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Old 11-19-2021, 04:49 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by John Mercier View Post
Freestyle riders do it all the time.
Whenever you do a trick that lifts the intake from the water, it empties the pump rather quickly, if it stays out of the water for only a short period of time, it hits the rev limiter. The more ''air'' you catch, the more difficult the trick and the more likely to hit the rev limiter.

The talent is about the tricks.
My jet skis suck air all the time, I never hit the rev limiter. It doesn't take much talent to let off the throttle when the intake sucks air.

I still think it's dumb to do that to an engine and pump, but apparently that's just me.
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