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  1. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Weismann is pretty big name when it comes to the sequential gear box world and trophy truck crowd on west coast. By looking at the finish on those gears, they've been treated with something that gives em that light grey look. I would like him to strip and hard anodize those lower unit cases...
  2. kidturbo

    How's everyone doing with this virus crap?

    I left Sarasota FL March 6th, two days after first case showed up in the hospital a mile from where I was working. That patient #1 was not a local, and just walked into the ER. Up until then, I had full intentions of hoping a plane to Idaho the following week to help out a customer on his boat...
  3. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    There is a 3rd possible cause I forgot to list. According to where ya read it, and I plan to verify with Weismann, those units are supposedly rated at 1600lbft, or 1200lbft of torque. When she went BANG, I was half throttle, 20psi boost bouncing, in low range trans gear 1.50:1 ratio, at about...
  4. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    The previous owner "turbines" was probably responsible for the most abuse on these units. He ran them on a heavier boat, in offshore conditions, where the boat was constantly flying out of the water. I know he saw bearing failures in the upper gear cases since they decided to upgrade the oiling...
  5. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    They're all pushing 20yrs old now. I hear that design is used in other racing applications, known to be very rugged. I was hoping maybe a bearing failed and allowed it to run to shallow, however no signs of that. Sent from a reclined position using Tapatalk
  6. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Far as I know from same batch. Somehow I ended up with all the spares. So it's funny I'm sending replacement pieces to the manufacture. Sent from a reclined position using Tapatalk
  7. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Here is what I shipped out to Cali today. One full set of brand new gears and shafts. Be there Friday, we hope.
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