I saw a 4 point standing on the side of Krome ave. in the middle of the day Wednesday. Does that mean its time to close it down. I don't believe airboats stress deer by running by them.

Again thanks for the responses. Any help is appreciated I am a car motor guy. Never had a aircraft and figured why not. I know this one ran. Why the cylinder came off and got gone I have no idea. If anyone can steer me in the right direction to …

Slidin Gator that's awesome depending on how you look at it. It sounds like you got yourself one hell of a keeper for a wife. She sure sounds like fun.

Excellent!

Obviously it is running now. What is your pitch setting and RPM on the trailer now?

I will let other's comment on the cooling, other than suggest that you post running temps prior if possible and note that it is hard to have a radiator that is too big. On the motor you are going to find that all the aluminum intakes are 4 bbl. …

Here is my read and summary of the key elements: 1) Forget about pre 2014, it is not applicable. 2) 2014 built motor with parts listed. The mechanical configuration has not changed. Intake was installed backwards. Boat got 50+ MPH but no mention of pitch …

We'll keep you posted on what happens tomorrow. I wish I could post a video of the one I took yesterday showing how quick the RPM's climbed but it was a solid steady climb.

Built one back in the mid 80’s. On a baby gore, ran a 66 x 34 prop equal to about 135 hp. It was the olds. Engine with the rodchester 4 gc carb. And low end cam, they use these engines on planes inverted with a dry sump.

I think that 2.7 will be good for the airboat community. tracking Back a few years ago Chuck had found a dual turbo V6 Cadillac and I pondered it for a bit but don't want to dive into something that I know little about. Maybe in 2-3 …