More TRS help????
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More TRS help????
Reading the other thread.........
So do you think my TRS's will handle
the bower motors I am putting in my 42' Excalibur if I am easy on the Gas?
They are 502's with 714 cam, mild ported heads, intercooled
8-71 about 4% over driven?
Guess hp around 650-700..
What do you think?
I have borg warner trans.
Johnny
So do you think my TRS's will handle
the bower motors I am putting in my 42' Excalibur if I am easy on the Gas?
They are 502's with 714 cam, mild ported heads, intercooled
8-71 about 4% over driven?
Guess hp around 650-700..
What do you think?
I have borg warner trans.
Johnny
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Well, you have a heavy boat with a lot of power for the drives. A lot will ride on how it's driven. Be easy on the throttles, keep the props in the water and run a 3 blade to give some slip, will be your best bet. There are a number of guys that have made them last. With that power though, ya might want to look at a Konrad set up.
Darrell.
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Those Konrads are sweet looking.
But the cost.
I think I will keep the throttle's on low.
Man, I thought my other hobbies were expensive,
(shotguns, Bamboo fly rods and my kids)
I had no idea this offshore stuff is so $$$$$$
Johnny
But the cost.
I think I will keep the throttle's on low.
Man, I thought my other hobbies were expensive,
(shotguns, Bamboo fly rods and my kids)
I had no idea this offshore stuff is so $$$$$$
Johnny
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I had a friend that had 725HP NA engines in his '86 Top Gun and he would blow a drive a year, but that thing only had one speed and that was to the wood all the time. He was out in 3-6 footers all the time. He had a don't care attitude and wasn't trying to save drives. He was also running Hydromotive Q IV 4 blades that didn't help the cause.
I think they will live if you easy on them.
I think they will live if you easy on them.
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The TRS' will hold up fine if you're nice to them. The Starb (counter rotating) drive will be the first to go, they usually are.
The Konrad is a good solution after you get tired of the cost and downtime involved in repairing an aging TRS.
We're running a Fountain 8.8 with 675HP mills in front of the Konrads. No problems and yes they take some serious abuse.
The Konrad is a good solution after you get tired of the cost and downtime involved in repairing an aging TRS.
We're running a Fountain 8.8 with 675HP mills in front of the Konrads. No problems and yes they take some serious abuse.
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I thinK I am at the stand off point...
Do I just cruise to save drives???
Do I spend 20K plus on a $50K boat???
I can't see getting that much more resale with
Konrads installed.
So, looks like my choice's are,
If I want to hit it hard in the ocean I better pony up for the drives...
OR
Just cruise the harbors and big lakes with what I have.......
HHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Johnny
Do I just cruise to save drives???
Do I spend 20K plus on a $50K boat???
I can't see getting that much more resale with
Konrads installed.
So, looks like my choice's are,
If I want to hit it hard in the ocean I better pony up for the drives...
OR
Just cruise the harbors and big lakes with what I have.......
HHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Johnny