Forum: Forum Support | Suggestion Box and News
13-02-2019, 05:28 PM
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
28-12-2015, 05:12 PM
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Forum: Classifieds | Buy and Sell
01-12-2015, 07:50 PM
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Forum: Technical Q&A
22-11-2015, 09:00 PM
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Forum: Technical Q&A
22-11-2015, 04:48 PM
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Base Set Timing
Did you just drop in the distributor and set timing engine at idle with timing light ?
If you did then the timing may well be way off across the range !. Your set up has an electronic advance /...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
21-11-2015, 10:07 PM
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Forum: Classifieds | Buy and Sell
19-11-2015, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Technical Q&A
16-11-2015, 09:56 PM
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Forum: Technical Q&A
15-11-2015, 09:14 PM
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425 hp
One of the real mysteries about Mercruiser Big Block Engines is that you can get a 485 HP 454 but they start at 300 HP ! it just depends on the combination. The 496 is rated at 375 or 425, for my...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
13-11-2015, 07:56 PM
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Captain Chaos
By the Thames, watching all the "turds" go out with the "tide", then watch a "load more", come back in with the "tide" !
It's not the tools you have ! it's just knowing how to use them ! & if you...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
12-11-2015, 11:12 PM
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Forum: Technical Q&A
03-11-2015, 09:23 PM
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Blue Print
No two similar engines will be the same "Period" ! What is advertised by Engine Builders as Hp & Torque is what they guarantee the engine will produce but then some will give a bit more ! The higher...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
30-10-2015, 11:38 PM
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Forum: Classifieds | Buy and Sell
28-10-2015, 08:51 PM
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Forum: Classifieds | Buy and Sell
27-10-2015, 09:27 PM
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Rings
PWC Engine. New York State. USA.
Ship USPS International Express, CD Box, about $28. You may have to pay some import tax & VAT it just depends on the product listing with HMRC, remember I said "may"...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
16-10-2015, 10:30 PM
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Brace's Been Cut !
Looks like you have met a unsavoury "hand rapist" but you bought in the UK so OFT will take this up, "he's screwed". Now his supplier in the USA and, "you will need to find" the name, county and...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
12-10-2015, 10:45 PM
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Mind Mangled Yet ?
The primary reason for the fitment of velocity stacks is to straighten the air before it enters the carb body. By fitting long or short stack lengths only changes the power point in your operating...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
09-10-2015, 05:49 PM
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Velocity Stacks
R&D first, then you can say that these components give "X" performance gain ! Then you may have a market niche. Have a word with Hydro-Tech in Missouri USA.
From experience run at 30 to 1 not 50 to...
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Forum: Historic
08-10-2015, 08:54 PM
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Pre-Buzzard Crusaders
Yep remember those old brochures well. Bill Colnutt left about 20 with me when he delivered my fabulous first 16 way back in 09/79. They did not have "Buzzard" on them then. As for Harvester Bread,...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
08-10-2015, 08:15 PM
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Velocity Stack
Good Old E-Bay. Type in Velocity Stack. Check the throat size of your carbs, remember that the engine is around 1200cc from memory. The air box is off the carbs ( good old 300rpm hop up ). Measure...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
30-09-2015, 11:55 PM
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4.3 V6 Upgrades 350 minus 2 holes
Small block V8 Stellings on a V6 ! Nice bits of kit but the obvious ! Yep can fab them for you. What cam fitted ? whats the minimum planing RPM ? whats the max RPM WOT from standstill ? 4 branch or...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
30-09-2015, 05:32 PM
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Keep Crusaders on the water regardless of the...
Keep Crusaders on the water regardless of the originality. Your combination very nice. 13"/14" prop diameter with 20"/22" pitch for recreation. Rigged loads of these little Gems. Best 16 on the...
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Forum: Technical Q&A
30-09-2015, 10:34 AM
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350 minus 2 Holes
This one can get expensive ! Putting 50hp into the package may not be difficult, the only items that may hold you back are the exhaust risers and will the leg handle the extra grunt ? ( I don't do...
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