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Thread: Hello all, Im new to the forum

  1. #1
    gsb_77_xl
    Hello my name is Greg. I live in Brazil Indiana and take my boat out to Raccoon lake in Rockville, IN. I stumbled across this forum by Google. I was looking for some ways to hop up my 72 Glastron Carlson CV 21. It has a 455 Olds with a 650 Holley on a Holley street dominator intake, points ignition, and a Berkley jet drive. It wont rev any higher than 3000 RPM and tops out at about 45 Mph. (could that be regulated by the advance weights in the distributor?) I know that 455 can push the boat faster than that. The boat looks to be all original except for a few things on the engine. When I got it, it had a cracked intake and the valve covers leaked pretty bad so I swapped them out and rebuilt the carb. Here are some pics of it.
    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...7_XL/boat3.jpg
    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...7_XL/boat1.jpg
    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...7_XL/boat4.jpg
    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...7_XL/boat2.jpg

  2. #2
    No Name
    You may want to post this in the tech forums, you probabbly would have better luck. BTW your boat is BAD AZZ....and welcome.

  3. #3
    Trout66
    Welcome. Get ready to get hazed!

  4. #4
    thor73
    Welcome. Get ready to get hazed!
    why?

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    Tom Brown
    Welcome, Greg. Nice boat.
    The Just Jets forum here is particularly strong on information and assholes who will give you a lot of help. I'm sure they will get you on the right path.
    For you carlson types, there are some other sites you might want to visit.
    http://www.classicglastron.com/
    http://groups.msn.com/GlastronCarlso...sageboard.msnw
    http://www.carlsonspeed.com/
    Again, welcome.

  6. #6
    hoolign
    Welcome, Greg. Nice boat.
    The Just Jets forum here is particularly strong on information and assholes who will give you a lot of help. I'm sure they will get you on the right path.
    For you carlson types, there are some other sites you might want to visit.
    http://www.classicglastron.com/
    http://groups.msn.com/GlastronCarlso...sageboard.msnw
    http://www.carlsonspeed.com/
    Again, welcome.
    only someone whos mother drank heavily during pregnancy would own a carlson

  7. #7
    Tom Brown
    only someone whos mother drank heavily during pregnancy would own a carlson
    Speak of the devil. Here is a Jetboater now.

  8. #8
    Hardly Satisfied
    Welcome Aboard

  9. #9
    djunkie
    Hello my name is Greg. I live in Brazil Indiana and take my boat out to Raccoon lake in Rockville, IN. I stumbled across this forum by Google. I was looking for some ways to hop up my 72 Glastron Carlson CV 21. It has a 455 Olds with a 650 Holley on a Holley street dominator intake, points ignition, and a Berkley jet drive. It wont rev any higher than 3000 RPM and tops out at about 45 Mph. (could that be regulated by the advance weights in the distributor?) I know that 455 can push the boat faster than that. The boat looks to be all original except for a few things on the engine. When I got it, it had a cracked intake and the valve covers leaked pretty bad so I swapped them out and rebuilt the carb. Here are some pics of it.
    ]
    First thing I'd do is ditch the points and go with an electronic ignition. There should be no reason that motor shouldn't hit at least 4000 rpms. Second, i'd look into a little bigger carb. Jet boats love fuel. So I'd go with a nice 750 Holley. But this is just my .02. Others will probably recomend some other things. Oh and welcome to the ***boat addiction. :rollside:

  10. #10
    gsb_77_xl
    First thing I'd do is ditch the points and go with an electronic ignition. There should be no reason that motor shouldn't hit at least 4000 rpms. Second, i'd look into a little bigger carb. Jet boats love fuel. So I'd go with a nice 750 Holley. But this is just my .02. Others will probably recomend some other things. Oh and welcome to the ***boat addiction. :rollside:
    Yup thats what I was plannin on doing just wanted some other oppinions first. I thought the boat was starving its self for gas.

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