Lake Missile

♪ [ engine revving ] [ Music ]

(ALLI)>> WELCOME TO POWERNATION BUILDS, I'M ALLI WALKER. CRUISING WITH THE TOP DOWN ISN'T THE ONLY WAY TO ENJOY A NICE DAY. YOU COULD HIT THE WATER IN A JET BOAT. HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS FOR THIS ONE OF A KIND PROJECT, THE LAKE MISSILE.

(MIKE)>> WELCOME TO ENGINE POWER. TODAY'S SHOW IS DUBBED "BOATS AND OLDS". NOW THE TWO DON'T GO TOGETHER IN THIS CASE, BUT THERE IS SOME COMMON HISTORY BETWEEN THE TWO. OUR 1974 GLENCOE JET BOAT IS CURRENTLY POWERED BY A STOUT RUNNING 454 CUBIC INCH BIG BLOCK CHEVY, BUT BACK IN THE DAY IT WAS COMMON TO SEE THESE TYPES OF BOATS WITH A 455 CUBIC INCH OLDSMOBILE IN THE TRANSOM.

(PAT)>> NOW OUR VINTAGE LAKE MISSILE IS NOT GETTING AN OLDS BULLET AT THIS TIME, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE WE'RE GONNA PLAY WITH A LITTLE LATER. FIRST UP WE'RE GONNA JERK THE ENGINE OUT OF THE BOAT AND PUT IT ON THE DYNO. WHY, BECAUSE WE'RE CURIOUS ON HOW MUCH POWER THAT IT MAKES AFTER WE SPENT A FEW HOURS IN IT ON THE LAKE.

(MIKE)>> IT RAN AWESOME AND EVERYTHING FUNCTIONED LIKE THE PREVIOUS OWNER STATED. ONCE OUT OF THE IDLE ZONE WE OPENED IT UP AND RAISED THE TRIM TO GIVE OFF THAT AWESOME SIGNATURE JET BOAT ROOSTER TAIL. WELL HERE WE ARE, YOU READY?

(PAT)>> I AM READY BUT I LITERALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT JET BOATS. SO I DON'T KNOW EVEN HOW IT COMES APART.

(MIKE)>> I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE STUFF YOU'VE DONE. THIS IS REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE. YOU'VE GOT A PUMP AND YOU'VE GOT THE ENGINE.

(PAT)>> AND I DON'T HAVE TO LAY UNDER IT AND TAKE THE DRIVESHAFT OUT OR THE EXHAUST OFF. SO EVERY JOB STARTS WITH JUST GETTING AFTER IT. SO I'VE GOT THE PERFECT TOOL FOR IT RIGHT HERE. THE SEAT'S GOT TO COME OUT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

(MIKE)>> WONDER HOW LONG THEY'RE GONNA BE?

(PAT)>> I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S ONLY FOUR OF THEM HOLDING IN THE WHOLE RIG. SO THE SCREW'S LIKE, THREE INCH, FOUR?

(MIKE)>> I'M AT THREE RIGHT NOW.

(PAT)>> MY GOD! SHOULD HAVE GRABBED A DRILL. OH MAN! [ Music ]

(MIKE)>> I THINK THAT FOREARM BURN GOT'EM. [ Music ]

(PAT)>> BY THE TIME I HAVE ALL THIS OUT YOU'RE ALREADY DONE.

(MIKE)>> GOT A LITTLE PROTECTION ON.

(PAT)>> I'M GONNA NEED THAT. [ drill spinning ]

(PAT)>> WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER.

(MIKE)>> I STILL GOT DONE FASTER.

(PAT)>> YOU DON'T NEED TO LABEL THESE DO YOU?

(MIKE)>> I THINK WE KNOW WHERE THOSE GO.

(PAT)>> THIS THING SHOULD COME SMOOTH OUT NOW RIGHT? THIS WHOLE THING'S ONE PIECE.

(MIKE)>> YEAH, WE HAVE ONE LITTLE SET OF WIRES FOR THOSE LITTLE LED'S THAT ARE IN THE BOTTOM UNDERNEATH THE SEATS. SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE, BUT YEAH.

