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Forum: General Q & A

07-24-2019, 03:49 AM

Replies: 16

Lifter failed, wrecked cam, were they the correct parts?

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Posted By Scarron

Here you are; I haven't yet recovered the missing...

Here you are; I haven't yet recovered the missing link bar rivet/button - it must have been loose in the lifter valley, as when I lifted the distributor out of the intake I felt there was a loose...

Forum: General Q & A

07-23-2019, 05:34 PM

Replies: 16

Lifter failed, wrecked cam, were they the correct parts?

Views: 6,191

Posted By Scarron

Lifter failed, wrecked cam, were they the correct parts?

As I was running gently back up the river last week at about 1200rpm I started to notice a tapping noise from the valve train on the port bank which sounded like a lifter to me when suddenly there...

Forum: General Q & A

12-18-2017, 01:08 PM

Replies: 4

540 build Cam choice

Views: 2,600

Posted By Scarron

540 build Cam choice

I am putting together a new [to me] short deck 540 with the following parts
GM GenVI 502 block
Callies 4340 4.25" steel crank
Std bore 4.5" Flat top forged pistons
Callies H beam rods
Dart Pro-1...

Forum: Swap Shop

11-23-2017, 04:19 AM

Replies: 1

Exhaust systems

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Posted By Scarron

I have sent you a PM about the KE manifolds, ...

I have sent you a PM about the KE manifolds,
Thanks Paul

Forum: General Q & A

08-27-2016, 05:37 PM

Replies: 11

How much timing advance should I run?

Views: 1,656

Posted By Scarron

How much timing advance should I run?

Not sure what I should be setting my spark timing to?

The motor is a replica of a Haxby "EFI for everyone"

Gen 6 454 Mag
Standard Iron heads with Inconel Valves
Holley Terminator TBi EFi on...

Forum: General Q & A

07-17-2014, 10:22 AM

Replies: 10

Replacing MEFI1 with ?

Views: 1,401

Posted By Scarron

I am running the alloy Keith Eikert headers with...

I am running the alloy Keith Eikert headers with dry tailpipes and the bung is a good 18" away from any water, but the boat is kept in the water all the time in a marina and I think corrosion from...

Forum: General Q & A

07-16-2014, 04:43 PM

Replies: 10

Replacing MEFI1 with ?

Views: 1,401

Posted By Scarron

Talk to Alex, great customer service and a...

Talk to Alex, great customer service and a competitive price, he really knows his stuff. You won't regret going to a Holley EFi, although be aware that they can eat O2 sensors for a living,...

Forum: General Q & A

07-16-2014, 04:37 PM

Replies: 510

EFI for everyone

Views: 179,020

Posted By Scarron

I run the Holley program on my MacBook Pro, I use...

I run the Holley program on my MacBook Pro, I use a Parallels software virtual setup with Windows 8.1 it works perfectly.

Forum: General Q & A

08-09-2013, 04:29 AM

Replies: 16

Full Time Silencer Tips...Which is Best?

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Posted By Scarron

I have just bought a pair of custom built...

I have just bought a pair of custom built silencers from Aquapower for my 454 with Eickert headers and dry to the tip tails, nicely built all in 316 and great service from Paul at Aquapower, he was...

Forum: Wanted

06-11-2013, 03:05 PM

Replies: 2

Hardin Marine Mufflers XPM525

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Posted By Scarron

Bump... need to be all 316 as going in seawater

Bump... need to be all 316 as going in seawater

Forum: Wanted

04-05-2013, 02:17 PM

Replies: 2

Hardin Marine Mufflers XPM525

Views: 810

Posted By Scarron

Hardin Marine Mufflers XPM525

Looking for a pair of these clamp ons to suit 4" tailpipes, PM me please.

Thanks. Paul.

Forum: Wanted

03-21-2013, 07:00 PM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

Thanks for the offer Dan, but I have decided to...

Thanks for the offer Dan, but I have decided to get my crank ground to clear the damage to the rod journals - the machinist reckons it may clean up at -020"

Forum: Wanted

03-18-2013, 03:38 AM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

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Forum: Wanted

03-11-2013, 05:45 PM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

Thanks for the link, missed those.. so I am still...

Thanks for the link, missed those.. so I am still looking for a good forged 454 gen VI crank.

Forum: Wanted

03-09-2013, 08:19 AM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

Great thanks, let me know what it's like. Hoping...

Great thanks, let me know what it's like. Hoping to find one I can bolt straight in without having go to the trouble of rebalancing.

Forum: Wanted

03-09-2013, 01:47 AM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

Thanks, still looking. Anyone?

Thanks, still looking. Anyone?

Forum: Wanted

03-06-2013, 02:34 AM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

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Forum: Wanted

02-27-2013, 02:20 PM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

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Forum: Wanted

02-19-2013, 05:52 PM

Replies: 13

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

Views: 1,154

Posted By Scarron

Wanted - Gen VI 454 Mag forged crank

I need a good uncut standard 4.00" stroke forged crank as below:-

454 Mag Gen VI Crankshaft is Mercruiser part# 429-811522 = GM part# 14096983
This forged steel crankshaft (forging ID #14097044)...

Forum: General Q & A

02-19-2013, 05:45 PM

Replies: 2

454 v 502 mag cranks, differences?

Views: 8,310

Posted By Scarron

Nobody know? It seems I have answered my own...

Nobody know?

It seems I have answered my own question with a bit more digging, yes it appears the cranks are differently balanced, as best as I can work out: -

454 Mag Gen VI Crankshaft is...

Forum: General Q & A

02-18-2013, 05:00 AM

Replies: 2

454 v 502 mag cranks, differences?

Views: 8,310

Posted By Scarron

454 v 502 mag cranks, differences?

My Yr 2000 Gen VI 454 Mag has suffered oil starvation and spun the bearings, one journal is too badly damaged to take a grind so I am looking for another crank.

It appears that 454 and 502 mags...

Forum: General Q & A

02-02-2013, 01:26 PM

Replies: 6

Metal spray crank repair?

Views: 1,307

Posted By Scarron

Thanks for the advice, I am based in the UK so...

Thanks for the advice, I am based in the UK so finding a good used forged crank is not so easy, hence the need to repair it. I'll reject the metal spray option and instead see if we can locate a good...

Forum: General Q & A

02-02-2013, 09:18 AM

Replies: 6

Metal spray crank repair?

Views: 1,307

Posted By Scarron

Metal spray crank repair?

My Gen VI 454 Mag span its bearings 11 hours after a rebuild and one of the rod journals has picked up badly enough that it won't clean up with a grind.

My engine builder has said he can get it...

Forum: General Q & A

10-03-2012, 05:05 PM

Replies: 18

Converting supercharged 502 to injection

Views: 2,556

Posted By Scarron

Hi James No I am Paul with the old Triana 25...

Hi James

No I am Paul with the old Triana 25 over in Southampton, we spoke before when I was trying to decide what x dimension to go with on the Volvo DPD duoprop drive. (Do you still have the DPX...

Forum: General Q & A

10-01-2012, 11:30 AM

Replies: 18

Converting supercharged 502 to injection

Views: 2,556

Posted By Scarron

Hi Larby I went with the Holley HP EFi on my...

Hi Larby

I went with the Holley HP EFi on my 454 and would thoroughly reccomend it. Normally aspirated with the 5BBL TBI on a Victor Jr inlet, I am not fully dialled in yet but it is looking good,...

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