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  1. alldodge

    Bravo 1 to Bravo 3 Conversion

    Bravo changes upper and lower to get ratio
  2. alldodge

    Mercruiser out drive compatibility

    Using Bondos post He will have a 1.84 or 1.65 drive Installing a 4cyl means less power to spin prop that fast. The 4cyl would have a 1.98 The 1.98 woukd spin prop slower. So needs to reduce pitch to compensate
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    Mercruiser out drive compatibility

    He is going from a 6 to 4 so the drive will be higher ratio
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    Mercruiser out drive compatibility

    Remove drive and prop. Mark prop shaft and drive shaft (grease pencil or marker) With drive in forward or reverse rotate drive shaft 10 revolutions while also counting prop shaft rotations. Divide prop into drive Exp 10/5= 2.0 10/5.5= 1.81
  5. alldodge

    Bravo 1 to Bravo 3 Conversion

    Agree, yes they can swap, but check ratio of drives
  6. alldodge

    Mercruiser out drive compatibility

    Might be, need to look further No, would need to decrease pitch Might even think about not doing it depending on what boat it is. If the boat is heavy for a 6cyl then it will be a dog with a 4cyl, even with less pitch
  7. alldodge

    Mercruiser out drive compatibility

    There is no difference other then the possibility of a different ratio Most will be different ratios if installed on the same model boat, but if different boats can have different ratios
  8. alldodge

    Fuel Flow rates on Mercruiser 5.7 EFI (TBI - Injection)

    Timing is set using base timing mode, correct? Put the timing light on and rev the motor and see how much advance your getting
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    Fuel Flow rates on Mercruiser 5.7 EFI (TBI - Injection)

    The guy that would know is Smitty The TBI is the same as used on GM trucks during that area My thought on your lack of power may not be the injectors, could be other things like spark advance, lower compression, MAP sensor and even if the TPS is not moving fully to WOT. Have you scanned the...
  10. alldodge

    Fuel Flow rates on Mercruiser 5.7 EFI (TBI - Injection)

    Found in my notes Merc 852956A1 - Mallory 9-33106 - Standard TJ17 - Sierra 18-7685
  11. alldodge

    Fuel Flow rates on Mercruiser 5.7 EFI (TBI - Injection)

    I would contact Smitty at Smitty's Eng and Trans in Michigan He has all the cleaning and flow testing equipment to test your injectors. He is who I use when need injector work articfriends@yahoo.com 989 213-7361
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    Economic Impact of a Boat having Flood on the Title

    Oh and you can get liability Ins just by putting it on your home owners policy, and that's also cheap
  13. alldodge

    Economic Impact of a Boat having Flood on the Title

    If someone bought me a boat and said if I tried to sell it I would only get $100 for it. My response would be sounds good to me, gimme , gimme
  14. alldodge

    One more old Boat Rescue

    Look forward to the progression, and have doubts this will work with a 21 ft hull, but have been wrong many times before Your last project looks good
  15. alldodge

    Lithium Battery?

    Welcome Charge the Bats anytime, there is no memory like with Nicads
  16. alldodge

    New Raven Owner

    Nice
  17. alldodge

    repowering 2006 Chaparral volvo 5.7 with stroker.

    Sorry my bad, the above had nothing to do with what i just said. I was talking about listed HP and actual HP at the prop. I'll back out
  18. alldodge

    repowering 2006 Chaparral volvo 5.7 with stroker.

    Note on HP ratings HP rating of a motor I stalled in a boat is listed as less HP then one in a crate. Reason is the boat has the reduce power because of the drive So a 370 HP crate motor is closer to a 350 HP one in a boat. Main reason is the cylinders have been bored Look at a 377 cu in...
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    repowering 2006 Chaparral volvo 5.7 with stroker.

    Don't worry about reversion currently. You don't have any issue with it
  20. alldodge

    repowering 2006 Chaparral volvo 5.7 with stroker.

    Would be good choice
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