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Old 04-16-2014, 11:34 AM   #55
RichF
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Originally Posted by Ski in NC View Post
The reason I focused on this is that the reduction unit bolts on to the back of the basic BW tranny, which is 1:1. And reductions fail. So some mech finds a good reduction unit and bolts it on. Ratio could be who knows what on the replacement unit. The BW clutch part (fwd unit) still will have the 2:1 tag.
Interesting, didn't know that. Based on the prop sizes from other members seen here, the engine should run up to 2,400 no problem with that size prop. I wonder about the reduction gear now....
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