satellite icon? Nice video by the way! 👍🏻

[@Graychristopherr]

Love my 120HP tune from Reliable Tuning! Martin is a good guy, he helped me a lot with parts and advice post-sale as well. I promote his business to anyone that will listen! Also enjoyed that old WWF mash-up.

[@therealjessescheel]

Woooooo!! Agree Martin is the man!! 💯✔️👍🏼👍🏼

[@stevek8377]

You can keep the wheelie without VTS you just gotta put all your weight on the back, and lightly hold the throttle, it drops flat once you get above like 8mph. But if you have it up high enough it won’t accelerate past about 9-10, just gets a little harder to control lol

[@therealjessescheel]

Good tip!

[@BeagleFerretTime]

Love the edits and the flair! You definitely sold me on the spark with a tune.

[@Gonin60]

Always entertaining and fun! Enjoyed it!

[@Mrveescuba]

if im correct when you hit 50 you was half tank!! for sure it sounds and perfoms better on new prop!!nice one

[@baronvonkaiser9912]

bro i had to go and replay that clip of you taking the impeller out the box. that sound was so crisp. that is a very high chrome stainless just based on sound alone, so if you suck up a rock it might take a nasty chip out one of the blades

[@RiminiVirage]

Great work. Good that you promote the good companies you deal with. Great service and value deserve recognition. Could you use a GPS speedo to more accurately measure your speed?

[@therealjessescheel]

Stay tuned for the next video. I am editing it as we speak. I don’t GPS the speed but I do race it against a stock trixx and it will give you a pretty good idea how fast it is. 🤙🏼

[@dinofx35]

@@therealjessescheel I have a 2022 Trixx and the speedometer is GPS based. Is yours not?

[@hoffmiermp]

Isn't the plastic wear ring designed to fail first before destroying anything else in the driveline? I picked up '23 base spark and plan on doing the same upgrades minus the stainless wear ring.

[@full_metal2452]

Yes

[@full_metal2452]

Better to spin/destroy plastic wear ring than twist spines on driveshaft

[@CollinCabral]

The problem is that the speedometer goes off of RPMs not actual GPS or accelerometer speed

[@notsure1276]

Looks too fun!

[@therealjessescheel]

Super fun! Hard to get off it. 🙃

[@AlexanderTheGrateful]

I like your perm bro, Looks like you get out and have a lot of fun, you can’t beat the good times Great video mate. Very entertaining

[@ALLENNAVARA]

A friend of mine did the same thing on his spark. There is no difference in performance or speed. If anything it looses a bit of top speed. The only benefit is the stainless wear ring lasts longer than a plastic one. If you want performance you need to do a computer re map.

[@therealjessescheel]

Hey buttstuff. The PC is remapped. Watch the videos in their entirety before commenting.

[@kelseywedge7167]

I have the same jet ski mine goes 50 all day

[@zacari99]

take those training wheels (sponsons) off and have some real fun

[@roberts628704]

did you ever try a run with GPS to check that speedo accuracy?

[@UltraMagaFan]

They really come with a plastic wear rings? These things never seem to stop amazing me with how low quality they are. That's just another reason why I will never buy a ShitDoo. They should come with the stainless steel lined aluminum wear rings like the Yamaha and Kawasakis do.

[@jayesh5131]

But some people commented steel will be bad for the engine!

[@boatbikemike8571]

Really digging this series. Coming off an injury this spring, I’ve been shopping quite a bit for a sit down.

[@thedsmbroadway3780]

Love your channel my dude It's great!! You're making me wanna buy a ski now! I'm actually impressed that the ski got that quick! You're awesome dude

[@therealjessescheel]

Thanks for the love man 😎🤙🏼 The spark is more fun then my cars by far. Highly recommend 👌🏼

[@a.k.3659]

Made me wanna buy a seadoo too but I guess I first have to buy a house near the sea after finding a good paying job! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Davidwhat]

isn't the speed on these read by gps... that's why the little pic of the satellite up top. so cavitation wouldn't effect speed reading... with gearing/propellers you can't gain both unless you are just far out of wack to the point of big losses. you either gain torque/take off or speed. but not both.

