Ski Nautique with GT-40 and Dual Exhaust?

[06210rider]

Could it possibly have been a python at one time and had a repower done to it. Im sure if someone had a python go bad, they would be shocked to see the replacement cost. I would not be supprised if the repower to a gt40 with a new engine frame would have been less expensive than the python block alone.

[TRBenj]

Come on rocco, get some pics of how the exhaust is routed inside the stringers!

06210, its possible that this was a former Python boat. However, White Lake said they have converted a few GT40's to either dual exhaust or removed the muffler. They couldnt provide any more useful info on the specifics though.

[lukeduke95]

Mine is an 88 with a GT40......

[lukeduke95]

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[TRBenj]

Lukeduke, thats a pretty cool setup that you have. It doesnt shed much light on how the exhaust would be run on a newer boat though. Yours is the same as all other pre-'90 boats where the exhaust is run outside the main stringers.

[88mars2001]

Hey Luke~ Thats sick! I have an 88...looks to be the same color and all! Hows the performance difference with the GT-40 compared to the 351? How hard was it to switch?

[TRBenj]

More info on his swap here: http://the2001.com/index.php?name=PN...iewtopic&t=362

[lukeduke95]

It isn't all that hard. It is an entirely new drivetrain. The power is incredible, We went for a run with it at the end of breaking it in, and there was almost no need to adjust the throttle, it pretty much held its speed constant.