Shoe

[Gold Member]

I know its been talked about somewhere on here but I can't find it. How far down or how far in should my shoe be to the bottom of the intake?

 

[KONA77]

i think there might be a specific,  what i've seen so far,  it's kinda trial and error.... just my .02  :smile17:

 

[Gold Member]

Where is a good starting point? I think mine is too low

 

[KONA77]

that i can't answer,  cause i don't remember what i was told,  but to get it right,  I believe i has to do whit bowl pressure,  but i would just be patient and let the gurus come in and answere this question  :smile30:

 

[Gold Member]

I remember reading something about the bowl pressure. Where do you drill and tap to hook a pressure gauge to it?

 

[Gold Member]

I may need to see a picture of where to put to hole.

 

[KONA77]

that would be good idea,  someone that's done it should be a long to help with this..... i really don't want to give out any wrong info in this subject  :smile20:

 

[Gold Member]

Thanks for the help. I'm now getting to the pump tuning and I haven't ever done that before. Iv rebuilt some pumps but not mess with shoes.

 

[KONA77]

pump tuning is an animal all it's own,  i've been watching and listening and learning this from a board member,  and it's  long process....  :grin:

 

[Gold Member]

I know my boat won't even come close to being the fastest but I want the most out of what I got.

 

[Gold Member]

And I also want to learn  how to do everthing myself.

 

[TintMan]

PER WIDETRACK...on wflc...
Shoe to start with should be set at 0 to keel! Then after you run it a time or two you can change it! Is the shoe backcut,flat or tapered? This will also make a difference as to where you set it!

This is a good start point 0* keel 0* shoe if tapered 2* up on ride plate!
Power and weight play a roll in all setups!

 

[TintMan]

HPJ- any advice? Bobby sent me a pic or two of his shoe and loader...looks like its a closed loader,he says his boat slows drastically when he lets out...i know you had some experience with your buds boat doing this... :smile21:

 

[horsepower junkie]

Yes I did,  Bo's boat slowed down when you let off the gas like the boat had brakes because the loader was hanging down too far from the keel. The shoe on my boat is angled and the lowest point should not be below the keel, good starting point is about an 1/8th of an inch above the keel and try it and add some shims as needed around 70 thousands at a time. The loader should be around even with the keel as well and most all tx-19's run open hardware on the loader. just my 1 1/2 cents worth

 

[Gold Member]

Thanks 4 the input bro! My shoe has 2 shims under it but it seems to be even with the keel. I got the loader out and seems that someone welded that piece in the middle in it to make it a closed loader. I'm going to attempt to take it out to turn it back into a closed loader.