(PAT)>> I DIDN'T SAY ANY CUSS WORDS. HOLD ON! THERE IT GOES! NOW THERE'S SOME WIRES HANGING RIGHT?

(MIKE)>> YEAH, THAT'S FOR THOSE LED'S.

(PAT)>> THERE WE GO.

(MIKE)>> IS THERE A QUICK DISCONNECT THERE?

(PAT)>> I THINK OUR QUICK DISCONNECT IS GONNA BE A PAIR OF SNIPS.

(MIKE)>> CUT IT LIKE HALF WAY UP SO WE KNOW THAT THE RED TO THE RED.

(PAT)>> NO TURNING BACK NOW.

(MIKE)>> NICE!

(PAT)>> OKAY, EASY, EASY, OKAY. OH MY GOODNESS!

(MIKE)>> ALL RIGHT, STOP. BACK WITH YOU. [ Music ] STRAIGHT DOWN AND SET IT ON THE FLOOR.

(PAT)>> THE FRONT'S GOING REALLY FAST. [ Music ]

(PAT)>> DOING A LOT OF GRUNTING.

(MIKE)>> THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY NICE SETUP. WE'LL GET AFTER THE ENGINE REMOVAL BY DISCONNECTING THE HEADERS' WATER INJECTION LINES. THEY'RE A COMMON ADDITION TO THIS TYPE OF BOAT AND KEEP THE HEADERS COOL FROM IDLE TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. THE HEADERS GO NEXT. THIS GIVES US OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE EXHAUST PORTS.

(PAT)>> THIS THING IS ACTUALLY RUNNING GOOD. THE VALVES ARE CLEAN, THERE'S NO OIL THAT'S TRAILING OUT THE EXHAUST. LOOK AT THAT.

(MIKE)>> IT'S YOURS.

(PAT)>> IT'S A NICE HEADER, AND THEY'RE ALREADY PLUMBED AND ALL THAT. THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE COULDN'T DOLL THESE UP AND REUSE THEM. NOW THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF THINGS HOLDING THIS WHOLE RIG IN. IT'S THIS FRONT MOUNT CAJAVIS AND WHATEVER'S INSIDE THE BELL HOUSING.

(MIKE)>> THAT'S RIGHT.

(PAT)>> IT DOESN'T GET ANY SIMPLER THAN THAT.

(MIKE)>> THIS INSPECTION COVER LETS US SEE INSIDE THE BELL HOUSING AREA. WE NOTICED RIGHT OFF THE BAT THIS SETUP IS ALREADY A HEAVY DUTY UNIT WITH 13-50 UJOINTS USED IN THE COUPLER. LOOK, THERE YOU GO!

(PAT)>> I CAN GET HER. [ Music ] THIS PLATE SETS RIGHT ON A PIECE OF ANGLE. SO WHEN THESE COME OUT THIS ENGINE LITERALLY WILL SLIDE UP AND OUT. [ Music ] WITH THE BELL HOUSING TO BLOCK FASTENERS REMOVED THESE TWO BOLTS ARE LOOSENED, ALLOWING THE BOTTOM STRAP OF THE BELL HOUSING TO COME OFF. [ Music ]

(PAT)>> BONANZA!

(MIKE)>> SHE'S OUT. LOOK AT IT, GOT IT, GOTTA GIVE A LITTLE LOVIN'! YOU WANT THE BELL HOUSING? [ Music ] MAN THIS IS SO COOL!

(PAT)>> NOW YOU KNOW WHAT THE NEXT PROBLEM IS? THE LIFTS NOT GONNA GO HIGH ENOUGH. [ Music ]

(MIKE)>> WHATEVER THE PROBLEM, WE CAN SOLVE IT.

(ALLI)>> COMING UP, MIKE AND PAT MESS AROUND WITH A MARINE RAT.

(ALLI)>> WELCOME BACK TO POWERNATION BUILDS. TAKE A LOOK AS ENGINE POWER BUILDS A BAD BULLET FOR THE MISSILE.

