How strong is an OMC outdrive?
 

Could a Cobra drive handle a nitrous system?

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Well all I know is the cobra is much stronger than the alpha
is this for a small block or big block ???

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I would say yeah with a small block. No hole shots.

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Its behind a 460 , 340hp.

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If it is behind a 460 it might be a King Cobra.
I was thinking Cobra.

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Nope, its just a Cobra. Theres a nitrous system in Hot Boat this month I was lookin at. If I still have my 245 next spring I may gas it . Just dont want to blow my outdrive. The boat is so dependable (62 +mph) now I probably shouldnt mess with it. Would love to see a few Baja's crap their drawers though.

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Roger the Cobra.

It would be interesting.
Keep us posted if you do it.

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Just talked to a shop here in town about out drive parts for a Cobra.
Says parts will be gettin hard to come by in the not to distant future.
Whats gona happen to everyone with an OMC, he says tough luck.
Anyone else have an opinion.

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hate to say this but it sounds like an awful big chance to take for 10 seconds of speed. i would think you would have to re-prop the boat to maximize the performance at your max RPM but you will only hit that max RPM on the gas. that being said i think the boat would suffer when off the bottle.

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Must be a regional problem. Evinrude makes them now and they are stocked at a local shop.

I have not been denied anything that I have needed for my OMCs.

I heard that it would be a nightmare owning them. That was BS. Mostly passed along by Merc shops. Go figure. Call a shop that does Merc, Volvo, and OMC and get the real story.

No problems with mine except for reputation. :D

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Thanks for the input dave. Havent really made up my mind.
Like I said before the boat is to dependable to screw with, Ill probably leave it alone. Would like to surprice a few Merc's , even if it was only for a few seconds.

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The shop I talked to does a lot of OMC work. I see a lot of OMC parts online though, so who the hell really knows. A lot of um out there.

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Guy i boat with tried that...Ifv you dont prop for it you hit the rev limiter. If you do prop for it it sucks the other 98% of the time. Either way he never got around me. We never raced for 10 seconds tho...Who does {In a Boat}

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Maybe it's a regional thing?

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if it isnt the king cobra dont do it... the std cobra uses a std V6 OB gear set and isnt up to much more than 400 HP over the long term.. th king can hold more due to a heavier design but I still wouldnt press your luck...

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OK , I can take a hint, no NOS. Guess I'll just get it ready to sell in the spring to move up to a 312.

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omc makes a strong drive but if its not a king i wouldnt do it. i had a king cobra and i couldnt find anybody that could get parts for it. and its not just a parts thing. if you dont have a mech. that knows omc, i will never be right.