Originally Posted by aTX427 (Post 2670857)

I vowed to not waste my time on another Bravo system and purchased a 700sci / NXT#6 setup. The good news for those of you who have big power with Bravo's is that the NXT transom assembly matches up to the Bravo bolt pattern. The transmission sits inside the extension box, so you don't need to relocate your engines. bolt up the #6's and breaking drives is a thing of the past.

Originally Posted by Marginmn (Post 2664729)

I live in Indy and Bill owns the Eliminator dealership here. He's given me a lot setup advice on my boat and had made the current set of props I have on my boat. I know he does a lot of work on Fountains. I keep my boat on Lake Cumberland and know a guy down there that Bill does all the work on and has set up his 38 Fountain which is running 1000+ hp thru Imco's (about 116 mph on a smaller stepped hull), and the guy's other boat, a triple 47 Fountain, that he's also running 1000+ hp power thru Imco's.

I wanted to have Bill rig the Ilmor's in my 38 Fountain but Ilmor wanted it sent to their guy. Other than minor rountine maintenence I have yet to need anything major done to my Fountain so I just take it to the local dealers down on Cumberland rather than drag it back to Indy. So other than getting my props thru him and his giving me advice he is yet to turn a wrench on my boat.

From the times I've spoken to him and from what other people have said, he seems to really know the Imco product and and how to make it reliable and fast on Fountains.

Originally Posted by gerritm (Post 2666005)

I will be interested in your results. I just grenaded my first XR drive. Broke everything. I will replace the upper completely with a reman unit and all new bearings etc. in the lower. I am spinning 30 Labbed Maximus. Cruising at 60 mph when it went. I have been driving the boat fairly conservatively lately. I may go back to my 32 Bravo's and get them labbed. I don't know if the props caused this or bad gears. Several of the teeth were gone and it looks like one of the teeth may have been cracked for a while. It was not shiny like the rest of the broken parts. Good luck with your change.
I am interested in your problems with Whipple. Was it the blowers or the install. That was my winter project to install on my 525's. I have an excellent mechanic who has done several whipple installs on other engines, so I am not worried about the installation.

Originally Posted by TRL505 (Post 2671615)

Thank you....I am towing boat up to Indy this weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Marginmn (Post 2671664)

I'm sure Bill will get all of the speed of out her that there is to be had. Good luck and keep us posted.

Originally Posted by Back4More (Post 2671359)

So you mean your engines are in the exact same location as when you ran through the Bravos?