B-Max horsepower loss?

[Robbie Racer]

Anybody have any idea what kind of horsepower I'm losing with my B-Max? I hear that since the gears are huge, the horsepower loss may be twice what a Bravo 1 is but I haven't seen any data to support that.
On another issue. I just had a nose cone installed today and will see if that helps my prop slippage problem. Thanks, Keith

[565edge]

Are you going to naciemento this weekend,wouldnt mind picking your brain a little about my set up,thanks.

[Robbie Racer]

I'm going over to Discovery Bay on Saturday and driving down to lake San Antonio on Sunday morning. Why don't you meet me over there since it's pretty close to Naci????

[Mn Howard Cat]

I started looking in to a B-Max last week I called the Bravo Shop and was talking to them about that he told me that a stock Bravo take about 30hp to turn it and a B-Max takes about 37hp. I would like to get one but I'm haveing a hard time giveing up the big bucks.
Is anyone out there runing one??? and how do you like it??? wink
Or should I wait for the new Imco to come out?

[Robbie Racer]

Thank you for the feedback. I will gladly give up the extra 7 hp for the additional reliability if 7 hp is all that I give up. I have had pretty good luck with mine. I have 105 hours on it now and the only problem was that I broke a prop shaft around 90 hours or so. The Bravo Shop would not replace the prop shaft under warranty because I have 1160 hp and they said they would only warranty it up to 850 hp. Good luck with your decision.

[GONE2RIVER]

I have a B-max on my 257 and I was out at the lake one time when Eliminator was testing the B-max against the bravo. They ran the B-max and took it off and threw on a bravo. The bravo was approx. 4-6 mph faster than the B-max. (From memory. It was approx 6 months ago.) I am interested in the new Imco Extremes. I have broken by B-max twice and I am getting tired of breaking them. What a way to end a weekend, but I don't want to spend the $ for a six. I do not know what HP the B-max eats, but it was 4-6 mph slower than a Bravo. Hope that helps.