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Sorry about that this forum thing is new to me,more used to getting thick of oil
Try again
J

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Nice!! :D Make sure you get us some more pics when you get it in the boat :D

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Sorry the engines I am useing are very hard to come by so I will not be selling, if you in the states the best idea is to souce some T53s
J

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impressive set up :cool:

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very cool rig!

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That splitter box will have a tad of torque running thru it, and I would keep the lid closed in case it lets go...

Getting a single prop to bite to get on plane with a pitch descent enough for good top end might prove challenging pushing a Scarab and the fuel you need to turn that monster.

The Gentry Eagle is setup with a monster single Arneson Drive behind an even more grotesque Turbine but it has twin diesel jet-drive to help get on plane and some serious weight and length to offset the torque.

On a Kevlar Scarab 38 however even if you get on plane in a single drive configuration, taking into account the torque I would run tabs the size of Scotland behind it to feel safe. 1600hp is not a ton but your boat will be very lite compared to a classic boat, you won't have the big block's weight in the rear end weighting it down.

Just expressing common sense in my eyes I am by far no expert.

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Sweet set up! :D

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I think you will need to put some mounts on that splitter box to stop "flexing" and keep drive shaft alignment proper. What kind of reduction are you running?

Wannabe

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That turbine only turns 6400 rpm at 100% ?

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Says "output shaft" might be reduced before the output shaft.