Anyone else with a 26' Scarab
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Re: Anyone else with a 26' Scarab
Great to see all the info on these boats. I just purchased mine in Aug - 1996 26' and can't wait to start modifying it. I'd love to see mid 70's or so, but need to keep it reliable.
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That's why I started this thread. I'm trying to get the most bang for my buck as I start to modify mine. It's just a matter of where to begin and how far I want to go.
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That's why I started this thread. I'm trying to get the most bang for my buck as I start to modify mine. It's just a matter of where to begin and how far I want to go.
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Does anyone have any thoughts on the best headers for the money? This will probably be the first mod on the boat and I want to get the best bang for the buck.
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Re: Anyone else with a 26' Scarab
Everyone i have spoken too has recommended gil/hardin, That is what I am saving up for now. I called one or two places and they are about 1800 bucks with 75 s/h
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Everyone i have spoken too has recommended gil/hardin, That is what I am saving up for now. I called one or two places and they are about 1800 bucks with 75 s/h
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Re: Anyone else with a 26' Scarab
Do some price shopping , and I think you might be able to get some CMI's elbow tops for around the same as the Gil's and in my opinion you will be better off.
I got lucky and traded my old Stainless marines (off of the 502) for the CMI's I have now.
Don't skimp in the exhaust dept, it's just too expensive to have to do twice.
The supercharger is a nice route to go , if you want to run 80's but you will have to do some drive work to get it to live. I picked N/A for cost and I think it's a little easier on drives. Your probably going to need a solid 650hp to run 80.
I got lucky and traded my old Stainless marines (off of the 502) for the CMI's I have now.
Don't skimp in the exhaust dept, it's just too expensive to have to do twice.
The supercharger is a nice route to go , if you want to run 80's but you will have to do some drive work to get it to live. I picked N/A for cost and I think it's a little easier on drives. Your probably going to need a solid 650hp to run 80.
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i've got a 98' 26 which have owned from day one. it is used mostly offshore in the norytheast. with the stock 502 mag and 24 pitch 3 blade it ran 68mph(gps) at 4800 rpm. with the 502 reworked and a whipple, 28 pitch wheel and xr drive, it ran 83 mph (gps) at 5100 rpm.
then i blew motor and drive.
form july of 05 to july of 06 i had every component updated. i bought a 500efi done up by innovations in fl., new livorsi everything, guages,wheel, throttle, new xr, external dual ram, ect... with 24 hydromotive intimidator. more than 50k later, at 5400prm with a 1/2 tank and 4 people it does a solid 75mph.
i love the damn thing. properly rigged, there is no better single power ride.
then i blew motor and drive.
form july of 05 to july of 06 i had every component updated. i bought a 500efi done up by innovations in fl., new livorsi everything, guages,wheel, throttle, new xr, external dual ram, ect... with 24 hydromotive intimidator. more than 50k later, at 5400prm with a 1/2 tank and 4 people it does a solid 75mph.
i love the damn thing. properly rigged, there is no better single power ride.
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