Anyone else with a 26' Scarab
11-15-2009, 11:41 PM
#94
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ok I took my 26 out today w/ my gps and recorded 60mph maxed out, can't tell you the rpm because the tach was acting screwie. Normally it's 5200-5400. It's a stock 502 MPI w/ Imco powerflow risers, elbow, and through transom exhaust. Full tank of gas two adults (not skinny). Stock bravo 1 and a mirage 23p prop. Sound right to you guys? If not where to start?
Last edited by 26Scarab502; 06-24-2010 at 01:02 AM. Reason: prop pitch correction
11-20-2009, 10:10 AM
#96
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Dutch Neck Farms, DE
Posts: 38
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Scarab 26 is going in for some CMI elbow-top headers this winter (maybe before xmas). Water won't get dumped into the exhaust until the transom. She'll be bone stock, except for the CMI headers, fresh graphics and a couple of new gauges. A modern prop is on order, too (old original Mirage lacks aggressive design).
I like reliable, turn-key type of performance. Can anyone suggest any mods worth making that don't risk engine integrity, but give good bang for the buck?
(502 EFI Merc).
I like reliable, turn-key type of performance. Can anyone suggest any mods worth making that don't risk engine integrity, but give good bang for the buck?
(502 EFI Merc).
11-21-2009, 07:24 AM
#97
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SPFLD MA 01119
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
headers or a whipple charger is all that has been suggested to me i guess it is hard to work around the computer most engine builders want to switch you to a carb engine
