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monsta

11-02-2004 07:12 PM

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the imco platinum extreme is a nice piece. i have a few customer's that beat fire out of their boat's and they seam to be holding up.

articfriends

11-02-2004 07:26 PM

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I holeshot my boat occasionaly,catch air and let it hang on msd at 6000 once in a while,turning 30 pitch prop,outdrive breaks something about every 2 years/125 hours (max machine worx). Stock bravo lasted 1 season with blown 502/26 pitch,went to 28 pitch,upped boost 2 psi,drive broke 5 minutes out,Smitty

p4-33

11-02-2004 11:06 PM

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p4-33

11-02-2004 11:09 PM

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Reed Jensen

11-03-2004 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Excalibur

:hothead: What drive will hold up to 700 plus horsepower with a mild hole shot, that doesn't cost 30,000 plus? Tired of babying my toy. It's easy to make power but the marine industry seems a little behind in technology compared to cost. Maybe, sell the boat and but outboard engines.

Arneson conversions that bolt onto where the bravo was......... :D

platinum

11-05-2004 12:08 AM

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Weismann is the way to go. Efficient and durable...

Andreas

Back4More

11-05-2004 01:02 AM

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Bmax :cool:

Biggus

11-05-2004 04:40 AM

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:hothead: What drive will hold up to 700 plus horsepower with a mild hole shot, that doesn't cost 30,000 plus?

KONRAD 540'S will handle that power no problem. They are extremely overbuilt with huge bearings, shafts, gears and thick walled cases to control distortion. I've been running the Konrad 540's behind 700hp blower motors all season, 110 hrs of hard running. You don't have to baby them, just slam the throttles and treat it like a ski boat! :D

www.konradmarine.com

TomFTM

11-06-2004 05:46 AM

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Hey Brian , Where is the race engine hatch? Tom

The Menace

11-06-2004 06:17 AM

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ADVICE:

1. It is not a drag racer on a 1/4 mile strip. :rolleyes:

2. It is not a plane. Don't fly it. Keep the drives WET! :chimp:

3. Having props designed to "SLIP" will extend the life of your drives :bunny: tremendously.

4. 4 and 5 blasdes hook up too fast and are hard on the pinions etc. :D

Treating your equipment with respect will do 4 things:

1. Save you a lot of $$$$

2. You and your passangers will finsih the passage with a pleasurable and memorable experience.

3. No downtime

4. Your butt will not be hanging out of the hatch while wrenching on your stuff.

Chit happens and parts get tired fast enough without encouragment. Everything will break in time and faster if you pound it.

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