(MIKE)>> HEY GEARHEAD GANG! TODAY ON ENGINE POWER WE'RE MESSING AROUND WITH A COUPLE OF BOW TIES. ONE BIG BLOCK RAT FOR A MARINE APPLICATION, AND ONE BIG CUBE SMALL BLOCK THAT HAS AN INTERESTING TWIST. NOW WE'RE GONNA RUN BOTH OF THEM BACK ON OUR SUPERFLOW ENGINE DYNO AND THEY WILL MAKE SOME BIG POWER. THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS MESS AROUND WITH OUR BIG BLOCK. THEN WE'RE HEADING OUT ON THE ROAD TO OUR FRIEND'S MACHINE SHOP WHERE OUR SMALL BLOCK IS WAITING.

(PAT)>> AND WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BREAK FROM BUILDING THIS ONE OURSELVES. RECENTLY WE WORKED WITH BLUEPRINT ENGINES UP AT FACTORY FIVE WHEN WE BUILT THEIR VERY FIRST HOT ROD TRUCK. THEY SUPPLIED A SLICK 306 CUBIC INCH SMALL BLOCK FORD THAT MADE 390 HORSEPOWER. DURING THAT BUILD WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH JOHNNY MCDEVITT OF BLUEPRINT ENGINES DISCUSSING OTHER APPLICATIONS THAT THEY OFFER, INCLUDING MARINE. WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT WE HAVE A BOAT AND THEY OFFER A DURABLE MARINE BULLET. SO IT MAKES IT A PERFECT MATCHUP. ON THIS SHIPPING CRATE SITS THE NEW POWER PLANT FOR OUR 1974 GLENCOE JET BOAT. IT'S A 540 CUBIC INCH ALUMINUM HEADED BIG BLOCK THAT IS SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MARINE APPLICATIONS. WE'RE GONNA GET IT ON A DOCKING CART FOR THE DYNO AND SHOW YOU A LOT MORE THAT IT HAS TO OFFER.

(MIKE)>> THAT WAS THE HAIR I NEEDED. MAN THAT WAS A GOOD BUMP. [ Music ]

(PAT)>> IT'S BEST DESCRIBED AS A HIGH PERFORMANCE CRATE ENGINE, WHICH BLUEPRINT HAS SPECIALIZED IN FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS THAT WILL CATER TO YOUR POWER LEVEL WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

(MIKE)>> WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS ENGINE IS IT USES ONE OF BLUEPRINT'S OWN ENGINE BLOCKS THAT ARE CAST RIGHT HERE IN THE USA. NOW THIS ONE HAS FOUR BOLT MAINS, A FOUR AND A HALF INCH BORE, AND IS A TALL DECK. THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN LINE OF ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS. THESE HAVE 117cc COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND INCONEL EXHAUST VALVES.

(PAT)>> UNDERNEATH THE FABBED ALUMINUM VALVE COVER COMP ROCKER ARMS AND PUSH RODS ARE CONTROLLED BY A HYDRAULIC ROLLER CAM SHAFT.

(MIKE)>> DURATION AT 50 THOUSANDTHS IS 248 ON THE INTAKE, 254 ON THE EXHAUST, AND IT HAS 112 DEGREE LOBE SEPARATION ANGLE. THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS A FOUR AND A QUARTER INCH STROKE, A FOUR AND A HALF INCH BORE, AND A 6.385 INCH ROD LENGTH. WE HAVE OUR 540 CUBIC INCH BLUEPRINT ENGINE DOCKED UP AND READY TO RUN ON THE DYNO. NOW THIS THING CAME WITH A HOLLEY 850 CFM MARINE CARB AND A BILLET READY TO RUN MSD DISTRIBUTOR. WE WENT AHEAD AND ADDED A MAZIERE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP AND WE'RE RUNNING THE SAME HEADERS THAT WERE ON THE 454 IN THE BOAT. NOW THIS ENGINE HAS A 10 TO 1 COMPRESSION RATIO, MAKING IT A 93 OCTANE PUMP GAS FRIENDLY BULLET, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE LAKE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN'T FIND 93 OCTANE? WELL IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. HERE'S THE EASIEST AND BEST WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

