Imco extreme advantage
08-10-2009, 07:48 PM
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I have the IMCO extreme's with the ibeam cases. They break. Just XR gears. I'm sure they are newer than what you are looking at.
I think the problem is with the gears in general. Personally, I think the material is not the best & no matter how strong the case, the gear is the problem.
Someone needs to build a "real" gear with "real" materials.
I think the problem is with the gears in general. Personally, I think the material is not the best & no matter how strong the case, the gear is the problem.
Someone needs to build a "real" gear with "real" materials.
08-11-2009, 12:58 AM
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I think there's a market also. Imco, Teague and Max are all using Merc XR gears in their "beefier" drives. The drives are upgraded all around the gears, but the gears still break. I recently say an Imco SC with one tooth snapped off like someone posted before.
How much would you pay for a gear set with a 1 year warranty?????????????? I know I'd pay a little extra.
How much would you pay for a gear set with a 1 year warranty?????????????? I know I'd pay a little extra.
08-11-2009, 02:36 AM
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Me too.There is a post on here about outdrive gears.To cut it short what makes a good gear?When you think about it, it nearly always seems to be gear failure.What would a Titanium gear be like?
08-12-2009, 01:09 AM
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Not really sure. But I know that Weddle has the ability to improve on the stock Merc stuff for sure. It would really be interesting to know if anyone has contacted them about this. Merc charges about $1600 for XR gears, So ya know there is money being made. Here is something interesting. My Bravo drives have been buily by Max Machine Works (MMW). The have the steel towers, and steel floors, IMCO shafts and such. Basically everything you can do to a Bravo. BUT They installed the Helical upper gears. Not sure why, but seems they may have known something??? Anyways, it seems like a stronger( both material and design) aftermarket XR gearset, would be a very profitable venture for a company.
08-12-2009, 03:32 AM
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When did you have you're drives done by MMW?
It is strange they didn't use XR gears unless there is a reason for not putting them in a Bravo 1 case.
The early IMCO's had alot of failures if you read the posts on here.
It is strange they didn't use XR gears unless there is a reason for not putting them in a Bravo 1 case.
The early IMCO's had alot of failures if you read the posts on here.
