King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

[howlnmad]

I'm thinking of repowering my Bayliner so I was also considering upgrading a bit. My question is if anyone knows if a king cobra will mount up to the same holes as my old cobra?

 

[Bondo]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

My question is if anyone knows if a king cobra will mount up to the same holes as my old cobra?

Ayuh,... The Hole in the transom is the Same....

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

No way is that an upgrade though...The King Cobra parts are about 3 times the price of the regular Cobra.
Why upgrade to something that is expensive and parts are harder to find?

A Mercruiser repower is the way to go! It will fit the transom hole too...

 

[howlnmad]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

No way is that an upgrade though...The King Cobra parts are about 3 times the price of the regular Cobra.
Why upgrade to something that is expensive and parts are harder to find?

A Mercruiser repower is the way to go! It will fit the transom hole too...

I was going to replace it because of the increase in horsepower. So I won't have to repair and drill the transom to mount up the Merc outdrive?

 

[Bondo]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

So I won't have to repair and drill the transom to mount up the Merc outdrive?

Nope,... Since OMC went Outta Business,+ Volvo Switched to the Merc. Keyhole,....
It's the Industry Standard....

 

[howlnmad]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

Thanks to all of you for your help. I'm sorry to have sounded stupid but this is the first sterndrive I have ever dealt with. :redface:

 

[Don S]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

The King Cobra would be a bad choice, but you could easily convert the drive to a Volvo DP-S style drive. Then you could keep the same transom shield and trim system. They use them on MPI Big blocks, they can handle any added HP

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

Howdy,

I pulled a 460 King Cobra out of my 1987 Four Winns 211 Liberator and replaced it with a 1997 454 Bravo III. Other than doing a little cleanup and repainting in the engine compartment area, all I had to do for the change was slightly relocate/re-drill the front engine mounts and drill 2 additional holes in the transom. (The cobra gimbal has 6 studs and the Bravo has 8)


Before:

After:

Comparison.
Bravo on the left, King Kobra on the right.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

Man,That bilge looks awesome in the pics...

 

[Ciera2855CT]

Re: King Cobra to replace Cobra ???

Great pictures - thanks - I'm repowering my 1988 Bayliner 460 OMC King Cobra with a Mercruiser 357 Mag and Bravo III package and I was worried about the transom fit till reading your post.

What about the electrical connections to the helm - are there adapter connectors or just splice everything?