Bill Oxidean's Drag Boat Project

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Hey gents, just wanted to share my Big Block Chevy drag boat with you (and its NOT an N-1 mono lol!)

1978 Eliminator bubbledeck, Berkeley pump, ride plate, shoe, droop snoot, stuffer, inducer.

Big Block Chevy 540ci Bowtie block (this is a pure race block, not out of a chavelle) AFR 135cc aluminum heads, Moroso H-beam rods, Crane cam, Holley Dominator 1050 atop an Edelbrock super Victor intake, MSD Billet distributor 6al box, Jessel shaft mount roller rockers, solid lifter cam, ARP studs, too much to list. We're looking for 800+hp N/A1378319_10151931140062148_808239733_n.jpg993725_10151931140177148_1299995221_n.jpg2013-09-13_09.56.07.jpg1374048_10151931139852148_679223319_n.jpg

[BILL OXIDEAN]

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More eye kandy : )

[BILL OXIDEAN]

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[tlandauer]

Man, I like these pictures.
Yeah, the boat is very beautiful too, also the engine is impressive...
I still have a smile when i think of your n1 mono and that cat you have for the 2013 Saw.
Happy holidays!

[4sdash]

thats wierd i only saw 1 picture of the boat lol great pics can you post up dyno sheet if you have it done i love big blocks

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Man, I like these pictures.
Yeah, the boat is very beautiful too, also the engine is impressive...
I still have a smile when i think of your n1 mono and that cat you have for the 2013 Saw.
Happy holidays!

Great meeting you Tlandaur!

[BILL OXIDEAN]

thats wierd i only saw 1 picture of the boat lol great pics can you post up dyno sheet if you have it done i love big blocks

Funny you should mention, she hits the dyno next week, I'll post vid and data : )

[Darin Jordan]

Awesome... :)

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Awesome... :)

D, I picture you scooping up a classic hydro or vee hull for a modest resto with your Christmas bonus one season : )

People lose interest or money and these things are the first thing to go. You live in raceboat land. I wouldnt be surprized if you did a barn find that needs little more than some elbow grease and a motor freshen up for a grand or less!

[ron1950]

bill look great...nothing better then raw horsepower in a jet...my last boat was a picklefork Daytona dragster with a little less horsepower and it did 104 in the quarter......good luck with it..oh ya reinforce the backs of the seats...they really pull hard off the line with that many horses....

[BILL OXIDEAN]

bill look great...nothing better then raw horsepower in a jet...my last boat was a picklefork Daytona dragster with a little less horsepower and it did 104 in the quarter......good luck with it..oh ya reinforce the backs of the seats...they really pull hard off the line with that many horses....

Ron, don't be surprized if you see me in a "19" foot Daytona picklefork myself next season. I feel that this is a bit too much power for a non-air assisted hull (my bubbledeck). I should be right around 100 with this setup in my bubbledeck.
I've got my eyes open for an Eliminator Daytona, an Earl Smith Texas Tunnel, or a Mach One Tunnel/jet thats had the pump already set back, and bottom work done. If I can steal a pretty one for 5gr or less, count me in!

[f1rogers]

How fast do you think its going to run a 1/4 mile. 18' boat, 800hp, and a droop snoot jet...that be good flight.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

How fast do you think its going to run a 1/4 mile. 18' boat, 800hp, and a droop snoot jet...that be good flight.

You know? I'm not super familliar with ET's and top speed, but I'm lookin' for 106+ : )
I'm nervous, but not AFRAID of the boat. I just have a healthy respect Especially after knowing quite well what this small ones we've got do when overpowered.
I'm basically the "Driver Figure" lol!

[BILL OXIDEAN]

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I thought you guys may appreciate these views of the boat : )

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Here's Me blasting off in the San Juaquin Delta, my old 468 BBC (that I've put a rod through the Gen IV block), and the brand new upholstery.. My old BBC had an Edelbrock Victor jr, and a 950 Pro-Form double pumper. All those parts are going on my spare 454.


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[ron1950]

good luck finding a datona for less then 9k or so if its got any pump work don't at all...get ya a good life jacket and helmet for those bonze runs....go pickelfork all the way...ive seen too many guys get thrown out of those tx hulls lol

[BILL OXIDEAN]

good luck finding a datona for less then 9k or so if its got any pump work don't at all...get ya a good life jacket and helmet for those bonze runs....go pickelfork all the way...ive seen too many guys get thrown out of those tx hulls lol

Ok, you know EXACTLY what you're talking about. I've passed on a few Texas Tunnels for fear of switching ends upon landing. They're too short but look COOL.
Daytonas look better though and way more stable..

Under 9k is wishful thinking : )

[Doby]

Glad to see you keep your flotation device close at hand.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Glad to see you keep your flotation device close at hand.

