Hi all, I know that most will want know why would I bother, but I'm seriously considering converting an old FP .40 to diesel operation with a "Davis diesel" head.
I love to try out new things for the sake of doing it, whether it be good or bad it just seems to be food for my withering brain
The reasoning is that a diesel .40 will swing a 12x6 prop up to around 9000rpm and I figure that it should pull over 650 sq".
I have quizzed a couple of diesel fanatics on this and they haven't had any experience with the Davis conversion and couldn't offer much in the way of advice other than to run a very small venturi and apparently abc diesels aren't particularly successful. (not stating why?)
They both stated that the PAW .40 is very strong and will happily pull a .60 size model. Unfortunately the PAW is listed at 120 quid which equates to $301 Aud and is therefore beyond me for the present time.
I would probably be looking at a 4 stroke if spending this much.
The Davis conversion works out to be around $70 Aud which is more in my league.
On the Davis website the reviews look good but I don't know of anyone who has used this conversion first hand.
Has anyone on the forum used large diesels with success? I would love to hear the pro's and cons.
Thanks in advance, Rob.