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
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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.