[@thegodfreyspecial423]

Had the 120hp tune on mine first and followed up with the prop and wear ring: it feels much more vicious out of the hole and in mid range punch. Top end I think it almost identical to stock (51mph GPS) which is a huge win: no trade off.

[@dylang6657]

Hey brotha, how tall are you, and how much do you weigh? I want to get a ski soon and the spark is what I've been looking at, but I feel like it may be a little small for me. I'm 6' and 200lbs. Thanks!

[@therealjessescheel]

6’2 205 I don’t feel big on it.

[@dylang6657]

@@therealjessescheel Great to know! I think it looks like you fit on it just fine. Thanks for your videos brotha, they've been a huge help!

[@dinofx35]

How can people compare this to gearing, and then be so dumb as to claim they are going to get both more torque and more top-end speed. That's not how it works. You trade one for the other. Othewise, why wouldn't everyone just choose the prop that gives you inifinite torque and top end speed?

[@sticks510]

Tbh low end is better on seadoos

[@K0gashuk0]

So when I was a kid I had a 1994 XP which apparently had 80HP and at the time was the fastest thing in the water. Turns out the top speed is on par with this. But this thing looks way lighter and more stable. My father had a 3 seater GTX without VTS. I can tell you by adjusting the VTS all the way out of the water you get much more speed. Your handling tanks and your stopping. The old ones had a plastic pin that moved up and down. Mine would stick and show I was all the way in the water when I was all the way out. I came in to dock and cut the throttle but the thing kept going. I couldnt turn either because it was essentially gliding on top of the water. Needless to say I jumped off with no injury and the craft had a small bump with the pier. Nothing a little fiberglass filler and paint didnt fix. But in short get the VTS.

[@square348apple3]

From what I hear the spark actually has the same hull shape as the old xp’s

[@Nitro187]

Bro, is that a mouth guard at 6:04? I mean, the Sparks are rough on waters... but that's taking it to the next level. 🤣🤣 Love the content! You should do the upgrade on the Trixx now! 😍😍

[@therealjessescheel]

The mouth guard is so I can bite down on the go pro Mount and not chip my teeth.

[@Nitro187]

@@therealjessescheel Ahh, now that makes sense. I thought it was a forehead mount, but it's a mouth one - gotcha. So? Trixx upgrade in the works? 😉

[@CiNiSTa]

Is it really that important to spin the seadoo clockwise?.. Because you flipped over and you spun it the other way... It seemed fine

[@djdarkmunk]

i bet that prop dose make a diffrence getting out of the hole

[@therealjessescheel]

Huge difference. Almost too fast out of the hole now 🙃👍🏼

[@brothertrucker3304]

Dude im thinking of buying a new 2023 spark up 2 60hp, does the ski really need ibr? It seams like it only comes on the 90hp

[@therealjessescheel]

You don’t need ibr. It’s a luxury but not a necessity.

[@brandonhenderson7020]

Lean over the bars on launch and transfer you weight back once on plane nvm you got it

[@GAM-TIME]

Wow thanks for the laughs as you just love to have fun. Wish more people lived life this way. Keep it up & can’t wait for warmer weather to get back out on my Sea Doo.

[@jasonmekush5280]

Man, those nozzles need some sand blasting geez the previous owner neglected that skii.

[@jetfunidf2784]

hello , tu as mie un hélice en 12/14 impeller solas alors que le lien de ton revendeur est 12/17 ? as tu les liens exactes pour commander merci

[@raddadization]

is it as fun as an older gtx ski? i love the top speed on those but considering a couple of these

[@AustinCraft]

I thought the speedometer is based on GPS. That's what I was told at least

[@willinkfarmsdairy4790]

Hey boss man. Love your vids they helped me make some decisions. Any regrets going with the SS seal, read some things but unsure of which way I should go SS or plastic? Appreciate your feedback 😊

[@therealjessescheel]

Hey man wish I could give you some long term data but I sold both sparks end of last season. It’s an easy enough swap so I don’t think you need to think about it too much. Pick one. If you don’t like it change it back. 🙃 if your current west ring is fine I’d pry just leave it.

[@cayden808]

how much has the tune affected fuel consumption?

