Recent content by PatriYacht

That's good to hear. Always liked that boat. Yea Paul, that's a hot flat deck. I think he's running PSI blowers and number 6 drives.

Did you buy that from Scott Grady? He used to be on the boards all the time.

I saw the old Bud Select boat racing in St. Clair with a pair of those engines. I believe that was a 45 footer and they were running down the back straight at 170. Your little boat is going to be a lot faster......

the problem is the Canadians are not as vigilant as we are. I just took a business trip and drove through Canada to upstate NY, when entering back to Canada via Buffalo the cars just whizzed through spending only seconds at the booth. My car was a mess, jammed with filter samples and a new...

Good luck John! Keep an eye on the oil temps and pressures. :driving:

OOPS, I didn't know it was a secret. :confused:

Make sure it's a Tilton. Stock style starters don't last long with a 540.

I had one with 330's. Swapped in a pair of 420's and picked up 8 mph. It was a fast boat in back in 1986.

No need to change the carbs. They can be adjusted. Send them to Nickerson or Pro Systems if you don't think you can do it. Mirages always slip a lot. Changing to Bravo 1's will make a world of difference. You'll pick up 5 mph at cruise speed. Probably even make it run faster as it will trim...

Single plane. You will have plenty of torque for any purpose. I would not just put this engine in and run it. It's about 20 years old and who knows what condition it's in. It's filled with very expensive pieces and if any get hurt, the repair bill is going to be frightening! The rods are about...

The 575 was an option several years before the 500 Bulldog. A friend of mine that owned a marina put one in a Camaro SS396. It was copper colored and the valve covers said Mercury Racing 575HP. :) A quadrajet seems like a poor choice for that engine. Better to put an Edelbrock Victor JR...

Don't worry, if the usual pattern holds, he'll have a lot more in it soon. :ack2:

That's almost as good as boating. I'm not going this weekend either. Hopefullt next weekend. My right arm is like a wet noodle. Guess I need to do more 12 ounce curls.

Tide came in?

It's going in the Crockett Rocket. D*mn that thing is going to pull hard out of the turns! :smash: