UK pantera 28
 

Hi all....have just saved a 1980 ish pantera from the grave....no engine.....am looking for a complete power and drive package in the US to ship to UK....please take note....champagne water speed tastes......budwieser money..would appreciate any help .....please reply to

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"engine room......give me more power"

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got any pics? there are some good deals in the classifieds

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David, are you looking for stock mercruiser power, or the good stuff?

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What Storm, You wouldn't call a stock mercruiser 600sci "good stuff"

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There are better goods for less $.
Thats a lot of $ for a whipple on a 525.
I'd take a Zul or MB over merc in a flash.
Both these guys offer the same 1yr warranty that merc offers too.

I'm sure his budwieser tastes can handle 50K for that motor.

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its not a whipple on a 525, i just went thru the mercury racing training on this motor in ga

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That's it? you won't tell what it is then?

Look, the merc motors are good, and after the warranty expires they're good for more HP, I'd just rather have an MB600 for much less than a 525. And MB isn't using the 502.

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I don't disagree, you can buy better but you can't pay more

I have seen too many times where the boat owner pays big $$ to have some 650's built only to find out that the boat only gains 2 mph over his orig merc 400s. That is usually with car motor builders though not the real marine pro's How is your engine doing?

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Let's just hope JC gets this right. :)

Should be on the dyno end of next week.
I gotta see some performance gains.
Last yr I had leaky exhaust manifolds... :eek:
I saw 64.1 before she died on me.
I've attached a pic of the progress.

BTW, where has Mr Austin from England gone?

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You will love it when you can cruise at 60 and have another 15-20 on the stick

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Sory for the dleay in writing back guys....but looks like you were getting on great without me..hahaha....play nice!.....anyway....where am l with all this....l saw someone mention 50k...thats a reallllly pricey bud....must be a vintage....but to the 28....ok...l got her for a shade under $2k....no drives...no motors......lm looking for some reallllly cheap power....on e-bay....cough splutter choke......something around 425bhp......l would like to know the following if l may.......prop?....pitch and diameter.....type of drive.....assuming l get a bravo.....unless anyone has cheap Kiekiefer laying around for a few hundred....lm not kidding

all in all.....lm trying to do this on a shoe string......the alternative for the hull would have been a scrap dealer......lm just doing my duty.....lol.....you should see the 42 gas turbine race boat that l have.... l cant aford to rebuild that either...come on guys.....who wants to sell me a really sweet package.......drive.....motor......prop.....about $6K.....its about all l can run to in cash....l dont work with credit.....

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A 28 needs at least 500 hp.
Bravo 1 will work.
good luck finding those in your price range.
You can get a new 500hp w/ exhaust for around 13-15k, from a reputalbe marine builer.
Drive for 3k.

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Are you looking for Twin's Or converting the boat to a single?

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Mr Austin,

You have any pics of the 28 Pantera??
Like the Pantera-guys here says, You need +500hps in that hull. I have a 28 Arrow (came out of a 27 Magnum) I'll give the hull round 680-720hp on a 572"...
Doubble the budget.....

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can you post some pics of the boat...thanxs

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I have a fresh 500 hp carbuerated motor sitting -
It is complete from carb to pan with raw pump , wiring harness , oil filter adapter , heat exchanger , etc.. .

$6000 takes it

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and still no pics...come on post them