As a "Hot-Boat" driver its my duty..
Safety first : )

[Doby]

Always..

[BILL OXIDEAN]

[QUOTE=ron1950;540754]bill look great...nothing better then raw horsepower in a jet...my last boat was a picklefork Daytona dragster with a little less horsepower and it did 104 in the quarter......good luck with it..oh ya reinforce the backs of the seats...they really pull hard off the line with that many horses....[/QUOT

Great Goin' Ron. Now, you've got me looking into fiberglass buckets up front and removing the rear seats : )
With my 468 it was already stressing the wooden seating arrangement out..

I appreciate all the advice i can get. I've never even ridden in anything with that much power and I'm being told I'm in for a surprize.
We're looking to spin the jet up to 6500rpm. My 468 got maybe 52-5300 on an A/B impeller.

The new pump features a custom ground impeller to match our dyno numbers.

[ron1950]

ive seen boats with glass seats and a nice I beem brace on em lol ...sounds like u have a knoweledgeable pump guy...mine had a b./c stainless impeller...there are alot of people with a lot more exp then I have bill....btw what oct gas u planning on using? lol wait till u get aload of the price of a gal of 108 oct lol

[BILL OXIDEAN]

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Ok, enough of the frills, shiny parts, and bikinis. Wanna see a coupla' things that make this build special?

A lot of it is all in my head(s)

As you notice, we're running AFR CNC aluminum heads. They have been hard anodized black inside the water jackets, and exhaust ports. We did this because typically boats do not run antifreeze. Fresh water can be corrosive on aluminum, and the water jackets will corrode away otherwise. I wanted the "silver" shiny look of aluminum heads, but as on my RC boats I'm going Performance First. They feature Inconnel exhaust valves. Inconel valves are a must on a high performance boat motor due to the drastic changes in exhaust temp, pre-stress relieved springs that lose no more than 2pct over their atricion rate. We installed Jessel shaft mounted roller rockers so when its time to rock and roll, we're ready to rock! Shaft mounted rockers eliminate the need for girdles. My block is so stout, it needs no girdles either. I believe this block is good up to 3,000+HP, so I think we're good : )

Take a look at the 4-bolt main caps. BEEFY.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Our goal with this motor is torque. We're sacraficing a few RPM for massive torque, about 750 foot lbs.
My mechanics are concerned that with my style of driving, I hold WOT for long periods and generally stay in the upper RPM range. They realize I'm an rc boat SAW racer, and I expect this thing to perform as such lol!
I love to stand in the throttle, lean down, and open her up. I race anything that pulls up on me from jet-skis to bass fishing boats. I REALLY love to blast off on V-drives that claim jets suck

So far i haven't been beat even at the cost of a few motors lol! I can't lie though. The only boat that made me back off believe it or not was this "Nitro" bass fishing boat.
He was pulling up on the side of me and was already pegged. I stomped on it (with a girl on board), and he continued pulling me, so i backed off and told the girl, I was just being careful with precious cargo lol!

do NOT under estimate tournament bass fishing boats, they HAUL BUTT outboard monos..
Me 540 will put any bass fishin boat to shame now though : )

[BILL OXIDEAN]

ive seen boats with glass seats and a nice I beem brace on em lol ...sounds like u have a knoweledgeable pump guy...mine had a b./c stainless impeller...there are alot of people with a lot more exp then I have bill....btw what oct gas u planning on using? lol wait till u get aload of the price of a gal of 108 oct lol

Oh Ron we ran the "purple" stuff for half a season in my 468 and I believe it was like 8-12bux a gallon lol!
We're lookin to run 91. My pro-form carb didn't like race fuel. The excellerator pump would stick. I think its because I would store the boat with a carb foll of race fuel.
I may need to re-hose my fuel system to run the super good stuff. I'm sure this dominator 1050 will feel at home running it : )

[ron1950]

bill....plan on drifting down the river or a lot of beach time lol....I might get 15 to 20 miles before I ran out of gas (16 gal) a 1050 like gas

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Yeah, the venturis on that 1050 Dominator are WAY bigger than on my 950 Pro-form

[kacordy]

Bill, You just might be able to keep up with my 8,000 RPM, 280hp offshore Mercury on my 950lb Allison, LOL

Looking forward to the 2014 racing season. I want to see if you can catch up to my new Carbon Fiber Raptor!!!

Allen Cordy

[Heaving Earth]

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I thought you guys may appreciate these views of the boat : )

what boat?!?!
hot damn…. bill, this looks like fun to me

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Carbon Raptor? Thats a Nice boat and that 280hp Merc sounds intimidating on your full size boat. Outboard Mercs haul tail!