Installing new motor with trans help
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I think I would go through that engine before I would install it in a boat. Looks to have been neglected. Noticed the date on the pics. Has it been sitting in the yard under that blue tarp for 7 years?
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The matching engine to this one in the boat overheated from a crack block or some other issues in less then a couple of hours of running it, so check it out before buying it.
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Correct magnum I was told by the guy that the other motor overheated because it had a cracked block.
I meassure right now I have a 454 with alpha 1 and I have exactly 12 inches from the engine to the firewall I guess it won't fit
I meassure right now I have a 454 with alpha 1 and I have exactly 12 inches from the engine to the firewall I guess it won't fit
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Wouldn't it be easier to just bolt up a Bravo? Same transom cutout hole. +2 more holes in the transom for the transom assembly and a couple of bolts? And a better selection of inexpensive props. I think this is going to become a mess pretty quick.
Last edited by Rookie; 12-26-2012 at 06:28 PM.
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My dumbass would run the Gen2 Alpha till it popped. Weighed the hours and cost of another Vs. the $$$ of the conversion. You have a small light boat. If you get a season or 2 out of it that is a bonus. And you can replace the upper or lower with an inexpensive SEI. I don't think you are getting much out of an Alpha selling it on Craigslist.
I would be more worried about that engine than finding a drive. Make sure it runs on a stand before you buy. Then leak down test.
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i would go with rookie's plan. plus the alpha will run bravo props. you can see how the boat likes the current prop height with that much power, then get a bravo set-up, and with a shortie and spacers you have lotsa options for x-dim.