My old racing buddy found this guy in Herndon, VA.\:
https://www.maicsalazardiagnostics.com/
Anybody know anything about him?
re: fitting BBC 8.1: assume there are adapters where needed to attach motor mounts and exhaust y-pipe. Can you use the sbc coupler and transom assembly? How about fuel...
Back in the day we tuned race engines using exhaust gas temperature gauges and set up the MSD with a little retard at the top end. Never burned a piston, and if a rod let go it was at the big end from too many revs. Any way to get EGT reading from a marine exhaust stream?
btw, I've had lots of...
Yes, I know all about V-P systematic issues. Missed the 2023 season finding a mechanic who would take on the overheating issue on the 290 Chap with 5.0's; didn't get back on the water until late '24. Since the admiral is no longer here [accident, not her fault], I don't need a cruiser and could...
As luck would have it, Gxi-G is the first V-P offering that doesn't use the 555 engine management system.
Per Bob: "We do not deal with that E-controls Volvo EGC ecm at all, so I can not help you. See: http://mefiburn.com/ecmrepair.asp"
A look at that link shows that all V-P's up through...
Reached out to Michigan Motorz. Here is part of their reply: "At this time, we do not offer a 6.2L Volvo replacement." Near as I can tell, V-P never offered the 6.2 - at least in the years around 2005-6, which is when this Chap was built.
Anyone know of an online resource that could help with...
Mercruiser has made a 383 that comes complete with intake and ignition; this is the one with the flame graphics on the spark arrester [!]. There are reman versions of this engine for sale out there. Anyone know of a successful mating of this engine to a V-P leg and electronics? The 555...
We bought a 265Ssi new at Centerville Waterway in VA. V-P 8.1/375. After break-in she hit 56 statute mph on the gps both ways running the canal there. Real-world cruise at 2900 rpm [the sweet spot, to my ears] returned a shade over 3 mpg. She would pop up two adult slalom skiers with ease, with...
The tow vehicle for our first Chaparral had a 6.0 LQ4 that made amazing power and would sustain 5000 rpm for as long as you asked it. LQ/S swap is probably beyond my abilities and budget, though. Trying to keep things simple by staying within the same general engine family as the 5.7 GXI...
Yeah, but I seem to recall reading somewhere that the ECM can be reprogrammed to work with the stroker. I'm not too keen on buying a new engine when there are already doubts that it can do the job. Guessing that the 350 is a bit less than ideal since you were looking into this same upgrade...
Just to finish off this thread: the problem turned out to be a failed plastic nipple attached to the hose in the junction between outdrive and transom assembly. It's #9 in the enclosed diagram. Since the failed part was underwater before the boat came up on plane, the problem never really became...
My marina just inherited a Chaparral 265Ssi with a trashed V-P 5.7 GXI-G over 1.95 DP with F4 props. I am interested in buying this boat, since we previously owned the same model with V-P 8.1. Real world weight estimated at 5600#. I feel that the regular 5.7 would be underpowered when skiing or...
Yes, your boat has much better access as well as lighter components. Mine has a deck above, batteries and black water tank on the outsides, and the other engine on the inside. Very tight even with a 10' beam.
I still have an old coffee can full of Datsun L-series head bolts left over from...
