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.
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...
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...
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...
Have you heard the “news this week” about AAC which is owned by Palmetto State Armory ?
They are suspending all ammo production due to the inability to obtain gun powder.
They say the military is consuming massive quantities currently.
Definitely a time to buy right now because prices are...
Love the NOCO
The one caution is the modern digital boosters need to sense voltage to trigger their activation. So with a true dead battery like from leaving the bilge pump
running in that scenario many packs will not activate.
Marty himself ran the 18ft hull with an extended front deck.
As long as your going to limit your application to skinny water with a light load a 5.3 on a 2.68 will get you moving, albeit in a limited fashion.
You should probably be thinking building it super light.
That or start looking...
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