Puddingstone 2014 Part II

[2manymustangs]

Mateo posted up a pic of ONE of Billy Mason's Cyclone boats out on the highway.

I thought I would post up a few pics and info on this boat....

Firstly, I would like to say that not only is Billy a SUPER guy because he is a FORD MAN... He is also very cool to talk to, I have been following his boats since around 1995 from his active participation in the Catalina ski race...

He has two boats and it is easy to confuse the two...

This guy has been playing with TURBO BBF, EFI, N/A, tuning for a long time now... He and his son participate in the Catalina race regularly, they participate in the Parker Enduro where they are very strong competitors, and also participating in the CJ class of the circle boat races...

The TWIN TURBO boat is sporting BIG cubic inches (over 700 inches) and the power runs through a Zdrive into the jet drive... His boat has been to Catalina a BUNCH of times and his stuff is put together RIGHT!!!

The boat shown below is direct Jet (no Zdrive) and runs a 514... Heads are Kaase Boss9 heads...

The next time you see Billy and his son at the races be sure to stop and say hello, SUPER nice guys to visit with... And FORD guys to boot... All around racer and all around great guy... :thumb: Good to see you again Mr. Mason...

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[HB Vic]

You do know GN7 is not going to approve of this post :D

[Stainless]

Mostly over my head Bruce except the CI, that is huge! Nice and cleanly put together. ;)


CH3NO2

[Stainless]

I remember the distributor days, Ford toward radiator, Chev toward tranny. Where is the distributor on old School Chrysler , IDK?


CH3NO2

[2manymustangs]

You do know GN7 is not going to approve of this post :D

I know that deep in his soul he LOVES all things ford...


I remember the distributor days, Ford toward radiator, Chev toward tranny. Where is the distributor on old School Chrysler , IDK?


CH3NO2

Mopar, front of engine on a slant... :)

[GotHalos]

Beautiful boat!

[gn7]

I know that deep in his soul he LOVES all things ford...
Except in front of jets. I think you know I am not overly fond of 385s, but more so than 335s which I zero use for.
That head is soon to be obsolete. Cool looking, ooooold school. If they were half as fast as they looked or you tried to make it out to be, everybody could have just stayed home. I don't remember it working out like that.

http://stblogs.hotrod.com/files/2014/01/Edelbrock_Ford_Head-623x467.jpg
Sportsman racers rejoice! Built for conventional bore spacing Ford 429 and 460, Edelbrock’s latest BV3 head isn’t even available yet. When it goes on sale late this year in Pro-Port and CNC versions it will be their biggest Ford head yet. The CNC program isn’t set, but so far Edelbrock has seen more than 600CFM. The heads will use 2.6- and 1.94-inch valves in 11- and 14-degree valve angles. The photo above is a very rough version of the head, practically fresh out of the mold.









Mopar, front of engine on a slant... :)
Post '58, in the front
Pre 58 is in the rear.

[Stainless]

Thanks Bruce and Bob! ;)


CH3NO2

[Taboma]

What's the scoop on this "ZDrive" you referenced --- what and why ?

[2manymustangs]

What's the scoop on this "ZDrive" you referenced --- what and why ?

SO, as I understood Mr Mason, the boat with the Zdrive has the gas tank in the belly which forces the engine to sit HIGHER and would be TOO high for a typical JET drive set up so with the "ZDrive" it drops the output C/L down to the proper height for the jet drive... There is adjustability in the Zdrive allowing gear changes between the engine and the JET input... :)


It's been a few years since I saw the set up in person so I dont recall which brand of set up Mr Mason is running:

http://www.casalev-drive.com/MODELS.html

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[GRADS]

Cool jet boat.

[2manymustangs]

MORE pics of Team K711 at Puddingstone:

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[Taboma]

2MM, thanks for the info on the Zdrive :thumbup:

That's the image I had in my skull, but the "why" was eluding me, makes sense with the belly tank and engine up high.

[2manymustangs]

:) yw


More pics coming...

[ptc]

"z" drive aka parallel drive as opposed to a "v" configuration.


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[SBS933]

MORE pics of Team K711 at Puddingstone:

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]35908I hope they get some T-Shirts done up soon, I hit Candace up for one but none ready yet. :swear J/K

[Mrs.K034]

I hope they get some T-Shirts done up soon, I hit Candace up for one but none ready yet. :swear J/K

The shirts will be ready for sure for the Parker race.. So we'll have them soon. Lol. Sorry, we gave the shirt guy one day notice and the first few he did, didn't come out right so he has to redo the screens. I had a few people ask me out there about there shirts! Why didn't you introduce yourself? I don't know who you are unless you tell me. :) love meeting the people on the boards! Are you coming to Parker? If not, I'll let you know when we have them ready for sale. :)

[papaletch4130]

Get me a shirt and make me some dinner!! WOMEN!!!!

[gn7]

Get me a shirt and make me some dinner!! WOMEN!!!!

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Who let her out of the kitchen? If she's busy running the valves, whos making the sammiches? Chris?

[K-034]

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Who let her out of the kitchen? If she's busy running the valves, whos making the sammiches? Chris?

Yes I am

[papaletch4130]

Watch out she can cook also... Two many escorts where are the pics of me working on it? Oh yeah I didnt do shit all weekend beside take fuel out and put it back in... Oh yeah and fall in the water with my waiters on!!

[WESTERNAERO]

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Who let her out of the kitchen? If she's busy running the valves, whos making the sammiches? Chris?

My wife was impressed with her working on the boat. I was MORE impressed with Chris sitting on the trailer doorstep while she worked on the boat. :D

[SBS933]

I really didn't want to bug you for the shirt, you were running for tools and I figured it wasn't the time for introductions. I have Parker on the list so save an XL Please. :thumb:

[Mrs.K034]

My wife was impressed with her working on the boat. I was MORE impressed with Chris sitting on the trailer doorstep while she worked on the boat. :D

Lol! He's not allowed to work on the boat at the races, I pretty much make him relax and save the energy for driving. 😀he was being good.

[Mrs.K034]

I really didn't want to bug you for the shirt, you were running for tools and I figured it wasn't the time for introductions. I have Parker on the list so save an XL Please. :thumb:

Nice! 👍 we will have plenty of XL. Come by at the end of race day, Should have plenty of time to hang out.

[SBS933]

Nice! �� we will have plenty of XL. Come by at the end of race day, Should have plenty of time to hang out.Sounds good, we will see you guy there.

[Mrs.K034]

Sounds good, we will see you guy there.

See ya there 😃