What Power to Pick?
02-14-2006 | 06:16 PM
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Re: What Power to Pick?
Originally Posted by LostCowboy
I'm about to order a new ride and would appreciate your ideas on the power choice.
Boat: 39 Cig
Goal: 100mph+ in fresh water @ 650' above sea level.
I've been running 525's w/ XR's and enjoy the hassle free set-up but... I must reach the century mark.
From what I understand, 700-750 HP will get me there. With that I could run XR drives. But I guess my question is this, I would like to go with the Merc 850 or 1075 w/ #6 but wonder about the maintenance? I'm no mechanic.
How many hours will these motors go before they need to be rebuilt?
How do the #6 drives handle verses the XR's?
Any comments and/or suggestions would be much appreciated
Boat: 39 Cig
Goal: 100mph+ in fresh water @ 650' above sea level.
I've been running 525's w/ XR's and enjoy the hassle free set-up but... I must reach the century mark.
From what I understand, 700-750 HP will get me there. With that I could run XR drives. But I guess my question is this, I would like to go with the Merc 850 or 1075 w/ #6 but wonder about the maintenance? I'm no mechanic.
How many hours will these motors go before they need to be rebuilt?
How do the #6 drives handle verses the XR's?
Any comments and/or suggestions would be much appreciated
you should talk to phil from lip ship he did one last year that was power boat of the year with a set of zul 700 And xr drives.
Rick OSG
02-15-2006 | 10:03 AM
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Re: What Power to Pick?
If you want to stay with merc I would go with the 850's and #6's. This is a very reliable package and you can get 100 hours out of these before you have to freshen up the springs and lifters. You will have awesome technology and will be able to lay waste to the 100 mph mark. That is what I would do.
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02-15-2006 | 10:35 AM
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Re: What Power to Pick?
Rick OSG:
I have talked to Pill, he loves the Zul motors and I plan to consider them. But the boat he set up with the 700's hit 100-101 in Florida which makes it a 98 MPH boat in OK, TX and MO. I would be pi*@ed to go out and hit 98!
The 750's should do the trick but I think to hook 750 to a Bravo is a mistake.
Maybe Zul 750's w/ the new Merc drives will be the answer.
Or, bite the bullett and go Merc 850's w/ #6?
I wonder if the new Merc drives will work with the 850's? If they're built to take up to 1,000HP it might be a really nice set-up?
I have talked to Pill, he loves the Zul motors and I plan to consider them. But the boat he set up with the 700's hit 100-101 in Florida which makes it a 98 MPH boat in OK, TX and MO. I would be pi*@ed to go out and hit 98!
The 750's should do the trick but I think to hook 750 to a Bravo is a mistake.
Maybe Zul 750's w/ the new Merc drives will be the answer.
Or, bite the bullett and go Merc 850's w/ #6?
I wonder if the new Merc drives will work with the 850's? If they're built to take up to 1,000HP it might be a really nice set-up?
02-15-2006 | 11:20 AM
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Re: What Power to Pick?
On engines of that nature you are better off having the springs adjusted and heads torqued at the beginning of each season or even every 6 months if you run year around. Oil analysis is also an inexpensive way to determine if bearings are in good shape.
Life expectancy of the engine is determined on running conditions. In normal operation I think only expecting 100-150 hours on a set of well maintained engines is not very optimistic. Now if you are literally running the crap out of the boat that is another story.
I don't run mine hard and expect 600+ hours.
Life expectancy of the engine is determined on running conditions. In normal operation I think only expecting 100-150 hours on a set of well maintained engines is not very optimistic. Now if you are literally running the crap out of the boat that is another story.
I don't run mine hard and expect 600+ hours.
02-15-2006 | 12:48 PM
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Re: What Power to Pick?
I would do a Zul engine package (750-800 HP) with the new Merc Drive. 105MPH with reliability. I think it would probably be considerably less coin too depending on what the new drive pricing is.
02-15-2006 | 02:08 PM
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Re: What Power to Pick?
Originally Posted by ONESICKGLADIATOR
LostCowboy
you should talk to phil from lip ship he did one last year that was power boat of the year with a set of zul 700 And xr drives.
Rick OSG
you should talk to phil from lip ship he did one last year that was power boat of the year with a set of zul 700 And xr drives.
Rick OSG
for sure
