PatriotPhantom
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Hi All,
I have a thread on the restoration forum but thought that the engine / drive questions should be here. So here goes.
I bought a 1986 boat nearly 3 years ago. It had 2 x mrecruiser 260's and Alpha 1 gen 1 drives. All of this has been removed and the engines have been sold on. The drives were fitted, out of symmetry and the cutouts are not great.
I bought 2 GM V8 diesels, with velvet box's and TRS drives/transom assemblies (as a package). The drives are in very good condition, they had been stripped and checked over about 3 years before I got them and about 1 year before I got them, they had new rams and other parts.
The engines are 6.5 twin turbo diesels. They have been hand built to peninsular spec and more. They should be about 330BHP at 3600 rpm and about 495ft.lbs, at 2200 rpm peak torque.
I bought the engine package when money was not a problem, times are very different now and I must be careful. I plan to replace the transom so new drive cut outs will be made.
My questions are:
1, Is there any reasons not to use the TRS setup? I know they are old and discontinued but maybe they would outlive the boat. I also believe that Konrad make a drive that replaces the TRS, so these could be added at a future date.
2, Would there be a better drive setup to use? I know that the TRS and the velvet box's add weight and there's more that could go wrong, but I do like the idea of a smooth for or aft gear selector. It has been suggested that Bravo 1X (Bravo diesel) would be the best way forward. One has even suggested that the Bravo 1 would handle the torque??
Any suggestions would be good to hear.
Thanks
Peter
I have a thread on the restoration forum but thought that the engine / drive questions should be here. So here goes.
I bought a 1986 boat nearly 3 years ago. It had 2 x mrecruiser 260's and Alpha 1 gen 1 drives. All of this has been removed and the engines have been sold on. The drives were fitted, out of symmetry and the cutouts are not great.
I bought 2 GM V8 diesels, with velvet box's and TRS drives/transom assemblies (as a package). The drives are in very good condition, they had been stripped and checked over about 3 years before I got them and about 1 year before I got them, they had new rams and other parts.
The engines are 6.5 twin turbo diesels. They have been hand built to peninsular spec and more. They should be about 330BHP at 3600 rpm and about 495ft.lbs, at 2200 rpm peak torque.
I bought the engine package when money was not a problem, times are very different now and I must be careful. I plan to replace the transom so new drive cut outs will be made.
My questions are:
1, Is there any reasons not to use the TRS setup? I know they are old and discontinued but maybe they would outlive the boat. I also believe that Konrad make a drive that replaces the TRS, so these could be added at a future date.
2, Would there be a better drive setup to use? I know that the TRS and the velvet box's add weight and there's more that could go wrong, but I do like the idea of a smooth for or aft gear selector. It has been suggested that Bravo 1X (Bravo diesel) would be the best way forward. One has even suggested that the Bravo 1 would handle the torque??
Any suggestions would be good to hear.
Thanks
Peter
. If you really like the smooth shift, you'd be happy with the Bravo, as it has a cone clutch (not a dog clutch like an Alpha) and is just as smooth as a Velvet drive....