imco extreme sc ?
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Originally Posted by Harper220
My father has over 200 hrs on 575 sci's running through Bravo xr's on his 36 Baja. Never experienced a problem with drives, so what seems to be the problem with summing them up as they "just suck"?
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Well said Smitty. Okay.....sounds like most if not all complaints are about internals of the IMCO -2" shorty, and from what I have been hearing the past several years about IMCO's parts with all their failures and upset customers as a result is pretty much old news (at least to me), but--------what about the outer design of the IMCO gearcase design itself....i.e. nosecone shape, cavitation plate, etc.?
I'm having Mr.Gadgets set up the internals on my -2" IMCO shorties with Max Machine internal parts and Mr.Gadgets' assembly techniques. In fact, for the sake of arguement, let's say nobody never had problems/issues with the internals no matter whose they are-----so, that being said; has anyone ever had problems with the IMCO shorty lower gearcase shape/design itself ? Or does everyone pretty much assume it is a good design from IMCO without issues/problems?
I'm having Mr.Gadgets set up the internals on my -2" IMCO shorties with Max Machine internal parts and Mr.Gadgets' assembly techniques. In fact, for the sake of arguement, let's say nobody never had problems/issues with the internals no matter whose they are-----so, that being said; has anyone ever had problems with the IMCO shorty lower gearcase shape/design itself ? Or does everyone pretty much assume it is a good design from IMCO without issues/problems?
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Smitty,
Well summed up as to why Bravos " just suck."
Kaama,
We all know Dick is the man when it comes to drives. He has hepled me with my first rebuild of my XR/Imco. I have a standard length Imco with no issues related to the shape or design of the lower.
Well summed up as to why Bravos " just suck."
Kaama,
We all know Dick is the man when it comes to drives. He has hepled me with my first rebuild of my XR/Imco. I have a standard length Imco with no issues related to the shape or design of the lower.
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Talk to Panther on this site about Imco's
I'm moving onto greener pastures!! ....hopefully.
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you guys are funny ( not that I am a huge bravo fan) but 700 plus HP is way too much on anybodys bravo style drive if you want to run that much power your choices are speedmasters or surface drives . other than that count yourself lucky if you make it a season . we tried that on a 36 foot cat and they lasted 4 days ( they were bravo 1's in 1996 not xr's) we switched to #5 's and forgot about the drive issue
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Originally Posted by Larry D
you guys are funny ( not that I am a huge bravo fan) but 700 plus HP is way too much on anybodys bravo style drive if you want to run that much power your choices are speedmasters or surface drives . other than that count yourself lucky if you make it a season . we tried that on a 36 foot cat and they lasted 4 days ( they were bravo 1's in 1996 not xr's) we switched to #5 's and forgot about the drive issue
That may be true if you are running old style Bravo 1 drives. But, I would expect that if you treat it right, an Imco SC or a good "XR" would last the season. Especially in my case, 680 hp, 4000 lb boat should not be a problem.
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Originally Posted by tomcei
Next year I plan to up grade power to approx 750+
currently at 600+ and have an xz drive. I ran across an imco sc for $5500.00 w/ 20 hrs in good shape. Question... Should I pick this up?
I need a seasoned vetrans advice.
currently at 600+ and have an xz drive. I ran across an imco sc for $5500.00 w/ 20 hrs in good shape. Question... Should I pick this up?
I need a seasoned vetrans advice.
For a little bit more you can buy a freshened Demo B-Max drive with a warranty
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Does it make much of a difference if the engine is NA or supercharged? I was told that bravo style drives have a longer life with a NA engine. Does the torque hit earlier on most supercharged engines? Asking because of my new 700 hp NA engines.
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JimV used to run a 565cid supercharged engine in his 27' Fountain, a few years ago and if he wasn't breaking drives all the time he was always having trouble. Honestly, I don't know how often or at what frequency he was breaking the Bravo One drives on his boat, BUT---since he removed the supercharger and went the N/A route----he is MUCH happier even though his boat goes about 8mph or so slower.
If I was running some Speedmaster drives I would probably be more apt to consider supercharged engines, but I'd rather be a little slower and still running instead of super fast and not running all the time. The summers are just too short around here!
If I was running some Speedmaster drives I would probably be more apt to consider supercharged engines, but I'd rather be a little slower and still running instead of super fast and not running all the time. The summers are just too short around here!