NRE Nelson Racing Engines NEW Marine Engines!!!
02-05-2024, 08:13 AM
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First time posing here so cant do photos.
LS Engines are nothing new but should be considered for marine use. I have BBC's in other boats, love them, but long in the tooth. Putting my mouth here and saying I have a build in progress with a LS going in a new 28 foot cat now, 4.5 Whipple, Dyno'ed at 1325hp/1160tq on 91 with Holly ECU and over 500 lbs less than any Mercury or BBC.not to mention parts are available anywhere. There are still an old fart or two here on the low doing one offs at the moment. Looked at Nelson but went with Borowski for the LS. You don't have to pay to play big $$ as stated just for an ECU that does everything but scratch your A$$.
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LS Engines are nothing new but should be considered for marine use. I have BBC's in other boats, love them, but long in the tooth. Putting my mouth here and saying I have a build in progress with a LS going in a new 28 foot cat now, 4.5 Whipple, Dyno'ed at 1325hp/1160tq on 91 with Holly ECU and over 500 lbs less than any Mercury or BBC.not to mention parts are available anywhere. There are still an old fart or two here on the low doing one offs at the moment. Looked at Nelson but went with Borowski for the LS. You don't have to pay to play big $$ as stated just for an ECU that does everything but scratch your A$$.
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02-05-2024, 10:40 AM
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Got it thanks,
The build has been in the works for over a year now and should be on the water for testing in April. I have not seen really any actual build threads here in some time. Did not know if anyone would be interested in that stuff anymore. It was a little hard to even find a boat builder that would work with me on this project and just use a Mercury package.
The build has been in the works for over a year now and should be on the water for testing in April. I have not seen really any actual build threads here in some time. Did not know if anyone would be interested in that stuff anymore. It was a little hard to even find a boat builder that would work with me on this project and just use a Mercury package.
02-05-2024, 11:05 AM
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Got it thanks,
The build has been in the works for over a year now and should be on the water for testing in April. I have not seen really any actual build threads here in some time. Did not know if anyone would be interested in that stuff anymore. It was a little hard to even find a boat builder that would work with me on this project and just use a Mercury package.
The build has been in the works for over a year now and should be on the water for testing in April. I have not seen really any actual build threads here in some time. Did not know if anyone would be interested in that stuff anymore. It was a little hard to even find a boat builder that would work with me on this project and just use a Mercury package.
I can't speak for everybody, but I would absolutely like to read about your build. I've learned a TON just by reading on this forum.
By all means, start a build thread!
Thanks. Brad.
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02-05-2024, 06:12 PM
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First time posing here so cant do photos.
LS Engines are nothing new but should be considered for marine use. I have BBC's in other boats, love them, but long in the tooth. Putting my mouth here and saying I have a build in progress with a LS going in a new 28 foot cat now, 4.5 Whipple, Dyno'ed at 1325hp/1160tq on 91 with Holly ECU and over 500 lbs less than any Mercury or BBC.not to mention parts are available anywhere. There are still an old fart or two here on the low doing one offs at the moment. Looked at Nelson but went with Borowski for the LS. You don't have to pay to play big $$ as stated just for an ECU that does everything but scratch your A$$.
Photos after 10 post.
LS Engines are nothing new but should be considered for marine use. I have BBC's in other boats, love them, but long in the tooth. Putting my mouth here and saying I have a build in progress with a LS going in a new 28 foot cat now, 4.5 Whipple, Dyno'ed at 1325hp/1160tq on 91 with Holly ECU and over 500 lbs less than any Mercury or BBC.not to mention parts are available anywhere. There are still an old fart or two here on the low doing one offs at the moment. Looked at Nelson but went with Borowski for the LS. You don't have to pay to play big $$ as stated just for an ECU that does everything but scratch your A$$.
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I would love to see it change as that platform is endless.
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02-06-2024, 04:09 AM
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I don’t want to be a nay sayer but it just seems like so many guys come into the industry talking about how they have the secret formula for the lsx engines and are going to change the industry. They all come out with a boat that underperforms what they claim and what a similar horsepower big block boat has done over and over for years. They all slip away quietly when the real world numbers come out.
I would love to see it change as that platform is endless.
I would love to see it change as that platform is endless.
This may have been brought up already, but a big disadvantage to LS over BBC I kept reading about was torque. Boats need torque and a BBC makes more torque than a LS.
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02-11-2024, 09:46 AM
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I love how Retter was $hitting on those guys on facebook. Spent 10 years building a turbo motor that went nowhere but hes THE BEST and everything NRE has done he`s been there done that .. lol I think he`s starting to believe his own bull$hit lies.
Those small blocks look so little and cute !
Where else would an alternator go?
Those small blocks look so little and cute !
Where else would an alternator go?
$hittng on and saying they used an automotive engine trying to market a marine package are two different things. As you know over 50% of the effort of building a marine engine is dressing it and packaging it to stay in a certain envelop size. Then it needs to run through it's paces to make sure cooling packages are effective and nothing needs to be re-engineered.
I've never claimed to be the best, and my stuff has gone places. If you would put your childish vendetta aside you might just see something from time to time.
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02-11-2024, 11:49 AM
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Finally someone noticed that the LS isn't dressed in marine trim! Easy to make claims fishing for a test dummy, but totally different to show results.
Come on OSO you complain this site is not what it used to be then we have a good thread and losers on Facebook have better tech talk lol!
Come on OSO you complain this site is not what it used to be then we have a good thread and losers on Facebook have better tech talk lol!
02-11-2024, 12:08 PM
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Finally someone noticed that the LS isn't dressed in marine trim! Easy to make claims fishing for a test dummy, but totally different to show results.
Come on OSO you complain this site is not what it used to be then we have a good thread and losers on Facebook have better tech talk lol!
Come on OSO you complain this site is not what it used to be then we have a good thread and losers on Facebook have better tech talk lol!