(PAT)>> RACE GAS RACE FUEL CONCENTRATE IS AN ADDITIVE THAT WILL TURN REGULAR OLD PUMP GAS INTO HIGHER OCTANE RACE FUEL. IT CAN BE MIXED UP TO 105 OCTANE WITH PUMP GAS. IT'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER SAFE AND IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR ENGINE HAS THE PROPER OCTANE FOR ITS POWER LEVEL. WE'RE ADDING THREE OUNCES PER GALLON TO 87 OCTANE PUMP GAS, WHICH WILL BRING IT UP TO 93 OCTANE. NOW JUST SHAKE THE JUG TO MAKE SURE IT'S MIXED AND IT'S READY TO USE.

(MIKE)>> WE'RE DYNO'ING THIS BLUEPRINT ENGINE THE SAME EXACT WAY THEY DID AT THEIR FACILITY, WITH 93 OCTANE FUEL, 34 DEGREES OF TIMING, AND THE 850 CARBURETOR ATTACHED. THE ONLY THING DIFFERENT IS THE HEADERS. WE'VE GOT THE ONES OUT OF THE BOAT.

(PAT)>> WE'RE GONNA RUN IT TO 6,200 LIKE THEY DID. ARE YOU READY?

(MIKE)>> DRIVE IT AWAY! [ engine revving ]

(PAT)>> GOOD OIL PRESSURE! [ engine revving ]

(MIKE)>> MADE SOME GOOD SNOT.

(PAT)>> THAT'S NOT BAD RIGHT THERE.

(MIKE)>> ALL RIGHT, 675 HORSEPOWER, 657 POUND FEET OF TORQUE.

(PAT)>> THAT'S IN THE RANGE THEY SAID THEY HAVE IT ADVERTISED. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY GOOD. OIL PRESSURE WAS SPECTACULAR. I MEAN IT MAKES PEAK POWER HIGH. 6,000 IS PEAK POWER. SO MAYBE WE CAN MAKE ANOTHER BANG ON IT, SEE HOW IT REPEATS. [ engine revving ] [ Music ]

(PAT)>> NICE ENGINE!

(MIKE)>> VERY NICE, 668 ON POWER, 664 ON TORQUE. THIS THING COMING OUT OF THE HOLE AT 3,600 RPM, IT'S MAKING 584 POUND FEET.

(PAT)>> THIS THING DOESN'T DROP BELOW 600, 600 POUND FEET GOES FROM 3,800 TO 5,800 AND IT'S STILL MAKING 600 POUND FEET OF TORQUE. THAT IS STOUT!

(MIKE)>> YOU KNOW YOU'RE DRIVING THE BOAT THIS TIME?

(PAT)>> I KNOW I'VE NEVER DRIVEN ONE BEFORE BUT I'M GONNA DRIVE THIS ONE. I DON'T THINK I'D ABLE TO RESIST SOMETHING THAT MAKES THIS KIND OF POWER.

(MIKE)>> WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A VACUUM ON THE ROOM. LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE DOOR, MAKE A PULL.

(PAT)>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE FRESH AIR IN THE ROOM. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE DOOR, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.

(MIKE)>> YOU GOT IT. [ Music ] [ engine revving ] [ Music ] [ engine revving ]

(MIKE)>> I SAW SOME DECENT LITTLE NUMBERS.

(PAT)>> THAT MIGHT HAVE KICKED OUT A GOOD NUMBER RIGHT THERE. LOOK AT THAT!

(MIKE)>> 680, WITH 669 POUND FEET.

(MIKE)>> YOU EVER WATER SKI?

(PAT)>> NO!

(MIKE)>> YOU WANT TO?

(PAT)>> NO! A MAN'S GOT TO KNOW HIS LIMITATIONS AND I KNOW MINE. YOU KNOW WHAT MY LIMITATIONS ARE? WORKING ON ENGINES!

