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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:12 am
by rossjo
Right ... same kit ...
With the Service Manual I posted, he should be good to go ...
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:14 am
by prowlersfish
Agreed
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:13 am
by ~DarkNemesis~
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:03 pm
by rossjo
71C is in the service I posted earlier today (all 70X and 71X models are - 70A,71A,70B,71B,70C,71C).
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:20 pm
by ~DarkNemesis~
Thank you.
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 8:02 pm
by crazyperkdriver
i have a velvet drive with no tags on it a 70 or 71 or 72 how can i tell what the gear ratio is
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 9:39 pm
by prowlersfish
if looks like the one in the photo above its a 1 to 1 If it looks like the ones on page 1 then it would be a reduction unit
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:21 am
by crazyperkdriver
thanks i have a reduction unit
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:22 am
by prowlersfish
With out the tags it will be hard to tell what ratio it is . It its installed in a running boat then you could use a photo tach to compare engine to shaft speed . If you can tell use what exact model boat and engine , I may be able to what the boat can with . ( no guarantee it was not changed though )
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:32 am
by crazyperkdriver
motor and trans have been changed but can i just spin the fly wheel side and mark the prop side and spin to see how many times it turns before the prop makes a full rotation will this work ?????
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:45 am
by crazyperkdriver
which will give more top speed a one to one or a reduction style trans ? i have switched the motor to a 400 hp (stroker 383 full roller motor with a mild cam) it had a mercruiser 260 hp (350) in a 26 ft. sport fisher style hull new motor has a ton of low end torque and i would like to b able to go apx 40 + if possible. which trans would be best to use
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:59 am
by prowlersfish
crazyperkdriver wrote:motor and trans have been changed but can i just spin the fly wheel side and mark the prop side and spin to see how many times it turns before the prop makes a full rotation will this work ?????
No you can't you need to engage the clutches and that takes a min of 400-500 rpm ( need trans oil pressure to engage the clutches
Re: Velvet drive info
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:32 pm
by crazyperkdriver
yep have to have clutches engaged tried to check but its like its in neutral thanks for all your help