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Tuscany wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 1:49 pm Nowhere does it say 380 or 430 on the electronics. Just the sticker like Cycles. I have the f5, and I think the F6 would be the 430 prop, but I think it’s under propped with the 5. Constantly hitting red line with a full load.

I’d love to try a 6, but not for 1,500 bucks..

LJLakeYlee wrote: Thu Aug 02, 2018 5:51 am Well I bought a R5 with a 380 Big Block. ....

Tuscany wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:25 pm I can’t leave the throttle planted, otherwise the tach turns red like the low fuel indicator. Maybe it’s that clean western NY water..

Cycleman6 wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:06 pm

Tuscany wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:25 pm I can’t leave the throttle planted, otherwise the tach turns red like the low fuel indicator. Maybe it’s that clean western NY water..

On the Garmin screens, I had to have the dealer change the defaults on mine a little bit because of the way it was set up. My tach was originally set to redline at 5,000rpm; so when I was cruising at 5500rpm, it looked like I was redline'd, but in reality I think redline is actually 5900 or 6000rpm. Is your tach set to redline at 6000rpm? He changed the defaults, and now I don't redline. (even though I wasn't before, now the tach isn't reading redline)

NautiGirl wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:11 am

Cycleman6 wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:06 pm

Tuscany wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:25 pm I can’t leave the throttle planted, otherwise the tach turns red like the low fuel indicator. Maybe it’s that clean western NY water..

On the Garmin screens, I had to have the dealer change the defaults on mine a little bit because of the way it was set up. My tach was originally set to redline at 5,000rpm; so when I was cruising at 5500rpm, it looked like I was redline'd, but in reality I think redline is actually 5900 or 6000rpm. Is your tach set to redline at 6000rpm? He changed the defaults, and now I don't redline. (even though I wasn't before, now the tach isn't reading redline)

Weird, looking at the Volvo spec's the redline on the 6.2 is 6k. Wonder why Cobalt set the gauge at 5k.

https://www.volvopenta.com/marineleisur ... ation.html

Big Block Power wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:36 pm

NautiGirl wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:11 am

Cycleman6 wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:06 pm

On the Garmin screens, I had to have the dealer change the defaults on mine a little bit because of the way it was set up. My tach was originally set to redline at 5,000rpm; so when I was cruising at 5500rpm, it looked like I was redline'd, but in reality I think redline is actually 5900 or 6000rpm. Is your tach set to redline at 6000rpm? He changed the defaults, and now I don't redline. (even though I wasn't before, now the tach isn't reading redline)

Weird, looking at the Volvo spec's the redline on the 6.2 is 6k. Wonder why Cobalt set the gauge at 5k.

https://www.volvopenta.com/marineleisur ... ation.html

Preset for merc power maybe. I haven't looked at what they are running for rpm's.

Southernboatman wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:59 am

LJLakeYlee wrote: Thu Aug 02, 2018 5:51 am Well I bought a R5 with a 380 Big Block. ....

LJL - very nice here!!

LJLakeYlee wrote: Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:11 pm

Southernboatman wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:59 am

LJLakeYlee wrote: Thu Aug 02, 2018 5:51 am Well I bought a R5 with a 380 Big Block. ....

LJL - very nice here!!

Thank you Southern Boat man. Love the boat!

Tuscany wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:28 pm Correction, 315 lbs less.
Considering the aluminum block gen 5 6.2 uses.
http://www.boatingworld.com/engines/dow ... -upgraded/
Closed cooling and ez drain winterizer is a plus.

Hey, you can't really go wrong with either. I love the 6.2l power. It will out perform the 8.2, but it sounds like a wound up small block at cruising speeds.
I'm NOT a fan of the amount of RPM it uses. The sound is loud and the RPM is somewhat annoying.

Give me the same tech updates in a lower RPM big block, and I'm there, but not with today's Merc BB.

greenhut wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:25 am

Tuscany wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:28 pm Correction, 315 lbs less.
Considering the aluminum block gen 5 6.2 uses.
http://www.boatingworld.com/engines/dow ... -upgraded/
Closed cooling and ez drain winterizer is a plus.

Hey, you can't really go wrong with either. I love the 6.2l power. It will out perform the 8.2, but it sounds like a wound up small block at cruising speeds.
I'm NOT a fan of the amount of RPM it uses. The sound is loud and the RPM is somewhat annoying.

Give me the same tech updates in a lower RPM big block, and I'm there, but not with today's Merc BB.

As we look for an R5, we have now driven the VP 300 and 380. You perfectly captured our engine conclusion. We want a lower revving (quieter) big block, with closed cooling and easy drain.