(MIKE)>> HERE'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING. BLUEPRINT MADE A 540 BIG BLOCK CHEVY FOR A BOAT. THEIR NUMBERS ARE SPOT ON, AND WINWIN SITUATION, AND WE'VE GOT A BAD BULLET FOR THE BOAT.

(MIKE)>> DURING THE BREAK WE REMOVED THE ENGINE FROM THE DYNO. NOW IT'S TIME TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME INSIDE THE BOAT. SINCE EVERYTHING IS SO WIDE OPEN AND EASY TO GET TO WE'RE GONNA REPLACE ALL OF THE COOLING LINES AND CLEAN UP A BUNCH OF THE WIRING. PLUS MSD OFFERS A MARINE SPECIFIC IGNITION BOX. SO THE OLD SIXAL IS COMING OUT AND MAKING WAY FOR IT.

(PAT)>> ALL OF THE CURRENT HOSES ON THE BOAT ARE RELATIVELY NEW BUT THEY'RE JUST REGULAR AUTOMOTIVE HEATER HOSES. SO NOW IS A PERFECT TIME TO UPGRADE TO SOME OF EARL'S PRO LIGHT 350 HOSE. NOW THIS IS THE HIGHEST PRESSURE LIGHT WEIGHT HOSE ON THE MARKET. IT'S EASY TO CUT AND WORK WITH SINCE THERE'S NO STEEL BRAIDING INSIDE, AND THE NYLON SHEATH IS HIGHLY ABRASION RESISTANT, AND IT REMAINS FLEXIBLE EVEN WHEN USED WITH HOT OILS OR EVEN IN HIGH VACUUM SITUATIONS, AND BEST OF ALL IT'S MADE RIGHT HERE IN THE USA. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT THAT MANY OF THEM, WE WENT AHEAD AND MARKED THE LOCATION OF EACH HOSE SO WE CAN GET THE NEW ONES INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT LOCATION. UH OH, LEAKER! THE ENGINE DOESN'T USE A CONVENTIONAL STYLE WATER PUMP. THIS OUTLET FROM THE JACUZI DRIVE SENDS PRESSURIZED WATER TO THE ENGINE AND THE COOLING TUBES FOR THE HEADERS. AND SINCE IT'S NOT A SELF CONTAINED SYSTEM THE WATER GETS PUMPED BACK IN THE LAKE THROUGH THIS HOSE OUT THE BACK.

(MIKE)>> ALL THE RUBBER HOSES WILL BE REMOVED, EVEN FROM THE BILGE PUMPS. THE LENGTHS WILL BE CUT THE SAME. IT ENSURES US ALL THE LINES WILL CLEAR EVERYTHING JUST LIKE BEFORE. [ Music ]

THE FIRST CUT HOSE ATTACHES TO ONE OF THE BILGE PUMPS AND THEN TO THE OUTLET ON THE TRANSOM. [ Music ] THIS HOSE ATTACHES TO THE OUTLET ON THE PUMP. IT SUPPLIES THE PRESSURIZED WATER TO THE HEADERS AND THE ENGINE. ALONG WITH THE PRO LIGHT 350 HOSE ARE ALL EARL'S FITTINGS, EVEN THESE THREE WAY "T's" MADE OUT OF STAINLESS. NOW TO CONTROL THE WATER GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THE HEADERS WE HAVE TO RUN A CHECK VALVE. SO WE GOT THOSE FROM OUR LOCAL HARDWARE STORE. THIS IS THE "T" THAT WILL DIRECT THE WATER TO EACH VALVE, WHICH GIVES US THE ABILITY TO CONTROL HOW MUCH WATER IS FLOWING TO THE SOURCES. [ Music ] THE HOSES ATTACHING TO THIS "T" RUN UP TO THE COOLING TUBES ON THE HEADERS. TO MAKE THE FINAL CONNECTIONS FROM THE HOSE TO THE COOLING TUBES FOR THE HEADERS PAT CHUCKED UP THIS DASH 12 PLUG IN THE LATHE AND TAPPED IT FOR HALF INCH PIPE. IT MADE A PRETTY SHORT UNION. NOW THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE NEEDED TO GET WATER TO THE HEADERS. SINCE THE BOAT DOES NOT USE THEM, THE CONVENTIONAL MOUNTS CAN GO BACK IN THE DYNO ROOM. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE SPLINE COUPLER STARTED ON THE PUMP SHAFT WE REALIZED THE OIL PAN WAS HITTING THE HULL OF THE BOAT. SO A CHANGE WAS NEEDED. A QUICK CALL TO SUMMIT RACING HAD THIS MILODON PAN HERE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT'S A 10 QUART MARINE PAN WITH A SEVEN AND A HALF INCH DEPTH, BUILT IN BAFFLING, AND A WINDAGE TRAY. NOW ONTO ROUND TWO.

