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Geez - They let IAN drive the pace boat????? :driving:

Manitie - Get Paul Ray or Ian to send you the new "ILMOR" logo like they have on their boat; it's slick.

I agree with your assessment of...

I'll bet that you're glad that you used a light-colored paint throughout the bilge now, aren't you? Glad to see that you're almost finished. Keep us posted.

Ummmm......

YES.

Penske Corporation bought MasterCraft about 3 years ago.

<"A-ha!" thinks NASCAT...>

Wonder what's being discussed at Mercury, Volvo, Indmar and Pleasurecraft?

Geez. When I was in town last week, no one would even stay past 4:00 PM to see me... :confused:

Seriously, folks - I've been through this facility a number of times and it is beyond anything...

Reliable is exactly the word.

After two Poker runs, I've had ZERO problems or issues with the engine and drivetrain. I'm as impressed as ever with Ilmor's work. I even put their new logo on the...

Andrew, the prop is 16.5" diameter, 29" pitch, 18 degrees rake. This was the original estimated spec that I worked out with Hering, and it seemed to work well on the Bay, although it was so choppy...

The prop arrived from Hering - amazing workmanship. We expect to be down at Tome's Landing around 2 or 3 this afternoon and do some testing.

Ilmor is sending me some brochures to pass out to...

It's good to see "Mixed Emotions" again in those first few pictures. I haven't seen that boat in a few years. Hope that it's in god shape with a happy owner.

We'll be at the Northern Chesapeake Poker Run this weekend if anyone would like to check out the engine or drive. The run starts from Tome's Landing Marina in Port Deposit MD with a lunch stop at the...

Humph. Didn't like that prop at all. Too much pitch for the engine to rev up, and not enough diameter to hold on once things started to pick up. In the 80's both with and without a 1" spacer.
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I came up with another prop to test, courtesy of Bobby Moore. It's a 15.5 x 29 five-blade versus the 16.5 x 29 four-blade I've been running. It should have 3 degrees more rake as well. I hate to...

Glad to hear that it all went well, Augie. You guys work (and play) hard!

I just got an announcement from NJPPC that Teague now offers his 800EFI engine with the Indy drive and a limited one-year warranty. Congratulations to both Ilmor and Teague! :cheers2:

We never got rid of the 100 mph hop, but we had no other props to test. The 2" and 1" spacers are not the way to go; they just kill speed.

The boat ran like a freight train all weekend:

NO...

Finally got to see them. Thanks, Nick!!!

They're part of my Facebook now....

We had a problem-free weekend at Smith Mountain Lake. A very-well run and super-friendly poker run. This thing just ran like a train all day, and used very little gas. Impressive.

All set for Smith Mountain Lake - SEE YOU THERE!

Here it is four weeks later...

@*% SHA - ZZZZAAAAM!!

%#@ Ka - POOWWWW!! *($#*

$%@Wham - O!! @$%!

%@&# Zang!!! &#*


Freakin' rocketship.

AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!@!

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(Of course, I did my own dyno runs sitting about 7' in front of the engine last night....

My "few touchup jobs" kept me at the shop until 11:00 PM last night, but:

Tonight we run! :driving:

Those of you with astute memories will note that we got the boat completely re-rigged and...

In that first picture, it looks like the steel strip alongside the crank is a oil scraper? I see that it's notched just enough to clear the rods...

So - Are the pistons Mahle? Or are they...

I got the NMEA 2000 network properly terminated, so I was able to configure the engine and the Garmin digital display. Very cool stuff. I also installed the air cleaner, which contains the intake air...

Engine photo courtesy of R'Addiction. The engine is lacking the decorative shrouds and still has the protective film on the intake and heat exchanger. Once we're "really done", I'll put the bling...