Ext Boxes On A Cafe Racer
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Have a friend on Lake Lanier w/'94 Cafe. He put Imco 12" boxes w/a 1" rise on, running Imco extreme drives w2" shorties. He saw a dramatic(his words) improvement in handling, and gained about 5mph.
If you need I can pick his brain more.
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If you need I can pick his brain more.
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Originally posted by CASH BAR
Have a friend on Lake Lanier w/'94 Cafe. He put Imco 12" boxes w/a 1" rise on, running Imco extreme drives w2" shorties. He saw a dramatic(his words) improvement in handling, and gained about 5mph.
If you need I can pick his brain more.
Greg
Have a friend on Lake Lanier w/'94 Cafe. He put Imco 12" boxes w/a 1" rise on, running Imco extreme drives w2" shorties. He saw a dramatic(his words) improvement in handling, and gained about 5mph.
If you need I can pick his brain more.
Greg
Is that the Cafe with the red bottom that you refer to ?
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Anyone have any more updates on these?
Allan how's your running? Can you give us any performance comparisons?
I've been contemplating many options as I will be completely repowering this winter...
The boat was originally a TRS boat and I'm leaning towards 496HO packages with XR drives.
1. My real dilema is that I would prefer to leave the transom alone...no cutting or filling...
2. I'd also like to leave the engines where they are...and hve driveshafts fabbed.
Anyone have a number for Stellings?
Allan how's your running? Can you give us any performance comparisons?
I've been contemplating many options as I will be completely repowering this winter...
The boat was originally a TRS boat and I'm leaning towards 496HO packages with XR drives.
1. My real dilema is that I would prefer to leave the transom alone...no cutting or filling...
2. I'd also like to leave the engines where they are...and hve driveshafts fabbed.
Anyone have a number for Stellings?
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FYI,
I spoke to Randy at Stellings...he's a very nice and helpful guy.
He tells me they now sell the TRS to Bravo box without the holes drilled on the transom side allowing you to set the X at whatever height you want.
I think this should alleviate any X-dimension issues provided you don't have to go up too high?
And...im also wondering about the driveshaft angle...Rand tells me Mercury says it should not exceed 8 degress...
Anyone have any thoughts?
I spoke to Randy at Stellings...he's a very nice and helpful guy.
He tells me they now sell the TRS to Bravo box without the holes drilled on the transom side allowing you to set the X at whatever height you want.
I think this should alleviate any X-dimension issues provided you don't have to go up too high?
And...im also wondering about the driveshaft angle...Rand tells me Mercury says it should not exceed 8 degress...
Anyone have any thoughts?
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I'am running the stellings ext box on a single step fountain , and I also think that the X -is to low and the boxes are as high as they can go. I am looking at putting on minis two drives and working from there. What does your boat have for a x dem now?
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Originally Posted by Sean
FYI,
I spoke to Randy at Stellings...he's a very nice and helpful guy.
He tells me they now sell the TRS to Bravo box without the holes drilled on the transom side allowing you to set the X at whatever height you want.
I think this should alleviate any X-dimension issues provided you don't have to go up too high?
And...im also wondering about the driveshaft angle...Rand tells me Mercury says it should not exceed 8 degress...
Anyone have any thoughts?
I spoke to Randy at Stellings...he's a very nice and helpful guy.
He tells me they now sell the TRS to Bravo box without the holes drilled on the transom side allowing you to set the X at whatever height you want.
I think this should alleviate any X-dimension issues provided you don't have to go up too high?
And...im also wondering about the driveshaft angle...Rand tells me Mercury says it should not exceed 8 degress...
Anyone have any thoughts?
why not just give the konrad set up a try, thats what im doing........ i think....
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I think the Konrad has its calling with the TG guys. Bravos on a Cafe' should hold up just fine up to about 650HP. Getting rid of the trannies and moving the engines back is a good thing. The Cafe' and TG are balance very similar and run with the same attitude. Going to the Bravo with a box will change the CG alittle moving the engines back and the box will give you some levelage making the boat feel like a 38'. I would consider a Hydormotive 5 blade and that thing will fly.
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Last edited by CIG3; 09-22-2005 at 02:51 PM.