- - Time for Arneson upgrades?
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Slug-ger
08-17-2011 07:52 AM
Time for Arneson upgrades?
Anyone looking to upgrade from Bravos to Arnesons there is a set of ASD 7:coolcowboy: conversion kits just listed.
Philm
08-17-2011 08:02 AM
Good price for them too. :drink:
Slug-ger
08-18-2011 10:37 AM
Great price & low hours.
laszlo01
08-20-2011 06:27 AM
Originally Posted by Slug-ger
(Post 3480916)
Anyone looking to upgrade from Bravos to Arnesons there is a set of ASD 7:coolcowboy: conversion kits just listed.
Send me a PM on details. Sent you e-mail
Slug-ger
08-22-2011 09:29 AM
Didn't get the email. ASD 7s with bell housings pressure plates, transmissions, complete set up.
A.O. Razor
08-22-2011 01:25 PM
Originally Posted by Philm
(Post 3480927)
Good price for them too. :drink:
Yep, and if you're running really big power, there's a set of #14's:evilb::evilb::evilb:
drpete3
08-22-2011 01:40 PM
Ive wondered what these would do to my Stiletto
northerndoc
08-22-2011 02:33 PM
Originally Posted by drpete3
(Post 3485548)
Ive wondered what these would do to my Stiletto
Make it bulletproof on the drive end of things... :) But also make it a little dicey for swimming off the back of the boat. From what I understand because of the lack of parasitic power loss compared to a conventional drive, a lot of guys see about 7-10mph with the conversion too. Props are pricey though! 10K for a set of Herings if you decide to go the cleaver route. There was a thread on here about a guy who did the conversion to his 38' Formula... If I remember it went pretty well.
drpete3
08-22-2011 02:49 PM
Originally Posted by northerndoc
(Post 3485585)
Make it bulletproof on the drive end of things... :) But also make it a little dicey for swimming off the back of the boat. From what I understand because of the lack of parasitic power loss compared to a conventional drive, a lot of guys see about 7-10mph with the conversion too. Props are pricey though! 10K for a set of Herings if you decide to go the cleaver route. There was a thread on here about a guy who did the conversion to his 38' Formula... If I remember it went pretty well.
I certainly would not want to see my little guy cannonball onto those props!
A.O. Razor
08-22-2011 05:16 PM
Originally Posted by northerndoc
(Post 3485585)
Make it bulletproof on the drive end of things... :) But also make it a little dicey for swimming off the back of the boat. From what I understand because of the lack of parasitic power loss compared to a conventional drive, a lot of guys see about 7-10mph with the conversion too. Props are pricey though! 10K for a set of Herings if you decide to go the cleaver route. There was a thread on here about a guy who did the conversion to his 38' Formula... If I remember it went pretty well.
It's not so much about parasitic loss. The Arneson has a tranny, versus the build in gears in a bravo. In a #6, well that's another story. There you have a tranny that goes to input shaft, into two vertical shafts with gears, into propshaft that is driven by the two shafts and sets of gears + plus the oil pump, that circulates the oil in the dry sump lower case. Many moving parts and more weight in a #6 compared to an ASD. Arnies and Bravos are more about less drag and efficiency. I know, a little of the same thing. It simply boils down to the fact that, surfacing props and no torpedos under the water, is much more efficient. Also, surfacing cleavers bite harder and has less drag too, than the bravo style props.
