Engine swap question

[ravens9273]

I am swapping one of the engines in my 97 speedster. The engine was replaced at the beginning of the season and never ran right. I was a used engine I got from ebay. I had done everything to this engine and still not right.
I had a 95 seadoo xp with a very good engine in it and just decided to swap the engines since the xp is not being used.
I only have one question. the XP was a dual carb and my speedster is single carb. I know how to change everything so it will be a single carb.
My question concerns the pulse line to the carb. The pulse line is on opposite sides of the engine. On one it is left side of carb and other right side. Can I simply use a longer hose to reach the pulse line on new engine going in or will longer hose create a problem?

Thanks for any ones help.

 

[racerxxx]

I'd just leave the dual carb set up and be done with it, as long as the throttle cable and choke cable hook up.

 

[hotrodssnova]

On my 94 speedster, I have the port side engine with the pulse line towards the pto end and on the starboard engine, it's towards the mag side. I don't notice a difference.

+1 on the dual carbs. I would just leave them on there. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You say it runs good. Pull it out and drop it in and get on with the season. Here in Houston, we have such a short down time, hard to decide what we can accomplish.

 

[grinditout]

pulse is the same either side, the OEM crate engines came with both and you had to cap 1.