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08-30-2012, 05:44 AM
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My buddys 353 runs 105-107 and he's hurt one drive in 4 years.. approx 800 hp each
do you do own maintainence? building? if not learn to LOL saves a ton!!
not being a dik, just askin..
Bravo on a 42 Cig I get it, but the 29OL is a lot lighter even with big power...
08-30-2012, 09:32 AM
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08-30-2012, 12:41 PM
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Why you guys blowin up so many bravos? what kind of power?? Regular Bravo? XR? Imco?
My buddys 353 runs 105-107 and he's hurt one drive in 4 years.. approx 800 hp each
do you do own maintainence? building? if not learn to LOL saves a ton!!
not being a dik, just askin..
Bravo on a 42 Cig I get it, but the 29OL is a lot lighter even with big power...
My buddys 353 runs 105-107 and he's hurt one drive in 4 years.. approx 800 hp each
do you do own maintainence? building? if not learn to LOL saves a ton!!
not being a dik, just askin..
Bravo on a 42 Cig I get it, but the 29OL is a lot lighter even with big power...
same issues with them, just do a search.
There's a 50-50 chance that you get a good set of upper gears
It seems like Merc changed something around 05'...thats
when quality took a dump.
The'll pit out, chunk out, crack, or even break off a tooth
and junk the whole upper out.
I have all the tools and know how to set them up but that
doesnt matter when you're dealing with marginal material.
08-30-2012, 03:28 PM
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It's XR's...and this isnt anything new, lots of people have the
same issues with them, just do a search.
There's a 50-50 chance that you get a good set of upper gears
It seems like Merc changed something around 05'...thats
when quality took a dump.
The'll pit out, chunk out, crack, or even break off a tooth
and junk the whole upper out.
I have all the tools and know how to set them up but that
doesnt matter when you're dealing with marginal material.
same issues with them, just do a search.
There's a 50-50 chance that you get a good set of upper gears
It seems like Merc changed something around 05'...thats
when quality took a dump.
The'll pit out, chunk out, crack, or even break off a tooth
and junk the whole upper out.
I have all the tools and know how to set them up but that
doesnt matter when you're dealing with marginal material.
He had IMCO when he got the boat, blew them up and since went all XR parts, maybe since he has extension boxes it helps? He has had no failures so far for 4 seasons, he looks at them to check every fall, had a helmet break last fall that took out u-joint but no actual drive fail..
I guess it's just a luck game!!
then my other buddy smokes a big azz TRS last weekend with 525HP go figure....
08-30-2012, 05:22 PM
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I was asking since my buddys seem to hold up, he averages 102 mph any day with a 353 Formula, best of 107
He had IMCO when he got the boat, blew them up and since went all XR parts, maybe since he has extension boxes it helps? He has had no failures so far for 4 seasons, he looks at them to check every fall, had a helmet break last fall that took out u-joint but no actual drive fail..
I guess it's just a luck game!!
then my other buddy smokes a big azz TRS last weekend with 525HP go figure....
He had IMCO when he got the boat, blew them up and since went all XR parts, maybe since he has extension boxes it helps? He has had no failures so far for 4 seasons, he looks at them to check every fall, had a helmet break last fall that took out u-joint but no actual drive fail..
I guess it's just a luck game!!
then my other buddy smokes a big azz TRS last weekend with 525HP go figure....
There's so much negative drive karma there that he'll
need oars or seatow to get back to the dock
08-30-2012, 06:33 PM
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Full Force, IMCO uses XR internal parts. Gear sets, shafts, bearings.....
Stuff breaks. I set up my drives, my motorman sets up my drives, my boatman sets up my drives. We all have equal success in making them live.
Stuff breaks. I set up my drives, my motorman sets up my drives, my boatman sets up my drives. We all have equal success in making them live.
08-30-2012, 07:22 PM
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I dont think the earlier ones had all XR parts, if nothing else the upper to lower shaft was a torsion shaft smaller then the XR but maybe the other stuff was still XR, I am not a drive gu ru, he knows that stuff a ton more then me, I was just curious thats all..