(ROB)>> LET ME KNOW WHEN I'M CENTERED UP.

(MIKE)>> UM YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD RIGHT THERE, YEAH. ALL RIGHT NOW BRING IT BACK TO ME. [ Music ] THE OBJECT IS TO GET THE COUPLER STARTED ON THE PUMP SHAFT FIRST. THEN EVERYTHING ELSE PRETTY MUCH FALLS INTO PLACE. [ drill humming ]

(ALLI)>> 688 HORSES GO FOR A SWIM COMING UP NEXT.

(ALLI)>> AND NOW THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. IT'S TIME TO LAUNCH THE LAKE MISSILE.

(PAT)>> TODAY IS A DAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR A VERY LONG TIME. OUR 1974 GLENCOE JET BOAT IS NOW SPORTING A BRAND NEW 688 HORSE BULLET, AND WE HAVE BEEN ITCHING TO GET THIS CHUNK OF METAL FLAKE BACK OUT ON THE LAKE, AND WITH ME IS LT. HE'S PLAYING HOOKY FROM TRUCK TECH. NOW LT ARE YOU AN ACTUAL BOAT GUY?

(LT)>> WELL YOU KNOW WHAT I ACTUALLY GREW UP ON THE COAST OF MAINE. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN A LOBSTER BOAT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THIS. THIS ONE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER BUT I'M EXCITED.

(PAT)>> THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY A LOBSTER BOAT BUT VERY CLOSE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALONG BECAUSE I'M A BIT OF AN AQUAPHOBE. I'M A LAND LOVER, AND THE WHOLE THING WITH THAT IS I'D RATHER BE ON LAND AND HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON A DYNO, BUT THERE'S NO WAY I'D MISS A CHANCE TO DROP THE HAMMER ON THIS ON THE LAKE.

(LT)>> I THINK YOU HAVE NOTHING WORRY ABOUT, WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH. HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET SUCH A BIG VALVE COVER ON THIS LS?

(PAT)>> THIS IS NOT AN LS BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTEMPT AT LEVITY.

(LT)>> I CAN TELL A BIG BLOCK FORD A MILE AWAY. [ Music ]

(PAT)>> THE WEIRDEST THING IS THERE'S NO BRAKES ON THIS THING.

(LT)>> WHAT'D YOU SAY? YOU WANT TO BACK UP FAST AND HIT THE BRAKES?

(PAT)>> JUST DON'T KILL ME CLARK. [ Music ]

(LT)>> CAN'T SEE THE EDGE OF THE TRAILER.

(PAT)>> THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.

(LT)>> THIS IS IT! [ Music ] [ ENGINE STARTING ] [ ENGINE RUMBLING ]

[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]

(PAT)>> WHETHER IT'S IN THE WATER OR ON THE ASPHALT A BIG BLOCK CHEVY DOES ONE THING. MAKE WHATEVER IT'S ATTACHED TO GO REALLY FAST.

(LT)>> OH YEAH!

