And what did you think?
Honda AquaTrax R-12X

1235cc liquid-cooled dry-sump inline four-cylinder with intercooled turbocharger
DOHC; four valves per cylinder
PGM-FI with automatic enricher circuit
Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping








I cant believe there isnt a boost guage...


Scenic Shot:



This thing basically makes as much as a B18C1.

 

how much boost does it run?? it looks like a really cool jet ski. I dont think I would wanna push it to the limit if I rode in one.

 

honda should definitely come out with factory turbocharged CARS now

 

so this is a 170 hp jetski? sounds fast...top speed?

 

Isn't that bad-***?!?!?! I wonder if it's air/water intercooled using cool lake/ocean water... would be a good idea!!!

-Seth

 

it's a beauty!

 

yeah I remember reading about this a while back, it was the first factory turbocharged honda motor. (i think thats what i was reading) Looks mean, I hear those things are fun as hell to drive.

 

sweeeeeet

 

i'm waiting for someone to yank the engine and put it in a hatch....

 

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yeah, now you got to watch out for thiefs after you jet ski. Sucks.

 

wonder where the intercooler is

 

Its certainly not the first Honda factory turbo motor, i believe that honour goes to the Honda City Turbo of the 70'sor early 80's.

Thats a hella sweet jetski though...i sooooooooo want one!

 

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They do...just not in the US and not sport cars.


Honda THAT'S turbo

660cc Inline-3 SOHC Turbo AWD


Honda Dunk Turbo

660cc Inline-3 SOHC Turbo AWD

 

any engine pics??

 

I believe this is the engine I saw at bike week in Daytona in 2002 at the Honda booth:

 

thats a small turbo, but for water and a 1.2...that must be one hell of a ride....

 

off all things they come out with a god damn wave runner thats turbo. from what i heard the supercharged waverunner kicks its ***. forgot who makes the sc'd one.

 

I think it's Seedo that makes the supercharged jetski. The honda is is rated at 72mph and the Seedo is 76mph.

I heard the Honda one is the cleanest water craft made to date.

 

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-Seth</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's what a lot of boats and stuff do. Friend of mine has a procharged 502 in his 29 foot something or other (forgive me, i'm not good with boats ) and it basically has an air-to-air intercooler, with a scoop int he water that directs fresh water over it, and then it trains out the back of the boat. Keeping ambient air temps for an hour of cruising = ownage.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MotorMatrix.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> from what i heard the supercharged waverunner kicks its ***. forgot who makes the sc'd one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't really think that the supercharged one whoops it. Honda limited there motor and upping the boost is as simple as plugging up the ecu to a laptop and while your there turn up the rpm's

There are several of these around that are pushing over 300hp on a PWC

 

from what i have heard its not the power that makes the difference in the honda. its the power band on the sea doo. i heard the honda wants to come out the water when you get on it and the seadoo planes very well to stay full throttle. just what i have heard from some people that have ridden them

 

sweeet, i want 1

 

looks very cool but the hull design looks lame.

doesn't look like it will handle very well.

 

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Mike is the closest to being correct, Back home ive worked at a suzuki and seadoo dealership for awhile, and actually the fastest ski to date is the RXX. its not made anymore, but its the only Bike to come from the factory that will do over 70 MPH. Dont listen to this "rated about 70 mph" the government agencies pretty much dont want any PWC on the water over 70 mph.

when Honda came out w/ their turbocharged model, all the manufactures were jealous, until it hit the market, there were quite a few recalls on them, and they werent that fast, they were turds. They consumed a **** load of gas, and had turbo lag. I think the Honda only went like 1.5 mph faster than the NA Seadoo that had 155 hp.

Now seadoo just came out w/ the Supercharged model, and ill be honest, its not as hot as it was expected to be. the ******* are extremely heavy so the 185 hp doesnt seem as fast as the 160 hp RXX. By the way the RXX was still two stroke....it had a kick *** power band, the Turbo and SC are 4 stroke.


Now on to mikes point. They did a big comparision test w/ the Honda Turbo and Seadoo SC, The honda consumed more gas, and the 0-40 mph was horrible, the Seadoo kicked its *** all over the water. As for top end, the seadoo has only about 1 mph advantage.

Regardless, Im glad honda is getting into the sport, but id still pick the SC Seadoo any day. Just wish it was in a 2 seater model

 

interesting...

how do the kawasaki units compare?