2nd Maiden Voyage
06-08-2018 | 01:33 AM
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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.
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.
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.
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06-08-2018 | 01:08 PM
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06-09-2018 | 01:44 AM
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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.
I assume mine work fine, but they have not been hooked up since before 2000 when my mpi's were installed.
09-23-2018 | 07:50 AM
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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.
Griff, I didn't forget about the gauge swap. Looks like it might be a winter project for us.
