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is this the same boat that had big blocks but sat to low in the water and you were worried about water goin into the engines?

[QUOTE=mrfixxall;3736475]is this the same boat that had big blocks but sat to low in the water and you were worried about water goin into the engines?[/QUOTE

Same boat !!! yes unfortunately 454's had to go, got 100% of my money back and started all over with this other Builder from Miami (Power Source Distributor), it is taking some time but John is helping customize this project .
Very patient guy .Nice.

So now i contacted Bob Madara for the cam, hopefully we can get something done and be on the water soon !!!

this time going with SBC's and Stainless Marine exhaust to avoid problems.

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[QUOTE=Diego9040;3737145]you called bob,,that is the best thing you could have done for those engines..when ordering your tails for your boat tell stainless marine that you want to go a little taller on them to prevent the water from going back into the engine's..

btw what you doing massing around with the 383's,,you need 2 of thease that they sell..
lol
http://www.powersourcedist.com/6_0__364_.html

[QUOTE=mrfixxall;3737168]Those are nice !

Yes , Jerry at SM will build custom risers, as tall as possible , I do not have much height but they will have a curve and will dump water much farther from engines . Plus I am shaving close to 700 lbs from the last 454's I had (330 hp) by going w sbc's ,aluminum heads,and SM exhaust ,I know I will have to flush religiously w these heads but It should be ok, right?

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[QUOTE=Diego9040;3737399]alunimum heads and salt water?? see what they will charge for a closed cooling system also..would be wise ,you can plumb the manifolds into the closed cooling to,and just run the salt water through the riser pipes,then all you would have to worrie about is the closed cooling cooler and the riser flush which wont take as long and you wont have to use as much salt away..your engines and gaskets will last 5 times longer as well..

definately closed cooling. even if you hafta scare up old stuff and plumb it yourself. where is exhaust on Nova ST's. my Nova III had them on the side like 4winns libbys. took water in and killed the engines in 1 week at jersey shore. now they are above platform. kinda ugly, but got the boat back cheap...

Had a conference call today with Bob Madara and my builder John Hernandez from Power Source and most likely we are going to work with Bob on 2 custom made roller cams for the 383's , I knew about Bob from before but the push I got from this thread really motivated me enough to call him and make this happen.

Bob will be calling me tomorrow with all the final details and pricing ,ehheheheh, hope I can work it out with him and close the deal. I am really stretching myself with all of this, hoping it is all worthwhile . Thank you all again.

Outstanding!!! Looking forward to more on this....roller is the ONLY way to go and with a custom grind from a pro like Bob Madara your 400 + horse dream just became a reality.:evilb:

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Definitely , it made sense to call him and it is probably the best to wrap this up.

Trust me, you will not be disappointed!!!