Bravo one X to XR conversion cost
11-01-2020 | 06:21 PM
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My experience has been a bit different. When I repowered my Donzi 22 with the 525 the almost new Bravo X upper broke on the first time out on the big water. The XR upper has been running strong for about 10 years now. So I will never be convinced the the X is stronger than the XR.
11-01-2020 | 07:20 PM
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bravo gears are a crap shoot...x or xr
we put 350 hours on xr’s with no issues. we’ve also had good luck with regular bravos...but we aren’t putting huge power thru them.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again...anything above 550 is pushing it.
we put 350 hours on xr’s with no issues. we’ve also had good luck with regular bravos...but we aren’t putting huge power thru them.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again...anything above 550 is pushing it.
11-01-2020 | 09:53 PM
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I’ve heard of occasional breakage of helical gear upper gears , but not to the extent it ruins the case, so you’re just in to it for a gear set and bearings, not the whole upper when an XR looses a tooth.
The XR’s might be stronger, but between the pitting and the tooth breakage it’s hard to claim they’re superior to the helical gears
11-02-2020 | 09:07 AM
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You must not have broken the case then.... when an XR driven gear sheds a tooth, and that tooth tries to get back in line to meet up with the pinion, the sound it makes isn’t something that one forgets
I’ve heard of occasional breakage of helical gear upper gears , but not to the extent it ruins the case, so you’re just in to it for a gear set and bearings, not the whole upper when an XR looses a tooth.
The XR’s might be stronger, but between the pitting and the tooth breakage it’s hard to claim they’re superior to the helical gears
I’ve heard of occasional breakage of helical gear upper gears , but not to the extent it ruins the case, so you’re just in to it for a gear set and bearings, not the whole upper when an XR looses a tooth.
The XR’s might be stronger, but between the pitting and the tooth breakage it’s hard to claim they’re superior to the helical gears
02-25-2021 | 11:35 PM
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An all new SCX with an SC lower will cost about $17,900. You would never break it at that power level. If you are intesteded I'm going to have a freshly rebuilt IMCO SC-3 inch shorty complete drive for sale. It is not as strong as the SCX but will hold up better than the XR for sure.
