454/425hp mercruiser
#21
The 731 is nearly identical to a 500EFI cam, so I'd guess peak hp around 5300-5400.
#22
Thanks Griff... With my pair of baby 482cid sized engines both making exactly 510hp each on the dyno at only 5000rpm, then I can only conclude that it's probably because of the Merc Thunderbolt distributors and the Rev Limiter chip it has in it. 🧐
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don’t know how much similarity there is to the 500 to 525 cams but I have been happy with performance on mine all the way around
#24
You would know if its hitting a rev limiter. RPM's would bounce 200 rpms or so back and forth at WOT.
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I thought the 731-ish cam that Merc used caused some reversion issues. Maybe I got that one a little wrong?
Had to dig around for the HP 500 specs... courtesy of RMBuilder a way's back:
284*/292* @ .004"
222*/230* @ .050"
.576"/.598" valve
110* LSA
105* ICL
115* ECL
That 110* LSA probably didn't help much with the Gils that they originally came with.
Had to dig around for the HP 500 specs... courtesy of RMBuilder a way's back:
284*/292* @ .004"
222*/230* @ .050"
.576"/.598" valve
110* LSA
105* ICL
115* ECL
That 110* LSA probably didn't help much with the Gils that they originally came with.
i have listings here, old speedwake, bf’s, and others ??? With all the crane marine hr’s cams. If one can’t find i’ try.
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My 482's were built and dyno tested back in 2008 and have not been run since that time until last Fall. I will have to try to find the dyno sheets but I specifically remember them both being Dyno'd @ EXACTLY 5000rpm each... but I don't recall how the RPM's reacted etc after 5000rpm on the dyno sheets.





