And I fabbed up a new gauge console
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Nice job on the console! And boat camo too!
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Did you originally build the hull, engine stand, and cage or was it assembled from parts?
Stainless cage, and rigging?
Its looking really good!!Comment
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man with that much wait time did you think about stretching the hull sweet buildComment
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Very nice! A set of Inconel exhaust valves will help keep the motor from eating a valve at night a long way from the boat ramp.......
Good luck!
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Pretty awesome! My neighbor is gonna be jealous[emoji23]
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I'm liking the paint.Comment
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Originally posted by Lungbustr View Post
It was a complete boat when I got it so rebuilding and modifying is all I have done.Comment
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Originally posted by Cottonfish View Post
True that! I was lucky I overheated it when I did because I had an exhaust valve ready to give up. The guy I chose as engine builder is well known for airboat builds and he swears my header size caused that. I threw fuel and pulled timing fighting header glow on the old build made he says my small tube headers were over scavenging and pulling raw fuel through the exhaust.
This time we will be dyno tuned not seat of the pants tuned [emoji6]Comment
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That engine's gonna be brutal in a 16' hull, especially with a 2.3:1 and a 4-blade. Work on getting your pitch set just right to keep blade tip speed at the prop manufacturer's recommendation and you can climb any bank you want! I ran around in a buddy's 16' Panther (looked a lot like your hull) with a 2-blade Stump Puller and SBC in the early 2000's, it was a HECK of a lot of fun. His later big block boats were 18-20' and much more powerful, truly 4 wheel drives of the lake.
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Complete Airboat Rebuild
Finally got the call to come for the dyno work.
586hp
618tq
Slightly off of HP goal but that’s more than made up for with the long flat torque curve. Over 600 ft/lbs all the way from 4000-5000 rps is gonna be fun!
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Nice job on that console box. That’s a nice big shop that you have. What do y’all do there besides your air boat?Comment
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Originally posted by bboswell View PostFinally got the call to come for the dyno work.
586hp
618tq
Slightly off of HP goal but that’s more than made up for with the long flat torque curve. Over 600 ft/lbs all the way from 4000-5000 rps is gonna be fun!
Thats awesone, gonna run really well. Now we need Trump back so fuel is affordable.
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That's a really nice airboat curve. You have a lot of prop to spin. You might hit that 600hp after break in. You know how much timing in it now?Originally posted by bboswell View PostFinally got the call to come for the dyno work.
586hp
618tq
Slightly off of HP goal but that’s more than made up for with the long flat torque curve. Over 600 ft/lbs all the way from 4000-5000 rps is gonna be fun!
Last edited by GarGuy; 03-02-2022, 01:09 PM.Comment
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