Originally Posted by dcb (Post 3785162)

I also read somewhere here on OSO that dustin whipple said that teflon strips on a 256 marine blower was not a good idea - why?

Originally Posted by Here's Johnny (Post 3785180)

X2.....they did both my blowers last winter and did all the mods.....ran great all season...... 2nd time I went through these blowers and both are still in great shape because of that.......I have the older(better) style front and rear oil bath...... price was very fair also........

Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 3785206)

Me too, which also means I have the old headgaskets.....which is the primary reason mine are coming apart this year.


Have you been inside your engines yet?

Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 3785205)

They do not do a total seal strip job, as you would on a drag car. The blower will still spin free by hand, however the are lowering the tolerance between the rotors and the wall increasing boost and windage.

Making the blower moree effecient at the same rpm is the ticket IMO