Good combo?....just a consideration...
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this "little" guy made by Allison (rolls royce) weighs only 158 lbs and produces 405HP....triples on a 42' Fountain would be my dream....
...I can get them out of Canada...but what does a guy do about getting av fuel then...wonder what turbine cat owners do....
...the weight savings....450lbs for 3 engines...vs 3,000lbs for 3 big blocks...and these new turbines need overhauls at around 8,000 hours...they wear like iron...
...and efficient at cruise......
think I can use Zippo fluid?
...I can get them out of Canada...but what does a guy do about getting av fuel then...wonder what turbine cat owners do....
...the weight savings....450lbs for 3 engines...vs 3,000lbs for 3 big blocks...and these new turbines need overhauls at around 8,000 hours...they wear like iron...
...and efficient at cruise......
think I can use Zippo fluid?
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...company rep said they can be matched to Bravo's a couple engineers in Canada have them on Cats...a 32' skater with a pair goes around 120MPH.....the main advantage is they are exotic....again air cooled....plug right into a bravo drive as they are configured to be replacements for piston engine counterparts....just need a little exhaust gas mods...easily done...no afterburners..so no "flaming" ...exhaust is "cooler" in the reange of piston engines...just a lots more air movement/exhaust so need big bore...like 8-9" oval exhaust outlets....
....these engines actually can push a boat day and night for 5 years without a rebuild..neat huh?
....these engines actually can push a boat day and night for 5 years without a rebuild..neat huh?