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Old 08-09-2011, 07:03 PM
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Insurance is going to be buying most of my drive, now the question which one should i go with????
right now i have an HP transom assembly and a bravo 1.
Motor in it is 450hp 454. the boats a baja 272.
in the future id like to see 650 hp in it, if i stumble across a good deal on more HP than maybe even more than 650 But doubtfull
I live on a small lake about 1.5-2 miles wide by 11 miles long so it never gets run real hard for real long.
Is the xr reliable i hear alot of complaints on these forums?
Thanks in advance for youre replies.
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Old 08-09-2011, 09:00 PM
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make yourself a xz drive, put a bravo x upper on a xr lower.
will handel the 454 fine, the 650 is going to give any stock bravo problems, xr or not. the x drive will out last the xr drive as long as you dont overpower the x drive.
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how much better is an x then just a bravo 1?
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also are all bravo rams the same or is there different lengths?
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x is only good for another 50 over a standard bravo, now with that being said there are plenty of bravo 1's on this site with way more power than that
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