What does SCARAB mean?
 

Hi guys.. New here..
Can anyone tell what the name SCARAB means?
Is it a beetle?
Regards Frank

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yah thats the def is scarab, but dunno why they would name it after a beatle.. hmmmmmm :confused:

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maybe a water beetle ????????

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Scarab I think come from the Egyption times. If you watched the movie tomb, they attacked people and ate them up till thier was nothing left.

I think for the purpose on water for eating the competition up!!


Which, I have been known to do quite a few times on our local water ways down here!! :evilb: :D

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Scarab beetles were revered in Ancient Egypt and it was the symbol of one or more kings.

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they have pic of the beetle on the sunpad

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Thanks guys. Found this somewhere and I think it's a good pic of it.

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Dung Beetle. LOL!

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Yeah the term comes from Ancient Egyptian mythology. The scarab (commonly known as a dung beetle) was associated with the sun god - Ra. The Egyptians revered them because of their ability to roll balls of dung 3 times their own size. It was as if they were the ones behind the sun when it rose in the morning & went down at dusk. They were therefore immortalised with the sun god. They were also thought of as good luck. That is why they are seen in cartouches on many walls of tombs in Egypt.

Hope that helps.

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I read somewhere that larry Smith used the name Scarab for his boats because a friend of his was associated with the Scarab Racing car. The Scarab racing car was very fast in its day.

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Lots of good responses, but does anyone know the exact reason Larry named it SCARAB?

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SCARAB29,
What kind of performance gains did you get from the standoff box? Handling improvements?

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[QUOTE=chaineddown]SCARAB29,
What kind of performance gains did you get from the standoff box? Handling improvements?[/QUOTE

I only have the box raised an inch. I gained between 3 to 5 miles an hour with the box. I think I could raise another inch. I still have not hade a chance to get the new engine propped right. I'm only at 5050 rpm. The boat runs awesome and sticks to the water great! :D

Everytime I have run the boat so far I've had 5 to 6 people in it. I'm running in the low 70's right now, but I think once I get it aired out with minimum people and the water is right I should easily run in the upper 70's.

I'm selling it next year real cheap and someone out there is going to get a HELL of a deal. I'm wanting to buy a Top Gun.

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that boat should run better than that without a doubt, have been in a few stock 502 boats that ran 71-72 as well as mine with twin small blocks ran the same...

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My Scarab runs 80 mph with a rebuilt 540 Bulldog in it. It has a Bravo 1, 26 pitch prop. It has Eagle racing pistons, a Merlin intake, a 850 cm holley carb, an huge crankshaft, roller rockers, and it is stroked. I just bought a GPS, and I will be testing with it either this weekend or next.

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Hey, let me know whats GPS speeds you got out of it. My 509 was dynoed at 633 HP with the stock blower pulley. I'm thinking about changing to a smaller pulley.