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Old 10-13-2005 | 02:11 PM
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Default Engine mods to K&B?

If you wanted to have your K&B 3.5 or 7.5 built to really gain some power, who would you use to do the engine mods? I have bought a 3.5 and a 7.5 tunnel hulls and run ok but are bone stock engines and would like to up the HP and get more speed.
Old 10-13-2005 | 02:24 PM
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Sorry, thought of the wrong person.. I'd suggest using Rod Geraghty.. Right now, don't have his contact information. I have asked him for this and will pass along once he replies.
Old 10-13-2005 | 02:32 PM
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What boats do you have? I've mod'd my K&B OB's to a point where some boats can't handle the new power.
Old 10-13-2005 | 11:57 PM
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Get ahold of Rod at [email protected]
Old 10-14-2005 | 08:10 AM
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Option 2 would be to replace the K&B powerhead with a MAC or Nova Rossi.
Old 10-14-2005 | 08:45 AM
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You can call Rod at 1-715-926-6096 or 4455

Other options would be Rossi (3.5 or 7.5), CMB (3.5), Nelson (7.5).
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You could contact Mike Hoffman@ [email protected], he has set many records in NAMBA in the outboard classes, he also does the work really cheap, and gets great results.
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Thank you for all the info guys. I will contact both of them and see what they say. What boats do I have? I have a Maus tunnel hull 21 size and a Prather Lap Cat 7.5 as far as the K&B engines.
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Easy mod that you can do yourself is to add a pipe. Don't be surprised if that LC2 can't handle the new power.

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