Raylar engine kits ?
 

Can we get some feedback from some 496ho owners who
put the Raylar 103 engine kit on. Would like to know some feed back good or bad.I here alot about it but only has spoken to one person who has it. And another question would this bring down the value of the boat with Raylar on your
496's ?

I've done several Raylar kits and they work great. I've dyno'd them and they make the power claimed. One customer has a couple of hundred hours on his package and it gets run very hard. No trouble at all.

What it will do to the boat value? That's a tough question. It won't raise it to equal a 525 Merc engine. It will probably increase the value some, but it could also narrow the resale market. As with anything in boating, you don't do it for an investment.

Just installed a kit on a 27 Fever...Love it.

so how much speed did you pick up ?

went from 68.5 to 74.9 on the Gps....however we are still trying to find the right prop. We are banging the rev. limiter preety bad right now so there is a lot of hope left that we can still squeeze 2-4 mph out of her:D

Exhaust What Ones Do You Have Stock Or Upgraded?
And Coast To Put It In?

I Have Spoken To Ray A Few Times,very Nice Guy, But Looking For Some Guys Who Have Put The Kits On There Own Boat Would Like To Know How They Have Worked Out For Them So Far,and If They Think Its Worth Doing.

Are you running stock exhaust with the turbulators removed?

What year 27 Fever with what drive ratio?

I'm very curious because I wanted to see some results and prop set-ups for my same boat

Stock exhaust. 1:65 ratio. 03 fever. turbulators removed and a little porting to the manifolds. 30p prop. Currently hitting the rev limiter:(

Thanks Westcoast

I may get back to you later to see what the final results are. Sounds like a 10mph pickup is possible with this hull and motor upgrade.

Anytime

I too have had an interest in the Raylar package. With trips, it is quite pricey for guesswork. Ray has provided a tremendous amount of info but it is not the same as hearing from those who actually own the boat. I want to hear the good and the bad so I can make a educated decision and have the confidence I need for the type of boating we do. It seems that very few owners respond...only installers.

I have been told by Raylar that their are a lot of these installed on boats,come on guys help us out with some info.

PM SDFEVER He is the owner of the kit I installed. He's got lots to say about the kit.

Thanks for the info.....

I know you've asked about customer experiences with the 103 kit, but here's my perspective on the 106 kit as I stated in another thread:

I'm really happy with my Raylar HO600. The last two years have been nothing but putting gas in the tank and changing the engine oil from a reliability standpoint. Even after upgrading the drive from Bravo X to XR (which requires more horsepower to turn the gears) and adding mufflers, I picked up over 12 mph with my 28' Velocity.This kind of power increase completely transformed the boat. If you go the HO 600 route, you wind up with forged pistons and upgraded rods which also gives me peace of mind.

Did you have to change your drives, I have been looking at the 106, and was just curious, does the 106 use the stock exhaust or did you change yours? I have been thanking of adding the CMI first then the 106 later.

I chose to upgrade my drive to ensure I wouldn't have any issues down the road, however, I'm not qualified to say if it was absolutely necessary. I upgraded my exhaust to Bassett tri-y headers as they were the best option at the time. Since then, Dana and CMI have introduced headers that also work well with the 496. You certainly can't go wrong upgrading to the CMI's because anything you do to the engine later will benefit from the improved breathing.

Thanks EV.....

Ray, the package prices on your website are still messed up.

I've been at the Miami Boat show until today. The Website repairs are next on my list. Some of you guys might wait to order Raylar kits until late March or April. Just to let you know thats a problem every year. We get slammed for orders in March, April and even into May. If you're thinking about it, do it now and avoid our back order time of the year. We came away from the Miami Show with a lot of kit orders for Europe and Florida that will most likely use up our current inventory. We are building the kits as fast we we can, but we always get behind in spring with demand.
If you want them for this season, order now so you don't get a lete start as the dealers and shops get behind every year at that time too.

Regards,
Ray @ Raylar

Bob Lloyd of Full Throttle Marine installed mine back in 06 Approx 145 meter Hours ago....I have had Absolutly no problems with mine at all...I gained an honest 10 Mile Per hour...We also did the Driver Spacer (1 Inch) and also put on the Lightning headers....I think I am the one that Bob is talking about running hard all the time .....Yeah maybe just a little

My Boat is an 05 Nordic Heat Mid Cabin Bought with the 496 HO

So your saying I run my Boat Hard ...:party-smiley-004::evilb: