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46 Cigarette with 1350's and #8's
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Ceramic coatings.
Sean H
Charter Member
but it is designed to sit that much lower in the boat, so the propshaft height doesn't really change.
MarylandMark
Charter Member
So can the 1300/1350 mate up with existing #6 drives without modifications?
BraceYourself- if you care to answer, you interested in the motors, the motor/drive package, a new Cig or just learning/interested? Just wondering- living vicariously is nothing near as good as living it for real but it's all I got...
BraceYourself- if you care to answer, you interested in the motors, the motor/drive package, a new Cig or just learning/interested? Just wondering- living vicariously is nothing near as good as living it for real but it's all I got...
Magic Medicine
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Cool package!
Matt Trulio
Contributor
Mark,
The No. 6 drive can't handle the 1,300 foot-pounds of torque. That's why they created the M8 drive. They are selling the 1300/1350 and M8 drive as a package.
I'd guess not. Most likely the drive will have a higher parasitic loss than the six. And certainly a higher price point.
The big question is will merc sell it separately or bundle it like the NXT?
MarylandMark
Charter Member
Thanks Matt. I knew the TQ was too high; just curious if it could be mated. There are a ton of people pushing too much power through Bravos/Alphas/Etc. Would there be much transom work to upgrade a 6 boat to be an 8 boat?
BraceYourself
Charter Member
I'm definetly interested. Don't want the first one, but can see my self using this package in my next boat or in my boat.
I asked Tim what he thought of me sending my boat to the factory and rerigging it. THe short answer I got was it would be better to sell AM II and get a new cig. So if that's the case I would consider what do I really want, a new cig or a 50 foot cat (Flight Club) with the power.
Not in a hurry to decide but really like the possibilities of less valve adjustments, longer life, more power, and less fuel.
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Sean H
Charter Member
Yes, the 8 will eventually replace it (just like 2, 3, 4, 5). It is currently available as the package only, but will soon be the only drive above the NXT.
It is also supposedly more effecient.
You would have to run alot of spacer to retrofit it in an existsing six location.
Would it make sense to run a #8 with an 850 setup? It looks to me like that would be way too much drive for that setup. I almost think that merc should offer a drive between the NXT and the #8 or beef up the NXT (which would be a #6 anyway).
DAREDEVIL
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I bet the germans helped develop the engine for merc !!!!!!!!
Becasue it almost looks like a mercedes engine !!! And AMG is mercedes !!!!
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