Picked up the engine yesterday, and also ordered a 1.65 ratio B3XR. Now I have to buy even more stuff, Drive shower, thru hull exhaust tips with flappers and turndowns. I really don't have to buy turndowns but since I have to remove my Corsa muffler tips, and no longer will use silent choice, I want turndowns so it won't be so loud at the dock and pulling up to another.

Keep getting more stuff to sell, which isn't good from where I'm at

Been doing a bit of work on the engine to get it ready to go in. To look at it, it doesn't seam much different on the out side other then change over from V-belt to serpentine. Removed the oil fill cap and you can see one of the new roller rockers

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...0745&type=full

A new set of exhaust tips with turn downs came in from CMI

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...0841&type=full

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...0894&type=full

They installed some very slight baffles to help reduce the sound when on plane

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...0981&type=full

Great progress are you interested in a pair of inboard mufflers?

Thanks but no, also don't have any room. Pipes going straight out the back and was told I needed to remove my muffler tips and silent choice. So picked up the turn downs

Looking good. I would have gone with open tips because that engine is going to make some sweet music!

I like the rumble but have never liked it so loud you have to scream to talk to someone on a boat. I'm sure it will sound real nice, so at least it will be quite when docking or tying up.

Just finished painting the large areas of the engine room, so starting tomorrow I'll start re-rigging it and putting stuff back together. Once I get the Gen, and wiring together I'll stop my transom thread and start using this one again for engine install and testing

Transom is done now to install the engine tomorrow. YEA

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...9451&type=full

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...9508&type=full

Hooked up several other items will get more pic later

great job, did you detail the repair more over on Iboats? i'd like to follow

Can't wait to see how it performs.

I try to put everything in both places, there are other things which show up based on questions being asked. Same for here, if a question is asked I'll go into more detail or try to answer.