(PAT)>> HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON! OUCH, OUCH, OUCH! THIS HAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FEEL THAN A CAR. PARDON THE PUN, I'M TRULY IN UNCHARTED WATERS. IT'S LIKE RIDING A HORSE. YOU LEAD IT IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. WHAT'S MORE THE THROTTLE AFFECTS THE STEERING AS MUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL DOES. I FIND MYSELF LOOKING FOR THE BRAKES BUT OF COURSE THERE AREN'T ANY. I'VE GOT TO PLAN MY STOPS WELL IN ADVANCE. THIS THING HAS A LOT OF POWER. ON A COUPLE OF THOSE RUNS WE WERE A LITTLE BIT OVER 75 MILES AN HOUR ON THE GPS.

(LT)>> YOU KNOW IT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS WITH HOW BUMPY IT IS. NO HANDLE OR ANYTHING TO HOLD ON TO BUT OTHER THAN THAT.

(PAT)>> THAT'S RELATIVELY SCARY IN MY BOOK, BUT YOU WANT TO DRIVE?

(LT)>> YES!

(PAT)>> WELL NO BETTER TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. JUST REMEMBER, DON'T THROW ME IN THE DRINK. I SWIM LIKE AN ANVIL.

(LT)>> NO PROMISES!

(PAT)>> DON'T HIT NOTHING CAUSE THIS THING STEERS GOOD.

(LT)>> DOES THE SEAT ADJUST?

(PAT)>> THE SEAT DOES NOT ADJUST. REMEMBER THIS THING HAS THRUST.

(LT)>> JUST STAB AND STEER RIGHT! [ ENGINE REVVING ]

(LT)>> THE FIRST THING I NOTICED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR BOAT IS HOW TOUCHY THE THROTTLE IS. NORMALLY MOST BOATS USE A HAND LEVER BUT THIS ONE HAS A FOOT PEDAL JUST LIKE ANY HOT ROD AND IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE BOUNCING THROUGH THE WAKE YOU'LL GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE GAS THAN YOU INTENDED.

(PAT)>> MAKE SOME CIRCLES.

(LT)>> EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO PUT SOME MUSCLE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW WELL THIS 45 YEAR OLD JET BOAT HANDLED THE TIGHT TURNS. IN FACT IT KINDA DEFIED MY EXPECTATIONS.

(PAT)>> JUST CLIP THE THROTTLE HERE AND SLOW DOWN. [ Music ]

(LT)>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT PAT. THAT THING'S ACTUALLY PRETTY FUN TO TURN AROUND. IT'LL KINDA COME UP ON A CURVE LIKE THAT.

(PAT)>> THIS THING DOESN'T TURN VERY WELL AT ALL. [ Music ] WELL WHAT'D YOU THINK?

(LT)>> WE DIDN'T DIE, SO.

(PAT)>> I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT ACTUALLY.

(LT)>> I'M REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE RESPONSE. YOU JUST KIND OF ROLL INTO AND BAHBOO, YOU'RE OFF PLAYING AND YOU'RE GONE! [ Music ]

(PAT)>> WE CALL THIS "THE LAKE MISSILE", AND WITH THE ADDED ACCELERATION AND HORSEPOWER IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE POWERING A ROCKET HEADING INTO ORBIT. THESE THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO THROW A ROOSTER TAIL AND THIS IS ALL BY THE TRIM RIGHT HERE. SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET HER TO THROW A BIG ROOSTER.

(LT)>> SEE WHAT HAPPENS. [ ENGINE REVVING ] [ Music ]

(LT)>> DO YOU REMEMBER HOW TO GET HOME?

(PAT)>> NO, SO YOU'RE NAVIGATING.

(LT)>> I DROPPED SOME BREADCRUMBS.

(PAT)>> LET'S HEAD BACK. [ ENGINE STARTING ] [ ENGINE REVVING ] [ Music ]

(ALLI)>> A RAT AND A ROOSTER TAIL, LOOKS LIKE A WILD RIDE. VISIT POWERNATION TV DOT COM FOR THE LATEST ON ALL OF OUR PROJECTS. I'M ALLI WALKER AND I'LL SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD.