Gear ratio 1:5:1 vs 1:36

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06-01-2014, 05:04 PM

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1.5, 28p B1. Great cruise and acceleration.

I have a lot of usable rpm with the v-10 though.

06-02-2014, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Unlimited39

Dr.pete, the boat was running 1:5:1 with 4 blade bravo 1 -32s with stock 575s, the motors were rebuilt- and Dynoed at 683hp @5600, they re geared the drives to 1:36 and spinning the same wheels but 30 pitch- boat GPSs at 96 mph- twin step, so it's set up right I believe, I was just concerned with longevity and dependability of the 1:36 gear ratio?

Unless you baby the hell out of it, neither gear will hold up very long in a Bravo on a TG with that much power.