1 hour ago, coreman said:

Personally I am a huge fan of the tower mount, sits high enough to see under it to drive, but yet in a great place to see the ppl behind the boat.

what are you using?

35 minutes ago, JoeBuck said:

I too am wondering through each of these scenarios. I started with pulling the center crappy window mirror and mount and ordered the PTM edge VR140 pro, and their PTM carbon mount and put it on the passenger window and liked it overall but when surfing with the bit of bow rise we had you couldn't see the surfer without having to duck your head down which I didn't like. So I've since ordered the Uptice tower mount arm and put the mirror on that, We haven't hit the lake yet but just sitting in the boat it definitely looks to be in the right position for surfing, wakeboarding etc. as far as the arm I'm on the fence about their product but that's another thread....

Overall the mirror itself is the best their is IMO maybe its the way my older boats windshield is curbed but it doesn't give a good look of riders when mounted driver or passenger side IMO, the best would be center window and that just sucks IMO.

We will be hitting the lake tomorrow and Sunday so I will report back on my thoughts....

cha-ching$$$.. but it looks like a good solution. .. send update when you've tried it out.

it always surprises me how much 'they' charge for 20bucks worth of aluminum... but i've been a boat owner long enough to know...... pay to play.

Stainless shaft, (probably) bronze prop, aluminum housings, etc.  It makes its own stray current through electrolysis.  Aluminum loses material to the others.  Zinc is the best protection.

1 hour ago, phinz said:

Is there a way to test the power button

You should be able to jumper across it on the terminals behind the dash.

On 12/3/2024 at 6:59 AM, Murphys said:

I was able to get the hoses connected. I purchased the flexible wire reinforced hose as suggested by @Bozboat. It was still very difficult getting the hoses attached to the muffler. Some redneck ingenuity was required, utilizing ratchet straps and a woodworking clamp (in reverse). 

If I were to begin this project again, knowing what I now know, I would purchase manifolds with a shorter discharge tube if possible.  Or delete the muffler. There is not enough clearance between the manifolds and muffler to bend the hoses, no matter where you position the muffler in the available space.

I did consider @Woodski suggestions.  I was working alone (as usual) so I didn't feel comfortable loosening one manifold to help with alignment, and i had applied gasket sealer to the gaskets and was concerned about damaging the gasket or seal. Cutting the muffler down sounded like the way to go, until I realized that would cause alignment issues on the muffler discharge end.

I love the look of the manifolds. 

However, based on my time to install them and the fact that the fittings for the anodes, O2 sensors, and water piping are not tapered pipe threads (requiring extra measures to ensure no leakage) I would have been better off ordering replacement ETX manifolds for this application. 

I do plan to add MarineTorq manifolds to the '87 Sunsetter sometime down the road. 

I realize this post is a couple of years old but I am considering these manifolds for our 2008 VTX.  From these pictures it looks like the manifolds end up being a bit higher than the intake plenum.

I was wondering if someone who has made this change can take a measurement.  I am concerned with the Marine Torque manifolds interfering with the warming tray above the engine (Its actually one of my favorite features of our old girl)

Thank you.