speed control on pwc

jclary2987 · Ollie Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 City: San Marcos

ive got an old school yamaha wave venture 1100, it really sucks at staying at a certain speed, and its not just me cause i can hop on a gtx and keep in within 1-2 mph. anyways i was wonderin if anyone knew if you can modify somthing on a pwc to make speed control easier

JamesBoardr · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 10:00 am Post subject:

ive got a couple things to wedge in between the throttle. i put notches in it for different speeds, kinda ghetto but it keeps speed and keeps me from getting a tired hand after a long set Smile

Volcomstone167 · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 10:04 am Post subject:

get a new jet thing it will make it faster and eaiser to hold speed

BRAZIL-CONCAVEwakeskates · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 10:16 am Post subject:

thas cuz your pwc is probably 2 strokes.... get a 4 stroke engine and speed control will be a lot easyer.

if not, try not to compensate on the throtle, the carving the rider does!

jclary2987 · Ollie Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 City: San Marcos

yeah i really want a new or at least newer one but i guess ill just have to tear it up with the ol 97 for now

Bad Luck · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 11:49 am Post subject:

do you have a ski down in SM?

stompin9s · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 11:54 am Post subject:

my 2 stroke gts holds the speed alot better than all of the 4-strokers that ive pulled people with

jclary2987 · Ollie Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 City: San Marcos

i will after the first weekend in oct. im not going back home until then, thats when im pickin it up

Bad Luck · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 11:57 am Post subject:

word. hit me up.

jclary2987 · Ollie Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 City: San Marcos

ill do it

BRAZIL-CONCAVEwakeskates · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject:

stompin9s,

maybe its an isolated fact. Unless your 2 stroke is a VERY strong pwc and you dont have to push the throtle a lot, 4 strokers are more mellow than 2.

The caracteristics of a 2 stroke engine are to compress/expell in one stroke and to expand/ aspirate on the other stroke (4 process in 2 strokes)...(i'm not sure if the english is correct, but I belive you get my point)
The four stroke piston will make the same 4 process in 4 strokes, thus it will make 2 complete cicles for 1 single explosion.
These caracteristics make 2 strokes operate in a higier RPM, be more explosive and torquefull while the 4 stroker will reach less RPMs and be more mellow.

4 strokers are technologically more developed tha 2's, and polute less, so thats why they are beeing more used on motorcicles, pwc, etc... but specialli on a smaller engine 2 strokes will be more eficient.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

2 strokes make more horse power 4 strokes make more torque

2L82SK8 · Faceplant Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 14

BRAZIL-CONCAVEwakeskates · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject:

the better torque on the 2 strokes is at higher RPM, and on the 4 strokes at lower RPM.

deltarider · Guest

JamesBoardr, exactly, we taped a piece of small square wood to the handle-worked perfectly Wink

bjr · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject:

or get a steady finger?

Bakes5 · Faceplant Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 26

JamesBoardr · Posted: Sep 21, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject:

Bakes5, if your stalling you have a problem lol. but atleast i wont be kicking my 2 stroke all day if it does stall. and they are running 4 strokes in supercross, but they but the 450 4strokes in the 250 class. but...
i would probably say 4 strokes are better for pwc's. i just like 2 strokes cause its really simple and if you have gas and spark you have a running machine. easy to get running and fix, for me at least.

brianl289 · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 310 City: houston

we just got soem 98 seadoo gtx limited's and when i had it on the lake 5 mins before it broke i was trying to keep it at 20 to see how easy it was and i never got 1mph away from a speed change. but then again that was also without a rider. i plan on making something to wedge in between the throttle to keep it good

jclary2987 · Ollie Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 City: San Marcos

its not that i cant keep a "steady finger" if you hold the throttle in one spot, no moving at all, it randomly accelerates, i think theres def. somthing wrong with the thing cause i can keep speed on any other of my firends pwc just fine.