Fast 201 Liberators
07-16-2007, 10:14 PM
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I had the opposite experience, nothing but trouble with the Cobra drive. It said King Cobra on the trim cylinders, but it was just a regular Cobra drive. I had trouble with the shift cables and had them replaced several times.
07-16-2007, 10:21 PM
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my 201 ran 62mph on gps and still does with a 350 bow-tie block bored .040 lunati cam, dart heads balanced assembly rpm intake stock carb and ign and aftermarket center rise exhaust. It has a king cobra on it and I know it has more than 1000 hours of abuse and has never been apart changed the shift cable twice. I do know that we have had two king cobras in our family and one volvo and now a bravo 1 and alpha 1 and the mercruiser drives have been nothing but trouble
I have 4 friends with libs, one 201 and 3 221a and all have the newer cone clutch King Cobra. They're bulletproof.
07-17-2007, 12:31 PM
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I think what they mean is stay away from one with an OMC Cobra drive. You have to be careful because a lot of the drives said King Cobra on the trim cylinders even though they were just your run of the mill Cobra drives. My boat had the 350 King Cobra engine, but just a regular Cobra drive that died. It then died repeatedly when the engine had extra power even with a drive shower installed. The Bravo should be able to handle the 383's power without any problems.
07-17-2007, 01:00 PM
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Most of the bad stuff I have heard about the King Cobra comes from those that have never owned one. I have broke many bravos, but power does that. I have talked to some owners of the Kings who say they are bullet proof. The boat I now have has a King, and we are preparing to strap 750 ponnies to it so I will keep you posted, on bullet proof. Though they do not shift smooth, I will say that. You don't want a rookie running the sticks in tight corders with my boat. And yes, I even had a life time boat mechanic and certified at one time Cobra tech adjust it, it is as good as it gets.
06-22-2023, 08:12 PM
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06-07-2024, 09:41 PM
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BrendanR Did you hit 70 mph in your 201 Liberator? My 201 Liberator hit a best of 72.1 mph with the 383 engine. With a built 400 sbc it hit 72.8 mph. Later this summer I will be running the boat with a built 406 sbc engine. It should go a little faster with the new engine.
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06-09-2024, 12:40 AM
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