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Originally Posted by Rookie
(Post 4630609)
Over the winter I rebuilt my old 454's that were the original donor engines out of my Panther. Last summer mid summer I was running gallons of water through one of my engines. After a couple of poker and fun runs I pulled out that engine and discovered it had a cracked block. I quickly threw in one of my spare Merc 420's I had laying around so I could make the run that weekend and finish out the summer.
The maiden voyage on the fresh power was a success. Spent an hour on Lake Michigan Saturday running below 4000 RPM's and never getting into the 4 barrels. (the discipline was real) I also incorporated some 3D printed parts that I designed up. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...2a076de659.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...c1aa582a1f.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6d290d6898.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...f52ec694ef.jpg I have MPI's now and my boat has the lower pressure/carb psi guages, but they have a lot of crazing on the lenses. |
Post a pic of them, I might just swap you gauges. I won't be going EFI anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by Rookie
(Post 4630852)
Post a pic of them, I might just swap you gauges. I won't be going EFI anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by Griff
(Post 4630923)
Like I said, the lenses have a lot of crazing. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...c519a131c9.jpg
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Not in any hurry. I'm headed to LOTO from 6/22-7/01 so prob won't have time to swap them before the trip.
I assume mine work fine, but they have not been hooked up since before 2000 when my mpi's were installed. |
That works for me. Let me know when you would like to swap. I'll see if any of the senders I have laying around work with the gauges. I believe I have 2-60 psi senders.
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Lookin real good !
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Update
Getting it dialed in. Mismatched 26" Bravo 1's (round tip and sharp tipped) at 5600-5700 RPM, flat water on Lake Michigan. Need to step up to 28's and might have a line on them to try..Remember this is a non-stepped straight bottom with 454's. Yesterday was a good HP day.
Griff, I didn't forget about the gauge swap. Looks like it might be a winter project for us. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...5ce467b0e7.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...e9f6ebb30f.jpg |
I remember when that boat was being built at the Factory and going for it's first ride!
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That's neat to hear. It's going to be getting a whole new makeover in the coming year or 2.
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