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    by Published on 05-14-2013 09:32 AM
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    The Master behind the incarnation of Dart Machines New LS Next Block. Richard Maskin explains why and how they are building the next generation of LS engines:


    • 9.240" deck height
    • Cylinders extended by .375" (effective deck height 9.615")
    • Stock & aftermarket LS components utilized
    • Available in standard 4.000" & 4.125" bore sizes (4.200" maximum)
    • Manufactured in the USA using premium cast iron


    In Dart’s dyno room over the last couple of weeks, their new LS Next block has been undergoing
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    by Published on 05-13-2013 09:14 AM
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    Todd Trolinger had been celebrating the 4th of July on Lake Jordan in Alabama for years. For many of those years he had repeatedly seen a jet boat named “Squirtcha!” in a friend’s barn and had never seen it move. After a few years had past he finally asked about the boat only to learn that it had already been sold to someone in Florida. As fate would have it, some things are meant to be, and a couple of weeks later his friend called to let him know the Florida buyer backed out and Todd quickly became the new owner of “Squirtcha!”. It is a FORD powered 1975 Cheetah, 460 Stroker bored .030 block 429/325 hp, 750 Holley Carburetor, Eldelbrock Aluminum Performance Intake, Water injected over transom headers, turning a Jacuzzi Y jet... ...
    by Published on 05-12-2013 02:57 PM
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    In a follow up conversation with BOOSTPOWER USA's founder Alexi Sahagian from our recent interview with him, we got onto the subject of just how extreme or wild many situations this marine engine business can lead you into. I got him to pull away from his busy day at Boostpower Marine just to share some highlights of these most recent wild experiences with his customers around the globe. We'll leave out the (Actual) names to protect the guilty or for that matter maybe ourselves!


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    by Published on 05-09-2013 11:18 AM
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    So if you've watched any television then you can't miss the commercial stating "More" and "Faster" is better because even the children point out everyone wants "More and Faster? right?

    Well whether you're new to performance boating or have been around the industry for 30 years, chances are you've heard of or will hear the name CP Performance when it comes to any need for a performance boat. What started out all those years ago from one simple glass display case in a family business to now what has become the industry giant, CP Performance has been serving the marine performance power boating market and boaters of all types for over three decades. As one of the industries largest performance power boating supply centers their product line seems to know of no limits and covers the need for "More". A quick review of this stunning new full color catalog will almost leave ones mind in disbelief at how just so many products have been made available from one spot. PBN made a quick review which revealed dozens of brands of exhaust as in like every brand there is. From there, cooling, oiling systems, supercharging, gauges, throttles and more. When it comes to filling the need for speed or
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    by Published on 05-06-2013 12:09 PM
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    When he traveled to his first poker run Myles Holcomb knew the experience was one he had to share with all his friends and just had to bring the same type of event closer to Biloxi, Mississippi. Teaming with Smokin the Sound's Rusty David and Woody Bailey, Holcomb with the help of long time poker runner Paul Burttucci has done just that with the “Smokin the Sound Poker Run” Now highly anticipated annual event among participants and spectators alike. The event brings the Category 5 shoot out on Friday thanks to the efforts ...
    by Published on 05-06-2013 11:45 AM
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    Taking 5 (maybe ten) with the West Coasts Premier Engine Builder BOOSTPOWER USA. Owner Alexi Sahagian answers our questions:

    PBN: For those that have either been in hiding or have never seen one of your glossy full color advertisements in every Performance boating magazine over the last twenty years can you give us some insight into what makes BOOSTPOWER USA so unique and so resilient that you have not only just weathered the storms you are prospering and coming out with new products?

    Alexi: BOOSTPOWER has been around for over 25 Years now, so we area healthy and strong company. What has kept us there is innovation and investment into technology so that we have always been at the forefront of what the ...
    by Published on 05-06-2013 11:27 AM
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    PowerBoatNation.com is fast becoming the place to be online to get real Powerboating enthusiast information and news.

    What a ride it’s been since our inception, to our debut in Key West at the World Finals, to where we are now just six months later. Since then we have been so focused on building a unique experience for all of you, the members and the guests (lurkers) we had not really had time to take in what it was ...
    by Published on 05-06-2013 09:34 AM
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    Last October I participated in Poker Runs America Season Finale in St Petersburg, Fl and there was one particular boat that caught my eye and my attention. It was a Donzi ZR Comp with a particular thump that was just a little different. We ran together for most of the ocean part of the poker run and it was a great day. (Well, except for the holes in my pistons but that’s another story). Then this year after we launched PBN I was back in Tampa Bay for the Poker Runs America Season Opener. I was upside down in a 46 Outerlimits replacing ...

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