Formula 382 W/Ilmor 725's
12-16-2011 | 05:30 PM
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From: Coastal North Carolina
Here you go: A 353 with Silver Shadow graphics. N-i-c-e...
(Suspect that the "Mercury 525EFI" graphics will NOT be on Made It Rain's 382, though!!)
(Suspect that the "Mercury 525EFI" graphics will NOT be on Made It Rain's 382, though!!)
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Retired! Boating full-time now.
Retired! Boating full-time now.
12-17-2011 | 11:46 AM
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Ive been boating my whole life and have experience with many different setups, blown and naturally aspirated small and big blocks.
Guys like Cspray and Nascat-this is hardley these first guys rodeo either in fact with my 30 years of boating I might be "Junior" in this crowd.
The feel, sound and extended running performance of these mills feels like if you could somehow "scale" up a streetbike engine to 8.4 litres.
The way the power rushes in is eerily smooth, and the sound is every hot rodders dream.
Everyone knows there a bunch of choices you can make- and each one represents a unique tradeoff in what you get.
Many of my friends that made the "other 700" choice are now at the stage where they are having to go inside the top ends.
Not all, but the ones that arent there yet know its coming like a trip to the dentist..
Its going to be expensive,
Its going to hurt,
Its going to take time, and at BEST it wont ruin a trip.
The feedback you can gather from posts on this site alone suggests the Ilmor will require 1/3 the maintenance to 750 hours as competing products.
One can debate wether its as much as 1/5 or as little as 1/2 but its well documented that it's a significant difference.
I have no qualms whatsoever about joining a group of friends for some sustained high RPM running.
this thing is balanced tighter than a swiss watch and just sings. Every single guy thats sticked my rig has come away impressed. Then we compare fuel bills and real jealousy starts.
I can take 5 people to Catalina on Saturday morning, and come back in the afternoon for the same relative cost as seeing an Imax movie at the mall.
Performance boaters always say gas is the cheapest part and I can confirm with Ilmors this will be very true.
There are a few guys with really high hour mills out there like 600+ still running well, and the causaul rumour mill says Ilmor is just now starting to see rebuilds come in. I cant speak for them.
I can say that the ilmor ownership experience is much more automotive than marine like in comparison and the reduction in shop time is significant. Basic Fluid and impeller changes at regular intervals and go hit the water.
Uncle Dave
Guys like Cspray and Nascat-this is hardley these first guys rodeo either in fact with my 30 years of boating I might be "Junior" in this crowd.
The feel, sound and extended running performance of these mills feels like if you could somehow "scale" up a streetbike engine to 8.4 litres.
The way the power rushes in is eerily smooth, and the sound is every hot rodders dream.
Everyone knows there a bunch of choices you can make- and each one represents a unique tradeoff in what you get.
Many of my friends that made the "other 700" choice are now at the stage where they are having to go inside the top ends.
Not all, but the ones that arent there yet know its coming like a trip to the dentist..
Its going to be expensive,
Its going to hurt,
Its going to take time, and at BEST it wont ruin a trip.
The feedback you can gather from posts on this site alone suggests the Ilmor will require 1/3 the maintenance to 750 hours as competing products.
One can debate wether its as much as 1/5 or as little as 1/2 but its well documented that it's a significant difference.
I have no qualms whatsoever about joining a group of friends for some sustained high RPM running.
this thing is balanced tighter than a swiss watch and just sings. Every single guy thats sticked my rig has come away impressed. Then we compare fuel bills and real jealousy starts.
I can take 5 people to Catalina on Saturday morning, and come back in the afternoon for the same relative cost as seeing an Imax movie at the mall.
Performance boaters always say gas is the cheapest part and I can confirm with Ilmors this will be very true.
There are a few guys with really high hour mills out there like 600+ still running well, and the causaul rumour mill says Ilmor is just now starting to see rebuilds come in. I cant speak for them.
I can say that the ilmor ownership experience is much more automotive than marine like in comparison and the reduction in shop time is significant. Basic Fluid and impeller changes at regular intervals and go hit the water.
Uncle Dave
Last edited by Uncle Dave; 12-17-2011 at 12:59 PM.
12-23-2011 | 10:13 AM
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From: Northeast,Fla
12-23-2011 | 10:52 AM
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3rd root canal in a week today at 11.
Im going to start crying an hour earlier, and Im broke from Mondays dual root canals.
I have a mouth basically full of cement & Crowns are next.
MOMMY!
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