Diablo 3.0 Power Options
So I am on my way home with my new to me 1993 Diablo 180. I didn't sea trial her so my only real concern is how well does the 3.0 move her? Are there any little tricks to increase performance?
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Well , your looking at 135hp and around 40-44 mph at sea level. Not anything you can do to it except prop. You could do porting , overbore ,, etc. But if your going to spend that kinda money , repower with a 4.3LX(205hp) power package..
Good reliable motor , but it ain't no powerhouse. Just have fun with it and laugh at everybody filling up at the marina every day! :) You got you a fun and stable boat!! Larry |
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Where you at Gin? Elevation?
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Sounds like a great setup for you. Just maintain her and you'll have no worries and lots of fun :)
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I took her out today and was a little let down with WOT around 4900 RPM, according to the gauge, and 32 MPH, according to a very reliable Droid speedo ap. Would really like this to be more like 4700 and 42!!!!
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You need to look at what size prop you got Gin. You can probably pick up a little more with a prop that has another 2 in pitch. But , your gonna loose everything on the bottom end.
Check the ID on the outdrive. Make sure it is a 3.0 drive. Do a compression check on the motor. Did it make any weird noises when you had it out? Especially while turning? Something is fishy. She outta run 40 easy I would think. Larry |
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She sounded great. A few peculiar things did happen though. When I started her on land for the first time in two days she started up first try and ran strong. I filled up with fuel then launched her. Ran the blower for a minute and went to start it. She sounded like the battery was near dead. I turned the blower off and got more juice out of her and she eventually fired up. Then while under way I tried the blower and she immediately sarted to die so I turned it off and she recovered. No issues when I put the bilge pump on, just blower. Ran her for about 15 minutes around 3500 RPM w no problems. Took her to WOT for a minute or so, no problems. Ran around 4500 for another 5 mins or so, no problems. Then went to WOT and the temp gauge went from 160 to like 200 so I took her down to trolling speed. Noticed a little smoke in the bilge which looked to be coming from either the carb or manifold areas. She quickly recovered back to around 160 and we called it a day. Hummmmmmmmmmm
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SMOKE??? not good.... I wouldn't be too concerned with the temp getting high wen under that high level use for a while but smoke..... Never!
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