I dug long enough to find one thread so as they say "all good things must end". Bull out.
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I dug long enough to find one thread so as they say "all good things must end". Bull out.
What happened to the Mod-VP forums? This web site is the only one I know of that kept a forum dedicated to Mod-VP and it`s history. I read it and looked at it`s pictures on a regular basis.
Of course the best hop up is a higher hp V-4 but you say that can`t happen so hears something to think about.
These things you mention will help performance but I wouldn`t port it to 140 specs....
Well now it`s 12 years later. Clear me up on something Matt. Who`s driving Joe`s other boat with 270 on the side?
Mr Austin maybe I wrote it wrong. My intent was purely complementary and I believe what you post. That's whats wrong with the written word, You can`t see the persons excitement when he speaks. I am...
I don`t know the math but 270hp from a 100ci engine has to be more hp per cubic inch than the 300hp S3000 from Merc at 153cubes. Then you say that 300hp may be possible! Call it greed or whatever but...
I`m glad you figured it out. Not many people would have (me included). 270hp from an inline, WOW! I can`t wait to see what it does on the boat.
DB
Thanks Wolf. Guess I missed that. So now we have something to look forward to when Mr. Austin hooks them back up.
DB
If the surge happens with both type fuel systems I think you can rule them out as the problem. It would be a strange coincidence for two completely different types to have the same issue. Whatever it...
According to the pictures in this thread as of July 2017 it is still a duel plug motor. I`ve seen nothing that changed that. I guess I just figured it must have worked.
DB
I`ve watched Val`s vid before but now it still say`s private.
Megaphones and programmable on the fly EFI. I`ll bet that combination`s never been done before. Then again, Nothing in these pics has ever been done before. Now if you can get the computer and EGT...
Mr Austin, Your efi installation is first class just like the rest of the engine.
DB
I ran the Klotz Castor oil also.
Allow me to expand on this for a moment. We had a 2.4 Merc that we ran the Klotz castor/with race gas in and it was a high rpm motor for that time (9200). In it`s...
Yep, LOL Probably so.
The one`s I saw run did very well. SS need`s more HP. 150`s are boring. At least the class allows all type's of Mod-VP hull`s
DB
So your saying they still run SS in OPC. I didn`t know that. It`s good tho.
DB
The magic formula given to me many years ago is 1.6 X what ever size gasoline jet the engine runs on. This has worked for me a long time.
DB
AH the joys of running alcohol. Back in the 80`s we ran it in our V-6 OMC and it made a lot of power over gasoline. Cleanout was a bitch tho. We sucked out all the alcohol then replace it with...
I remember talking to the guy that rolled his boat in front of me. He couldn`t understand why Al Stoker was upset with him for copying his boat hull. He felt like Al should have taken it as a...
I`ve been wondering the same. I`ve been amazed with this engine from the start.
Yes I agree. Your boat is flying very very high!
DB
I`m curious as to how much water pressure Mr. Lewis was making.
DB
I`m sure this subject has been beat to death but i`ve never read about it so here goes. I`ve always heard that Mercs hp for the best of the inline six engines (T2-X) was 176-200. If this is true what...
I read a thread about a guy building a six looper from scratch and can`t remember where the thread is. Anybody know? I never raced these type boats but they are very interesting.
DB
I keep waiting for Ron Anderson to start his own thread about the first Merc V-6 race engines.
These Australian`s had it going on way back then even tho it was way harder for them to get motors or...
Well it looks like the 2.0L OMC is no longer a mystery thanks to Mr Hauenstein and also Mr Hill for asking him the right question. Ya done good Ron.
DB
After several days of reading this intire thread i have come away with much learned info as well as reading about my hero`s. On a funny note, It seems comical that after Merc used their power to ban...
I`m not so convinced about that. Let us allow our imagination to run loose for just a minit and throw some coon *** teknology at it. The highly successful mod 50 OMC was a looper right. Ok then we...
Does he ever post here?
I think this is the one i was thinking about. Is it the same as the one Jonny Sanders won in 74 with? Is it the 727 engine?
Back to the 2.0L OMC back in the 70`s. Does anybody know if it was a cross flow or looper?
I never said that a power gain cannot happen. All i did was to point out the problems with building a small motor. Since you asked then ok. Here it is. Buy a set of 1978 235 carbs and change the...
Yes they are too close to cut. Thats why i used the term cc the heads. It`s slang i guess for cc pading in areas that can hold some additional metal.
The 150 is actually a 175 w/1 inch bore carbs...
There are many mods that can be done but unfortunately at the expense of reliability. Things like scallop the bottom of the piston on the intake side 3/8ths for increased flow and match the block to...
So Bill, What ever happened to that boat?
I have a 23p rehubbed to a Merc V-6 and have ran it on several boats. I guess i could say it`s an all around good prop with average bow lift. I`ve had it on light drag boats as well as bass boats and...
Interesting take on the 8`s. I never realized there was that much differance between production and race V-8`s. Thumbs up to Merc for not making that misstake. Of coarse they to had a big flop with...
So in a way you answered my question about how fast the Lavey went. Being it was before the Eliminator and before ya`ll disscovered the rev limiter packs the best the Lavey could have ran was 92 same...
I have said many times that the big 8`s sounded like a V-4 cross flow and my buds told me i was hearing things.
What year did ya`ll run this boat. How did the V-8 run at Havasu in 1986? I think it...
We put a 18 inch set back plate on my 1982 380 comp and hung a 225 Yamaha Excell on it for the Mississippi Qutlaw circuit. The shortest race was 150 miles on a 5 mile course with the longest being...
I love all old boat racing pictures. Mainly Mod-VP and Mod-U. One thing you`ll notice is that allmost allways there is a boat in the background. That makes for a good picture.
DB
All throughout the 80`s i remember sleeping in the back seat on the way home because i had to be at work Sunday night at 12:00 midnight. some of those races in Mississippi and Alabama made me cut it...
Whatever happened to Jimbo`s red Molinary with the CCC?
DB
S&F stands for Scream and Fly or
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Prolly not gonna find any wood plans for that. Only wood Mod-VP i ever saw was a buds in Houston and the plans came from his head. It looked sorta like a Mirage.
DB
Sounds like fun. Is this Mod3 the one with the CCC front?
Bill, What was the advantage of this "even firing crank"?
DB
That lone Mercury just about ruined the day for the OMC clan had it not been for a missed bouy and no communication with Louis to let him know about it.
DB
And you would think Mercury and OMC would have taken notice of this.
DB