700hp on bravo I
04-26-2011 | 10:41 AM
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Whats the point of having that much power and having to baby it, worry about breaking it, down time etc...Thats like building a race car and putting a weak 10 bolt on it.
I had a 600SC coupled to a stock bravo, that went boom, then a Mr. Gadgets Bravo.. that went boom (those were crappy ZX gears thou , bad advice), I couldn`t justify spending $14K on a IMCO in a boat worth $30K but after two drives you`re pretty much there.
And with the IMCO at least you don`t have to try to dance on eggshells.
I had a 600SC coupled to a stock bravo, that went boom, then a Mr. Gadgets Bravo.. that went boom (those were crappy ZX gears thou , bad advice), I couldn`t justify spending $14K on a IMCO in a boat worth $30K but after two drives you`re pretty much there.
And with the IMCO at least you don`t have to try to dance on eggshells.
04-26-2011 | 11:04 AM
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04-26-2011 | 12:30 PM
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04-26-2011 | 12:37 PM
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Out of interests sake what hp. would be safe with a stock Bravo 1X? Just rebuilding a 496ho with raylar forged internals and BP205 cam indicated to be around 475Hp and if I put Dana Marine exhaust kit on should tip it over the 500.
04-26-2011 | 01:03 PM
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not sure the actual HP specs but ive always been told its how you throttle the boat is how long they live
04-26-2011 | 02:20 PM
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ok i have 718hp with bravo1 drive.so far it has been good. i had 500hpand 600hp with 1680hours on the drive the wore on the bottom case. i take it easy on take off and baby the drive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kojm...eature=related
04-26-2011 | 03:45 PM
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If I were 'fixing' a bravo situation, this would be the order of fixes I'd throw at it (other than just avoiding "bravo butt" altogether in the first place)...
1) Arneson Conversion
2) B-Max or Imco SCX.
#1 will be costly, but cures the problem, plus you pick up some speed and gain a cool roaster-tail.
#2 will cost you some speed, but should hold up fairly well. Still not cheap though.
Pretty much anything else will be a costly band-aid, so save your pennies, you're going to be doing it again if you dont go with option 1 or 2.
Selling the boat and picking up something without BB (bravo butt) might be an even smarter move in the long run, but few people will see that as much of an option.
1) Arneson Conversion
2) B-Max or Imco SCX.
#1 will be costly, but cures the problem, plus you pick up some speed and gain a cool roaster-tail.
#2 will cost you some speed, but should hold up fairly well. Still not cheap though.
Pretty much anything else will be a costly band-aid, so save your pennies, you're going to be doing it again if you dont go with option 1 or 2.
Selling the boat and picking up something without BB (bravo butt) might be an even smarter move in the long run, but few people will see that as much of an option.
