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Is 1750 hp the number?
IS it a race gas deal? OR a meth injected pump gas setup?
What are the basics on the mill?
50 hour engine? 100?
Whats the ownership burden on mills like that? some of that super high HP stuff is ludicrous- but I dont know what the leading edge is like up there now.
The DCB that could run for long hours with little to no maintenance & tremendous reliability.
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IS it a race gas deal? OR a meth injected pump gas setup?
What are the basics on the mill?
50 hour engine? 100?
Whats the ownership burden on mills like that? some of that super high HP stuff is ludicrous- but I dont know what the leading edge is like up there now.
The DCB that could run for long hours with little to no maintenance & tremendous reliability.
UD
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OK PR388, with all of your investigating did you ever find out what Gary's engines are? or are they still top secret?
I still give the M31 all of the credit in the world being a new boat and taking it that fast. They is a big difference in size of boat going 170mph or whatever they were at....
I still give the M31 all of the credit in the world being a new boat and taking it that fast. They is a big difference in size of boat going 170mph or whatever they were at....
Unfortunatly,they came up against a Skater and everybody knows-SKATERS RULE
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Trust me the scoops have 40ss on them, just like the seats.
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I have all the respect in the world for DCB as they build some of the finest boats on the west coast.And Tony,who drove it like he stole it,is the best rigger of boats i have seen.He never lifted the throttles on the M31.This was the fastest DCB that i have ever seen(sorry Don L).
Unfortunatly,they came up against a Skater and everybody knows-SKATERS RULE
Unfortunatly,they came up against a Skater and everybody knows-SKATERS RULE
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Is 1750 hp the number?
IS it a race gas deal? OR a meth injected pump gas setup?
What are the basics on the mill?
50 hour engine? 100?
Whats the ownership burden on mills like that? some of that super high HP stuff is ludicrous- but I dont know what the leading edge is like up there now.
The DCB that could run for long hours with little to no maintenance & tremendous reliability.
UD
IS it a race gas deal? OR a meth injected pump gas setup?
What are the basics on the mill?
50 hour engine? 100?
Whats the ownership burden on mills like that? some of that super high HP stuff is ludicrous- but I dont know what the leading edge is like up there now.
The DCB that could run for long hours with little to no maintenance & tremendous reliability.
UD
You guys are comparing apples to oranges. The 31DCB is fast and an incredible, but its a 31 boat (with roughly 2' of bussel) with dual 1350 hp motors! My 33' Eliminator, which Tony did an incredible job building for me, went 165, still pulling with dual 1100 motors. The Skater is a big boat, built for all types of water conditions including the ocean. Both are bad ass boats but comparing them is tough.
Now if someone comes out with some nice 4v DOHC heads and block, then you'll see boats like Predator and Pure Platinum and Romers all make more power for even longer. Its coming, its just a matter of time.
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Gary or Larry can touch on the power and reliability. I know they were not on kill and were setup conservatively for the poker run.
You guys are comparing apples to oranges. The 31DCB is fast and an incredible, but its a 31 boat (with roughly 2' of bussel) with dual 1350 hp motors! My 33' Eliminator, which Tony did an incredible job building for me, went 165, still pulling with dual 1100 motors. The Skater is a big boat, built for all types of water conditions including the ocean. Both are bad ass boats but comparing them is tough.
Now if someone comes out with some nice 4v DOHC heads and block, then you'll see boats like Predator and Pure Platinum and Romers all make more power for even longer. Its coming, its just a matter of time.
You guys are comparing apples to oranges. The 31DCB is fast and an incredible, but its a 31 boat (with roughly 2' of bussel) with dual 1350 hp motors! My 33' Eliminator, which Tony did an incredible job building for me, went 165, still pulling with dual 1100 motors. The Skater is a big boat, built for all types of water conditions including the ocean. Both are bad ass boats but comparing them is tough.
Now if someone comes out with some nice 4v DOHC heads and block, then you'll see boats like Predator and Pure Platinum and Romers all make more power for even longer. Its coming, its just a matter of time.
Totally agreed on the comparison.
.....But these were the 2 lead boats.
I suspect there is also at least a half million dollars difference between the rides as well. Thats probably on the light side.
After seeing the previous gen Merc mills maintenance levels Im always looking at the fine print behind "mega mills" like these.
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Totally agreed on the comparison.
.....But these were the 2 lead boats.
I suspect there is also at least a half million dollars difference between the rides as well. Thats probably on the light side.
After seeing the previous gen Merc mills maintenance levels Im always looking at the fine print behind "mega mills" like these.
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.....But these were the 2 lead boats.
I suspect there is also at least a half million dollars difference between the rides as well. Thats probably on the light side.
After seeing the previous gen Merc mills maintenance levels Im always looking at the fine print behind "mega mills" like these.
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Hasn't anyone ever made a 4V DOHC head for the BBC?
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