Working on 81 nova 27 ft
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Working on 81 nova 27 ft
Probably been coverd to death here but have 81 Nova II 260 I picked up cheap($500) that has no motors or drives I have to Pontiac 400 that produce roughly 400HP apiece . I know poncho was big in the sixties and I can still marine manifolds and water pumps for these..my question is the drives how or what do I use ..the original transom is in all have been check and are solid..I know I will need adapter to go from Pontiac to GM at bell housing..I heard original drives can't take more then 250 HP...can they be built for more..I am a newbie to the go fast boats but want to build her to run..advice welcome...I am fairly mechanically inclined.
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You will get a bunch of knowledge here on OSO. I'm finishing up a similar project on a '79 255 Formula Liberator with twin 355 Vortecs on Bravo I drives.
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As hard as they are to find these days I will keep the ponchos for other got's I am working on...now the trick for a pair or rebuildable merc.5.7 then the bravos to handle them I guess ..is there no way to build the alpha to handle the HP?? Surely there is as offshore is older then the bravo drive invention....
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As hard as they are to find these days I will keep the ponchos for other got's I am working on...now the trick for a pair or rebuildable merc.5.7 then the bravos to handle them I guess ..is there no way to build the alpha to handle the HP?? Surely there is as offshore is older then the bravo drive invention....
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There is no way to build the alpha to handle the horsepower. Prior to the bravo drive there was the TRS drive and the Super Speed Master (SSM) drives to handle the big power.