NXT Drive Problems ?
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Bagged,light lay-up, poker run interior etc,etc,etc, you know the drill !!! It might be done for Desert Storm ? My buddy Ralph is doing his at the same time with 1100 Teagues/Quads/#6's 80 to 130 mph at warp10 He's propping it like Jensons boat ,,,all acceleration I was in your boat with 6 blade Herrings,how do the Merc 38's compare?
The 36 6-blade Herrings were nice. Handling, acceleration, everything. The 38 5-blades are bigger wheels so acceleration was obviously not as good but still incredible.
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Debut at Desert Storm Then they should be starting your boat early/mid March. I spoke to Ralph at the LA Boat Show. 1100 Teagues
The 36 6-blade Herrings were nice. Handling, acceleration, everything. The 38 5-blades are bigger wheels so acceleration was obviously not as good but still incredible.
The 36 6-blade Herrings were nice. Handling, acceleration, everything. The 38 5-blades are bigger wheels so acceleration was obviously not as good but still incredible.
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Thanks for all this great info guys. I have ran side by side with the ilmors in an Advantage and they ran great but have been heavily discouraged by everyone (builders and boat dealerships) here in the midwest to go Ilmor because they are so difficult to service and get parts. Is this true or is it going to be a problem(tools, access to parts, shipping, etc.)? thanks again Hammer
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They were staggered 6-blade 36 Herrings. Yes, they are one of many sets of DeFrees's race props. That same day we also tried a pair of 6 3/4 5-blade Merc 39's.
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600s are the same with altitude compensation.
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Thanks for all this great info guys. I have ran side by side with the ilmors in an Advantage and they ran great but have been heavily discouraged by everyone (builders and boat dealerships) here in the midwest to go Ilmor because they are so difficult to service and get parts. Is this true or is it going to be a problem(tools, access to parts, shipping, etc.)? thanks again Hammer
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Between 6 Illmors takin a s*** at Desert Storm and other issues I'm not a fan, in regards to the power loss @ high temps its a well known fact in the Lake Havasu area that from july thru aug you better re-prop and I personally lost 7mph, I called Illmor and I basically was told it was normal in our extreme temps 115 to 120 is the norm, I did a side by side comparison on 2 exact boats, 1 with an Illmor package and 1 with a 600 merc, the only advantage performance wise was rpm potential on the Illmor setup 6000 rpm/limiter versus 5375-5400 rpm on the merc 600, the merc had a much better midrange hit and I,m expecting my new 700's will clean up on the Illmor 700's in the same hull, fully bagged,carbon fiber/ kevlar layup in a 32 cat,,, IMHO
What I have noticed is the Ilmors show their true colors in the cats. Reason is cats propel off of peak hp numbers.
The 700sciNXT or #VI package is a well developed package. I saw some early transmission probelms. In which Mercury Racing has taken care of. Just like anything keep on top of service and having an individual who knows the product maintain it. The Penske Ilmors have been good motors also. Food for thought. The 710 Ilmors have gone to stronger internals, why would they do that are they thinking about going blown for bigger hp #'s. However, complete packages are important in this business.
Thanks, Cam-shaft. Hopefully you were able to read all of it.