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@Scott Danforth I just ordered this manifold, and the 805359T bracket.
At summit racing, I have these in my wishlist/cart:
Fel-Pro Intake Manifold Gaskets MS9800T
Edelbrock Marine Carburetors 1409
Summit Racing Carburetor Spacer SUM-G1412 (1" 4-Hole)
Summit Racing Carburetor Stud Kit...
No it was a 3 blade quicksilver 19p to a 3 blade Turning Point 17p. Both aluminum. Not confident enough in my boating to do stainless yet.
And no I haven’t weighed the boat but I know she’s a heavy girl.
Haha true story. We manufacture receivers and small parts for ARs. 3 CNC machines but we’re pretty small. We have a couple LE dept contracts and a separate retail store.
Most of the car/bike stuff I’ve done has been turbo BMW’s so carbs are a mystery to me for whatever reason. We share our...
Ok I’ll keep doing some research and enjoy the boat. Didn’t realize how much would be involved LOL. I figured I’d be ok considering I manufacture firearms.
Yeah I was looking at this one: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-226019
Seemed reasonably priced over doing a edelbrock marine one with the brass inserts seeing as though it’ll only see upstate NY waters.
Appreciate the replies! I forgot to mention that I had started with a beat-up 14.5x19P prop.
I will double check on the drive ratio and compression test/timing but it sounds like I’m at about peak with what I’ve got.
I guess the good thing is that if I decide to do the carb/intake manifold...
Hey All! New register to iBoats, and sorry for the long-winded post, but I've been searching and reading since I got my boat back in early July. This is my first boat but I'm a pretty big car/motorcycle junkie. It's a 99 Rinker Captiva 232 Cuddy w/ 5.0L TB5 (0L096199) and a SEI16 drive (assuming...