[@MiguelHernandez-xb1hr]

How can I contact this guy to make my seadoo spark faster

[@LuisLopez-yr5dt]

Where can I find the hole kit at

[@chancemains]

What’s your “dock” for that thing made up of? It looks like a pool floaty. Trying to come up with something for my new trixx

[@therealjessescheel]

It is an old gym mat.

[@full_metal2452]

Have you tried a riva 12 vane jet pump yet?

[@wynnloftis365]

I never would have known weird Al Yankovic was into personal watercraft....cool!

[@therealjessescheel]

Redfoo and Russell Brand are as well according to others.

[@henryhenry5897]

What year is this spark?

[@noahbonell4301]

2016-2017

[@nicktortorici7092]

stainless steel wear ring is gonna mess with ur engine

[@TheRUSTchronicles]

WAIT THAT IS MPH holy shat thats hella fast xD

[@cwkie3776]

I noticed you wear a mouth guard, did you bite a hole in your lip or tongue like I did? Good idea

[@therealjessescheel]

It’s for holding the camera in my mouth.

[@wesgillespie9263]

FYI: You can add VTS if you have IBR.

[@xxdanthedinoxx1058]

U need stage 3 tune on ski

[@tonymansour3578]

Where do i buy it with the seal ??

[@rdknght17]

what are you all in on this thing now?

[@SootheCustoms]

Hell yeah!!! Looks like it was worth it. So much fun.

[@therealjessescheel]

100% never ending fun!!! ☺️

[@m1carcentroautomotivo292]

ola fico top mas a elice original é que tamanho ?

[@paulfennell01]

thank you for taking the time to publish these videos, its made my mind up, I will be doing the same.

[@therealjessescheel]

No problem Paul! Happy to help 🙂👍🏼

[@CP-kb1du]

Spark is slow compared to the 1995 XP 800

[@bryanwoods520]

Just a fair warning about your steel wear ring it's gonna strip your power converter coupling and strip the teeth off the driveshaft . sparks are notorious for stripping them anyway your making a BIG MISTAKE

[@therealjessescheel]

🥱😴

[@EffectsExe]

What’s different between the 12/14 and 12/17

[@therealjessescheel]

14 for acceleration 17 for top speed I believe. I think the 17 is recommended for stock and 14 for tuned. Would recommend checking with reliable tuning to be safe though.

[@EffectsExe]

@@therealjessescheel I just did cold air intake ribbon delete riva water box oil change and plugs and some others when I start it and rev it in touring mode sounds like it bogs any idea?

[@smplyizzy]

Really interesting build. Are you considering installing the braking system?

[@therealjessescheel]

I ended up just buying a trixx so no. Would recommend just buying one with iBR if it’s important to you.

[@smplyizzy]

@@therealjessescheel understood - just thought it would fun to watch. But it looks like you invested a lot it the whole deal.

[@ballinboy0911]

How much was the out the door price?

[@therealjessescheel]

I don’t have receipts with me but between the tune, wear ring, and impeller it was like $825. Hit up Martin @reliabletuning on Instagram and he can help you out if your interested.

[@crozy9418]

Why do u have a mouth guard

[@therealjessescheel]

To bite down on the go pro so you have a cool POV video to watch.

[@kruzracing1692]

Do you have a aftermarket intake grate?

[@therealjessescheel]

No it’s stock

[@kruzracing1692]

@@therealjessescheel you should grab that next. RIVA

[@anythingadrenaline4515]

What year is your Spark? Is it the 60HP version?

[@therealjessescheel]

Can’t remember year but it was a 60

[@jayesh5131]

2019

[@jakeowens1770]

Even that fat one

[@Riley_1955]

Would like to see how a 12/15 or 12/17 would do and how you would like them compared to the 12/14 ...... Very nice Seadoo spark content you two are putting out. To me the way to go would be to buy the 60hp and tune it with a Solas prop but since I want iBR and Seadoo doesn't have the iBR as an option on the 60 hp I'd have to get a 90hp.

[@phanganisland]

Never buy a Spark, they are the worst piece of plastic crap.

[@meals24u]

But also the cheapest, nimble and fun! Who says Tupperware for Men can’t be a thing.. As long as you know what you’re getting into..