My new X-Power drives have arrived
12-27-2012, 11:50 PM
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Hey. I went with the X-Power drives because they are a direct bolt on, and are super hi-tech awesome drives.
Setup is a concern, particularly the X-dimension and prop size. Bill was excellent to deal with. We'll be rigging these up over the next couple of weeks.
I was running Bravo XR drives 1.34 gears with Hering 15.5 x 34 bravo props. top end was a touch over 130 MPH just on the limiters.
The Bravos were struggling, shafts were twisting, gears losing case hardening etc. too much hassle.
I didn't blow the drives but to keep them on the water they need to be rebuilt way too often for my liking.
Setup is a concern, particularly the X-dimension and prop size. Bill was excellent to deal with. We'll be rigging these up over the next couple of weeks.
I was running Bravo XR drives 1.34 gears with Hering 15.5 x 34 bravo props. top end was a touch over 130 MPH just on the limiters.
The Bravos were struggling, shafts were twisting, gears losing case hardening etc. too much hassle.
I didn't blow the drives but to keep them on the water they need to be rebuilt way too often for my liking.
12-28-2012, 12:22 AM
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Here are a few photos of the Spectre. I loved the Spectre from Oregan Marine, so I had some vinyls made to give it a similar look.
Crap Bravo XRs can be seen here
The audio system is ridiculousness to the extreme. Bill is a wild wild dude
You can just see the 18in sub.
It has 28 speakers, 5 amps, two massive capacitors = massive sound on the water. We absolutely love it !!!
Crap Bravo XRs can be seen here
The audio system is ridiculousness to the extreme. Bill is a wild wild dude
You can just see the 18in sub.
It has 28 speakers, 5 amps, two massive capacitors = massive sound on the water. We absolutely love it !!!
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01-09-2013, 07:50 PM
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OK. The drives are on the boat. Now for the fiddly bits. Re-tapping the tie bar, oil pressure alarms, trim gauge cables, plumbing up the old drive oil bottles as breathers. Then its on the water.
01-10-2013, 11:01 PM
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the drives are hardcore unbreakable. Amazing stats too. 60 lbs heavier per side than the Bravos all up.
They are surface drives, so I am moving to a surface piercing prop. The props going on are 16 x 31. I can go up to 16 x 33 for more top end, but the 16 x 31s should be great.
The drive takes only 4HP to spin at 6000 RPM vs the Bravo that drains 45HP to spin at 6000RPM.
http://www.xpowerdrive.com/site56/index-3.html
They are surface drives, so I am moving to a surface piercing prop. The props going on are 16 x 31. I can go up to 16 x 33 for more top end, but the 16 x 31s should be great.
The drive takes only 4HP to spin at 6000 RPM vs the Bravo that drains 45HP to spin at 6000RPM.
http://www.xpowerdrive.com/site56/index-3.html
