Luketrician
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and your OP wasn't?
If it wasn't intended to be then great, but it sure looked that way to me.
Either way It's all water off a ducks back imo
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and your OP wasn't?
If it wasn't intended to be then great, but it sure looked that way to me.
Either way It's all water off a ducks back imo
skewby
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luke you gonna try to come up this wk end and make a river run on the bar
I think all that was being said was it doesn't make sense to "detune" a motor that is built to turn those kind of rpms. Save your money on rebuilds, and put a 225 on it...
I guess you could buy a Ferrari... shut it down on half the cylinders, detune the suspension, and make it a Fiat too. Wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to spend the money to own a performance machine like that if you are going to take the performance out of it would it?
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Thank you, that was my point but I guess it wasn't interpreted that way.
Luketrician
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I see where ya'll are coming from, but your analogy I think Is more than what I was talking about and somewhat skews the main topic.
What I am trying to say is that a 260 with lowered compression gives me a motor that may..last longer before needing a rebuild and may...be less likely to blow up at any point in time while I am running.
My " de-tuned" 260 IMO, is still a beast and makes for one heck of a ride pushing my XB02, and, if I want to go for a bit more hp for racing or whatever then I have that option.
HEY SKEWBY, yeah buddy, let's run around the bar this weekend for sure!
skewby
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sounds great... just come up to the house around noon-thirty and we will be getting ready to go sometime soon after
Dave Hensley
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Is Silverbullet going to be there? I told him I was looking for somebody to run with. Would like to come if I have something left here to bring.
skewby
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no bullet can't make it this wk end, with luke coming we might have 5 out. come on down dave the more the merrier. we try to ride drink eat ride some more every wk end
chad202
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doesn't a stock 260 have 130# compression? How much less you wanna get. I'd say that's pretty mild already. I run 170# on pump gas. At 100hrs I sucked up some duck seed in my water jacket and it plugged a few water inlets to my cylinders. I decided to rebuild it completely but the unaffected holes looked great and rings were still gold. Now I don't run hard at all. Mainly just cruise around 4500-5000 but do rip it past 8k every now and then.
suicidealli
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I'm about 1000' above sea level and a fresh 260 has 125 roughly. They sure run a lot better with some compression. I like 170-175 for a lake motor..
I wouldn't detune a 260 just prop it accordingly, but prop it so it could turn at least 7400, and would prefer 7800.
If your looking for a lower maintenance fishing motor, maybe a 200 efi or a 225 promax. Would be better..
Roy
wasmeneh
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How does a 300 drag compare to the 280 or 260, just asking cause I got one on my 03.
suicidealli
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Same life if they are treated the same.....
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skewby
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dave come on down if you got something to run or if you dont i might have a seat? the more the merrier. water was great last wk end to run the boats.
suicidealli
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A 200 and a 200pm are the same exact block and porting, just a higher rev limiter in the ecu.
You should be running faster than that!!!!!! Jmo
Roy
suicidealli
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I pm's you back..
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JaySmithRacing
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A well tuned and fresh 280 should "HIDE" from a stock 225 PM, I build both weekly..The 225 can be breathed on and improved but can't match the "Torque Animal" ( 280 )..
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