Recent content by SWAMPHUNTER45

Hard to beat a well built 496 or 540 BBC for durability. Just don’t get compression stupid and use good fuel. Learn about blending in a little race gas for protection in the summer months.

I would run a 2.55 personally

Prayers

Leave it to the Slippery Gator ! On the original LS thread of broken bolt and pickup issue. My big inch Cadillacs have cracked factory pickup tubes twice creating a similar condition. Running the manual oil pressure gauge and being extremely aware of the engines pressure habit clued me in and...

Looks great!

I have seen many a great engine wiped out because of a belt drive bearing issue. If you are not 100% with setting up a Century go to someone who is experienced.

SwampThang and I both run Smedding 406 inch small blocks and have had zero problems and great power. We both spoke with Jacob and he was easy to deal with and knowledgeable. When picking the build we opted for the very cost effective upgrade into what they referred to as their “power adder”...

So many variables that can factor into this from build quality, vessel size, gear or belt ratio, blades, fuel quality and oil you purchase. A good quality build with a reasonable tune should be good to go 400 plus hours plus. Tour or commercial boats can exceed 1,000 hours. That said I...

Are you able to tell what type of rocker arms your engine has ? So there are a few places a prudent builder would enhance and basically are requirements for sustained high rpm use. If the engine has a shaft rocker system upgrade then that would be a clue. You don’t want to try and twist...

Keep doing what you’re doing! If your plate has the two color rubber soft drive bushings keep an eye on them and replace if necessary.

Shadow tell us about this engine your currently running please. I have run a lot of Cadillac airboats and the ratio all depends on the build.

Merry Christmas & slide safe !

What is better yet is Chuck has a CADDY !

More UDs on video and ranges prohibiting them to be used.

Not sure your experience level but this is great to see you reaching out and getting a mentor. Spend a few hours reading the old threads. Hopefully they have not been lost because there is a lifetime or more of experience in the old posts. Rule # 1 - When in doubt POWER OUT Rule # 2 - Your...