My motor died this season and I've been having trouble finding a new one for the amount I want to spend. I did find a Ford 460 and need to know if it will fit my tranny or not before I buy and try. Right now, I have a 30' Revel Craft with a 1972 Ford 302 cid V8 Reverse Rotation motor with a Velvet drive transmission. The motor was a replacement that came out of twin screw and has troubled me since I got the boat. I feel like this motor doesn't have the power for the boat and if I need to buy another motor, I would like to upgrade. So I need to know if the tranny will fit up and how hard is it to change over a velvet drive transmission to standard rotation? I've heard you can do it by changing a plate in the tranny. Any thoughts?
