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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    Just out of curiosity, anyone have a P/N for the 30 PSI bypass for a 4.3l? I found a few GM numbers but no mention of pressures.
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    Rev 4 to something else

    I've seen the solid hubs as well though they seem to be higher pitch... 25+ around here. I had a friend spin a hub over the summer... there aren't many prop shops around to begin with but one local one claimed they were able to do the work... after the 4th haul out they got it right... kept...
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    Rev 4 to something else

    I do run a non plus mirage on my boat and played around with different props quite a bit on the old engine. I will start by saying my boat is probably an exception to the rules as it is an old heavy deep V... so more or less what the thing was designed to go on. I ran a plus of the same pitch...
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    165hp I6 removal

    Depending on the boat, it's about a 4 beer job. ;)
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    I want to know what stainless merc uses on the trim and tilt lines... mine are the original 84s and still shiny... even on my auto projects they tend to rust with the brine they use here and the ocean air. The AN stuff is nice but the hydraulic stuff is more than adequate. I'll get scheming...
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    That seems to be what I recall mine looking like. I know GM used a bypass on the s10s with the remote kit.... Maybe I'll look into that. I'll clarify, the OE ones aren't cheap lol. I have a long history with hoses and oil coolers... I uh... don't trust plain old rubber line any more lol. I was...
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    I'll be pulling the 4.3 out this winter to pull up the floor and make any repairs I find... but I was thinking of adding a remote oil filter setup to the engine. First, they aren't cheap by any means... and the filter isn't exactly bad to get to either. When I glassed in the mounts I notched the...
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    Oil Analysis for high-hour 4.5L 250 HP

    Thanks for the info. I'll probably never own something that new and I've actually never seen a 4.5 up close though saw a 6.2 and while different for sure... It seemed derived or maybe inspired from a small block but I was on the fence about it. It looked "odd" for sure. The whole merc only...
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    Oil Analysis for high-hour 4.5L 250 HP

    You know, I never really dug that deep into it but aren't the 4.5/6.2 just in-house tweaked versions of the 4.3/5.7 since GM no longer produces them?
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    Oil Analysis for high-hour 4.5L 250 HP

    I'd post my analysis from my 4.3 but it'll be skewed because that was on a fresh rebuild. I'd say it is comparable and will post if anyone is interested and wants to cross compare. I pretty much always run delvac 15w40... good results on my old 3.0l and on the diesels in the 33. When it can be...
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    Staying warm on boat in the winter

    I don't even throw on the wetsuit on the wave runner in the 50s. But I understand the condition as far as you're concerned.... So all kidding aside... They have nice heated jackets but since you have the headroom... why not just an electric blanket over sweat pants/jacket. That should suffice...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    Yeah... Doesn't mean there aren't spots with problems I can't see... But everything above the floor and around the transom assembly was good as far as drilling sample holes....
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    2003 vortec. I kept the lower but used the new to me 1.84 ratio upper for the 4.3l. I get 4700 on the tach but seeing as I've hit the rev limiter not much above that with a different prop, I have reason to believe it is actually 4900, so it reads 200 RPM low. I have a digital shop tachometer I...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    Yeah, dad more or less got it when I was born. Though he cites me as the reason he had to sell his favorite boat. (17 foot invader with an I6 merc.) He had a few boats in that middle year between the invader and when he got the 4 winns we have now... fiber form, fiesta, a little Grumman, and a...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    I've loved the boat for the last 27 years of my life. And hopefully the next 27 lol. The real reason for doing the swap prior to tearing into it was to have the foot print of where everything needed to be when I do it. Back asswards for sure but everything will line up and I'll know it'll all be...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    Yeah I know. We did do a few core samples on the stringers around the fuel tank and they all came out clean and solid... but that is much further up than the soft spot. I'm mentally and financially prepared for a full gut and replace but we won't know until it's open. My plan is get it in the...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    Which part? :p I honestly really didn't take all that many pictures through the process... I wanted a bay test before memorial day and that'd have just slown me down but here are the few I did snap... This winter will be pulling the deck, there are 2 spots that are showing signs of some water...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    I'll just start out by saying unless you are infatuated with the boat and can't stand to replace it, you are much better off looking for the same boat with the power you want. Mine being an 84, there are few and far between that are still this clean and would have the power I want. So enter my...
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    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    Ironically all my personal vehicles are GMs... No real particular reason for it other than they tended to have better road manners when road tested to me... However the HD lineup is lighter on tow rating, I agree. If you want the piece of paper to say everything is legal, stick to fiat or ford.
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    Popped through the intake.

    Went out again today, had to take advantage of this lovely weather. I left nothing up to the imagination this time. I flogged her hard. Not even a hiccup. I'd almost say she's running too perfect as I actually picked up 2 mph and 150 RPMs. I'll be out again tomorrow as I'm hearing low 80s for...
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